WOOD RIVER - Drake Champlin, a senior at East Alton Wood River High School, is being recognized for his outstanding achievements in both football and wrestling. Over the course of his high school career, Champlin has demonstrated exceptional athletic prowess, earning accolades that highlight his dedication to these sports. Champlin has been playing football for 12 years, starting at the age of five. He served as a captain during his junior and senior years and received All-Conference honors during his sophomore and junior years. In his senior season, he tallied 63 total tackles. Drake is a Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Oilers. In wrestling, Champlin has also excelled, qualifying for the state competition three times in the 215/220-pound weight class. He placed second in the 215-pound category at the 2024 Illinois State Championships. Champlin's wrestling accolades include being named Rookie of the Year in his freshman year, Most Valuable Wrestler i
JOLIET - Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined representatives from Veterans Energy Team and Joliet officials to celebrate the opening of the first electric vehicle (EV) charging station funded under the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). ? The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) recently awarded the $480,000 grant to Veterans Energy Team, a local veteran-owned business that partnered with the Joliet Park District to build EV fast chargers at Inwood Athletic Club and Nowell Park. “Since my earliest days in office, the General Assembly and I have relentlessly pursued one of the most ambitious climate agendas in the nation. Reducing air pollution from transportation is vital to a healthy future for our children and our planet,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Today, you see the product of that vision in the first deployment of a CEJA-funded electric vehicle charging port, thanks to support from our federal partners and utility companies. Over the
In the St. Louis region, the combination of environmental and perceptual factors, such as wind, cloud cover, and body temperature, can make the same temperature feel different at different times of the year.
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL – State Representative Kevin Schmidt donated his pay raise for the month of November to Catholic Urban Programs in the form of a food donation. Schmidt has donated every month’s pay raise to a different local food pantry or non-profit organization throughout his district since voting against the pay raise for legislators last year. “Our local food pantries need our help,” said Schmidt. “As promised, I donate back my personal pay raise each month to a local food pantry or community organization. I’m putting my money where my mouth is.” Catholic Urban Programs serves people in need throughout the Diocese with a concentration in East St. Louis and surrounding communities. They focus on advancing the dignity of the human person and empowering people to become self-sufficient through crisis intervention, housing security, and out of school time programs. Schmidt donated to their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, which will
ALTON/GRANITE CITY - All God’s Children Shall Have Shoes received a $5,000 donation from U.S. Steel and a $250 donation from the Granite City Rotary Club. As an organization, All God’s Children Shall Have Shoes provides pairs of shoes and socks for over 700 local kids every December. This year, their work has been boosted by the donations from the U.S. Steel Granite City Works Employees Torch Club and the Granite City Rotary Club. “We are so excited for these local donations that help fund this program,” said Sue Wooden, one of the organizers with All God’s Children. “We’re very thankful for these donations that help make the whole thing run.” Wooden explained that she was contacted by Chris Mitchell, who works in the communications department of Granite City Community Unit School District #9. Mitchell shared the nonprofit’s mission with the Granite City Rotary Club, and members were eager to present All God’s Children
St. Louis' tourism agency is seeking a new public relations firm, saying the region's reputation "both within and outside of the area is far below where it should be."
A man and a child were found dead inside a Missouri home and a sheriff's deputy was injured after the man and police exchanged gunfire, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
Surprising exactly nobody, Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr to lead the nation’s top telecom and media regulator. As we noted last week, there’s zero daylight between Carr’s policies and the policies of unpopular telecom giants like AT&T and Comcast. Carr is as close to the dictionary definition of “regulatory capture” as you’re going to […]
GRANITE CITY - An 18-year-old from Granite City faces five felony charges after an attempted traffic stop led to a high-speed police chase. Christian J. Thebeau, 18, of Granite City, was charged with the following: Unlawful possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony) Offenses related to motor vehicles (Class 2 felony) Aggravated unlawful use of weapons (Class 4 felony) Aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer (Class 4 felony) Resisting a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor) On Nov. 11, 2024, Thebeau allegedly led officers on a high-speed chase following an attempted traffic stop. After the vehicle was “disabled,” he fled on foot before the situation escalated further. “Defendant fled the traffic stop and traveled at speeds in excess of 21 mph over posted speed zones,” according to a petition to deny his pretrial release. “The vehicle was disabled and the defendant fled on foot from officers. “Defendant then
Here's the current overall valuation of the stock market: This is the value of all stocks compared to expected earnings over the coming year. I've grayed out the post-pandemic surge, which was mainly a statistical artifact, in order to give you a better idea of how today compares to historical levels. As you can see, ...continue reading "Raw data: The stock market is very frothy"
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