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Brad Paisley will return to Illinois State Fair

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Returning to the Illinois State Fair for the first time since 2017, Brad Paisley will perform on the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage on Thursday, August 14. With three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 14 Country Music Association Awards, including a highly coveted Entertainer of the Year honor and recognition as the [...]
Linda Cook

Casual White House Starlink Use Is A Cybersecurity Nightmare, A Transparency Problem, And A Weird Marketing Stunt

1 month 1 week ago
It’s best to view Elon Musk’s DOGE as an attack. While right wing propaganda (and gullible media outlets and politicians) frame DOGE as a “cost saving” effort at “improving government efficiency,” that’s just flimsy-ass cover for its real purpose: the dismantling of corporate oversight, environmental guard rails, consumer protection, civil rights, and the social safety […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis County eyes spending $5M in Rams money on storm cleanup

1 month 1 week ago
Drive around unincorporated north St. Louis County and you will still see piles and piles of debris days after Friday's horrific storm. "We had big trees almost 150 feet just blown over by the root," said longtime resident Jesse Gibson. Gibson and many of his neighbors on Rue Pardise Lane have been tossing tons of tree limbs, huge front lawn pieces and parts of their roofs that flew across their neighborhood when the storm tore through. "It's a lot of junk out here. They had a bid dude with a…
Robert Townsend

Local Ace Hardware Store Raises $52,464 For Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

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ST. LOUIS – Throughout 2024, Ace Hardware of Bethalto helped make miracles happen in the Greater St. Louis area for St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, member hospitals of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of Greater St. Louis (CMN-STL). Ace Hardware of Bethalto, IL helped generated more than $52,464 for their local hospitals. Throughout the year, Ace Hardware of Bethalto participated in Ace Bucket Day, yearlong round up, item of the month promotions, World Famous Chocolate candy sales, BBQs, popcorn sales etc. With their customers, vendors and other community support, Ace Hardware of Bethalto raised over $42,464. The total raised by Ace Hardware of Bethalto made it one of the top ten fundraising stores for Ace nationwide. Duracell Battery awarded Ray Johnson (Owner) an additional $10,000 for being a top-ten single-store retailer. Funds raised remained local, benefitting CMN-STL member hospitals, St. Louis

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