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SPRINGFIELD - Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement following the passage of legislation that will ban junks fees (HB228), a legislative initiative laid out in the Governor's 2026 State of the State Address: “Illinois consumers have been nickel-and-dimed out of thousands of dollars per year by unnecessary and deceptive junk fees. I am proud that the Illinois General Assembly has passed the Junk Fee Ban Act to put money back in the pockets of families and establish fair,

GODFREY – Plans for a new business offering liquor, tobacco, and video gaming in Godfrey are on hold as trustees await more detailed information, including its exact distance from a nearby school. Village Board members considered a business plan, liquor license, and gaming license for Sita Raman Inc. at their May 19, 2026, meeting. Still, they ultimately voted to table the items until their next meeting. Trustee Mike Fisher said the Village Board received no copy of the business’s

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (Illinois EPA) Director James Jennings issued a statement following the U.S. EPA’s announcement to roll back protective national drinking water standards for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in community water supplies (CWS). “Illinois EPA has been working to address PFAS contamination in Illinois community water supplies since 2020,” said Director Jennings. “These efforts have included comprehensive

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – For everyone looking for free summer fun for all ages, there’s a packed lineup of concerts and events happening in City Park in downtown Edwardsville this spring and summer. On tap are ongoing performances by the Edwardsville Symphony and the Edwardsville Municipal Band, an evening with Opera Edwardsville, a fun mix of rock, pop, Motown and other sounds for the Friday night concerts, movies, children’s crafts and more. And it all kicks off this Memorial

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Durbin first questioned Benjamin Flowers, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, about the 2020 presidential election. During Mr. Flowers’s time in the Ohio Attorney General’s office, he responded to an email from then-Missouri Solicitor General John Sauer about joinin

ST. LOUIS - After a cloudy and cool start to Saturday, temperatures will warm to near 80 degrees. Clouds will decrease a bit through the afternoon, although skies will still feature more clouds than sunshine. While a few stray showers or thundershowers can’t be ruled out this afternoon, much of the day will stay dry. [...]

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

The Tower Grove Farmers’ Market is open Saturdays from 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (April through November 1) and Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to sunset (May through September). The market has experienced […]

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The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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FERGUSON, Mo. — The Amber Alert for a missing baby has been canceled after the child was located safely. Authorities say the suspect, Armani Robinson-McKenzie, remains at large as the investigation continues. Authorities issued an Amber Alert early Saturday morning for a baby girl abducted after a man assaulted her mother in Ferguson. The Missouri [...]

An aerial rendering showing the proposed apartment building along McKnight. Rendering by Arcturis. A new apartment building has been proposed on the site of the Rock Hill Quarries Landfill (2663 South McKnight Road) yard at the very southeast corner of Ladue in the County’s inner-ring. The development site itself is located just north of Old Warson on McKnight Road. Proposed by T-V Acqusitions LLC, a joint venture between St. Louis-based Vitale Development and Chesterfield-based TriStar...