Lenny Kravitz is giving fans a peak inside his Parisian home.The rocker gave Architectural Digest a tour of his mansion, named Hotel de Roxie after his mother, Roxie Roker. He shares that…
From SMART: On Thursday, April 10, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that backed a federal judge’s order requiring the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States. SMART General President Michael Coleman issued the following statement in response: “Since last week, our demand has been a […]
From The Missouri Times: With tax season here, the construction industry is sounding the alarm on a billion-dollar scheme that allows crimes to go unchecked and the guilty unpunished. Tax fraud and misclassification of workers is robbing federal, state and local governments of much-needed revenue, while ripping off vulnerable construction workers who are paid meager […]
CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and Illinois film industry leaders today to announce film production expenditures of $653 million in 2024 – the second-highest expenditure total in state history – along with estimated wages of $351 million and 18,200 estimated hires in the industry (excluding extras). The high expenditures demonstrate Illinois’ ability to bounce back in the wake of the strikes that halted production in 2023. “Through the Film and TV Workforce Program, we have invested in the future of the industry – increasing diversity and building out a qualified pipeline of hundreds who are equipped to serve on film crews and making it possible for us to attract major productions,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Our success is a testament to our hard work and partnership as well as the undeniable charm of Illinois and our people that makes us a prime creative destination.”
Away goes more talent. And away goes another obstacle standing in the way of Kristi Noem’s DHS and Donald Trump’s plans to rid this country of as many immigrants as inhumanely possible. One acting commissioner — one with 38 years experience — has already resigned because of the DHS’s desire to use tax records as […]
From Muddy River News: A public presentation of a feasibility study for a proposed multi-million indoor sports complex in Quincy is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday in City Council chambers. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said three entities have been working on the feasibility study since May 2024 — ARCO National, a construction company from Richmond Heights, […]
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From The Kansas City Star: Kansas City’s long-planned project to put a park over a downtown interstate officially has a name. Officials announced Friday that the park formerly known as the South Loop Project is now called Roy Blunt Luminary Park, after former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, who represented Missouri in the Senate from 2011 […]
SPRINGFIELD – As high school seniors finalize their postsecondary education plans for the upcoming school year ahead of College Decision Day on May 1, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) is enlisting the help of Illinois high school principals, counselors, and teachers to warn college-bound students and their families about the risks associated with attending for-profit colleges. In the past few years, the U.S. has experienced workforce shortages across various industries. Illinois is projected to face a shortfall of nearly 15,000 nurses this year—with half of nurses in Illinois age 55 and older. The Illinois State Board of Education had nearly 3,900 unfilled teaching positions, as well as an additional 3,600 unfilled school staff positions as of October 2024. Without a trained workforce, Illinois will continue to face labor shortfalls across these crucial sectors. As a result, the U.S. is poised to see negative economic consequences. In his letter, Durbin encouraged
From St. Louis Public Radio: A year ago, a Wall Street Journal report rattled St. Louis’ reputation and confidence, describing the region’s downtown as a “real-estate nightmare” and cautionary tale for other U.S. cities struggling with office districts that lost their vibrancy during the COVID pandemic. The national publication’s characterization of St. Louis’ challenges drew prickly responses […]
From The New York Times: Ben Whelan is not the kind of carpenter to wax poetic about the joys of framing a wall or redoing a roof. Like a lot of men he knows, he started working in residential construction as a teenager because it was a reliable way to earn money. But he has […]
From St. Louis Business Journals: An affordable housing developer has plans to renovate two apartment properties in the city of St. Louis, projects estimated to cost a combined $60 million. Manhattan Beach, California-based SDG Housing Partners LLC expects to soon begin renovations on the 100-unit Allen Market Lane Apartments, 1201 Allen Market Lane in Soulard, […]
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor’s (IDOL) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA), in collaboration with the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), Illinois Fire Chiefs Association (IFCA) and Mutual Aid Box Alarm System-Illinois (MABAS-Illinois) have developed a sample incident command, accountability, and mayday standard operating guideline (SOG) for structure fires. While IL OSHA requires fire departments that perform interior firefighting to have an incident command, accountability, and mayday policy, IL OSHA does not require use of this specific SOG. The sample SOG was developed using the following goals: To provide a basic SOG (it is three pages) that fire departments without an incident command, accountability, and mayday SOG can easily adopt and implement. To provide an SOG that could be adopted verbatim, adopted with modifications, or used as a tool to compare a department’s
From St. Louis Business Journal: There’s been a question on Alex Oliver’s mind as his real estate firm has grown occupancy at its apartments along Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis: “Where is everybody coming from?” “I was kind of curious by the data,” Oliver said. Conversations between Oliver and the leasing staff at his […]
COLLINSVILLE – Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 announced Philip Carter has been named an assistant principal for Collinsville High School beginning in the 2025-26 school year. Carter grew up in Collinsville and is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Collinsville High School. He is currently an assistant band director at O’Fallon Township High School. “CHS is thrilled by the addition of Mr. Philip Carter as an assistant principal,” said next year’s CHS principal Bobby Wright. “Mr. Carter's experience in leadership in his previous roles will be a welcome addition to our administrative team. We are excited to work together on finding innovative solutions to our ever-changing world of education. There is no doubt that as an alumnus of Collinsville High School, Mr. Carter will encourage and inspire others to represent the Kahok Family well!” Carter received his bachelor of music education degree from Illinois State University, master
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