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JERSEY COUNTY - Jersey County residents are invited to a presentation to learn more about their property tax assessment. Roberts Law, a law firm located in Jerseyville, shared that they have spoken to many people who are “frustrated” by their recent property tax assessment. The presentations, scheduled for Sunday, April 13, and Monday, April 14, 2025, will explain the appeal process and answer questions. “I’ve had a number of calls from people in Jersey County who’ve indicated that they’re frustrated with the level of tax increase that they’re seeing, certainly above normal,” said Jeff Roberts with Roberts Law. “If people want to challenge the tax assessment that they have, they may not know how to go about it, and I wanted to be able to present the procedure to them and be able to answer questions that they might have.” The public information meetings are completely free and open to Jersey County residents. Roberts

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ALTON - The first session of the Recreation Institute in Alton (also referred to as the Play Institute) was held Friday evening, March 20, 1925, at the High School gymnasium. Alton Director of Community Recreation John D. MacWherter introduced John A. Martin, recreational specialist, to the assembled group. Martin worked for the Playground and Recreation Association of America and traveled all over the United States as a recreational consultant. Martin demonstrated active, quiet and musical games so that the attendees could play them and teach them to children. The participants learned games for the playground as well as parlor games and stunts. The Play Institute was held on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday nights at 8 p.m. for three weeks. Seventy-eight people ages 18 to 60 came to the first session, and 125 attended the second. On March 30, a separate Play Institute for the Black residents of Alton (referred to at the time as the “Play Institute for Colored Persons”)

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ALTON - iMerge Community Center has officially closed its doors. Located at 200 W. 3rd Street in Alton on the first floor of the Riverbender Building, iMerge was focused on serving tweens and teens. The center was also available for rent for parties and events. Director Brigit Holt expressed her appreciation for the community’s support over the years. “It was a wonderful experience,” she said. “To be able to come back, get to know the community and the youth in it, and to be able to offer them a place to hang out was a blessing, to say the least.” Holt shared that she studied middle school-aged youth in college, and their brain development was always “fascinating” to her. She believes “it’s really important” for tweens to have “healthy and fun spaces” like the community center. John Muller, co-owner of the Riverbender Building, echoed Holt. He expressed his commitment to keeping the first floor space a

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On our live show, Ryan Cooper and Samantha Hancox-Li discuss how Donald Trump’s madcap crusade is causing chaos in global markets, and why so many liberal institutions are capitulating to him.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in a lawsuit challenging a restrictive Tennessee law making it a crime for adults to help minors seek reproductive health care outside of Tennessee due to that state’s near-total abortion ban. In the amicus brief, Raoul and the coalition argue that Tennessee’s law not only endangers the health of minors from Tennessee but also threatens the ability of other states’ medical providers and residents to help them access lawful abortion care outside of Tennessee’s borders. Tennessee bans abortion in nearly all cases, with no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. “States across the nation continue to implement draconian bans on reproductive health care, endangering the lives of pregnant women to advance an extreme ideological agenda,” Raoul said. “Illinois proudly remains

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The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed the identity of a missing woman linked to an extensive FBI-led search effort Thursday in south St. Louis.

Federal grants would reward cities for reducing jail populations while investing in mental health and addiction services

Lawyers for Khalil are expected to appeal. And a federal judge in New Jersey has temporarily barred Khalil’s removal from the country.

A new track has been released off Burning Moonlight, the upcoming posthumous EP from Marianne Faithfull, who passed away in January at the age of 78.The latest is “She Moved…

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ST. LOUIS, MO. - The Greater St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross is pleased to announce LaKricia Cox as its new executive director. Cox brings nearly 20 years of experience in community engagement, nonprofit leadership, and social impact to the organization. “LaKricia brings a wealth of experience, including strong leadership and partnership skills to the organization, and we are excited to welcome her to the Red Cross family,” Barry Falke, Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas. “Her passion, leadership, and commitment to making a difference align perfectly with our mission, and we are confident she will help us expand our reach and deepen our impact in the nineteen counties within our Greater St, Louis Chapter.” Cox has dedicated her career to advancing initiatives which promote education, equity, and community development with a strong emphasis on collaboration and sustainable change. She holds a Bachelor of

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A multifamily investor has purchased a Chicago-based company’s portfolio of Midwest apartment complexes for $500 million, in an acquisition that includes two St. Louis properties.

The NCAA’s Frozen Four is back in St. Louis this week for the first time since 2007. Could a new, local hockey team make it to the event some day?

St. Louis police spokesman Mitch McCoy said investigators were concluding their day-long search about 6:15 p.m. and that the only thing found were some suspected narcotics in the house.

Abrego Garcia is being held incommunicado in a foreign torture camp. As far as anyone knows, he has no idea that he is the subject of a Supreme Court ruling and a high-profile legal battle to get him home. He likely doesn’t even know if his family, or anyone else, knows where he is. We […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 11 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, demanding answers regarding the Administration’s decision to cancel funding for 10 National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country. The action came on April 1, one day before Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports which tanked the stock market and raised warnings from experts of a recession. “Small manufacturers rely on MEP Centers for essential support in adopting the latest advanced technologies, updating their cybersecurity, navigating supply chain challenges, and accessing workforce training—resources that are often out of reach for small businesses without this dedicated assistance,” th

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Fences set up at St. Louis City Hall - installed after a growing homeless encampment formed outside the building nearly a year and a half ago - came down on Friday.