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Reflections Unveiled: Contemporary Portraiture in the Digital Age explores the dynamic realm of contemporary portraiture in the context of the digital age. In an era characterized by rapid technological advancements, […]

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Over the years Brenda Gilliam has collected thousands of images to use as inspiration for future paintings, grouped by subject matter. These images are comprised of her photos and sketches, […]

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Opening Reception Friday, Dec 6th from 5:30-7:30pm in the Kooyumjian Gallery at Webster University. This exhibit showcases the artistry of high school student photographers. The choice of subject, creativity and […]

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The Great Rivers Biennial Art Award (GRB) recognizes and fosters artistic talent in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The artists selected receive $20,000 in unrestricted funding and are featured […]

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Shinichi Sawada: Agents of Clay is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the U.S. For more than two decades, Sawada – who is based in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture – […]

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Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II explores the story of the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret unit who waged war with inflatable tanks […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. ISP was awarded a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year, and another $677,000 grant announced in June 2024. From October through December 2024, ISP missions resulted in the following: Vehicles recovered – stolen and/or hijacked 245 Stolen vehicle arrests 24 Hijacked vehicle arrests 1 Firearms seized as a result of stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery 8 Missions targeting stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery and related violent crime 31 K9 used for stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery and related violence crime 10 Air Operations targeting stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery and related violent crime 31 Forensic laboratory assignments related to stolen/hijacked

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There’s still too much crime in St. Louis, but the region needs to take note and celebrate its successes.

LGBTQIA+ people have been part of St. Louis from the beginning. But until recently, their lives, struggles, and contributions have often been overlooked. In Gateway to Pride, the Missouri History Museum […]

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Presented by the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, The Artist Who Captured Eichmann is a captivating temporary exhibition that tells the exciting exploits of Peter Malkin, a Mossad agent […]

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American artist Scott Burton (1939–1989) made what he described as “sculpture in love with furniture.” Highlighting the breadth of Burton’s innovative practice as a sculptor, performance artist and public artist, […]

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With a focus on Britain, Italy and the U.S., Bolts of Color highlights the Saint Louis Art Museum’s recent acquisitions of post-WWII textiles, all made during the height of the […]

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The Work of Art: The Federal Art Project, 1935–1943 presents a remarkable group of artworks that reflect the creative efforts of artists working under difficult circumstances. During the Great Depression, […]

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ALTON/GODFREY - Great Rivers Land Trust has secured a Natural Area Stewardship Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to address the growing issue of invasive species in Illinois Nature Preserves along the Great River Road and National Scenic Byway. The project, which will span the next two years, aims to remove non-native plants that threaten the health of local ecosystems. The grant enables Great Rivers Land Trust to collaborate with contractors and various partners, including the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), the Oblate Missionaries, and the Village of Godfrey. This coalition is focused on restoring the natural balance of these preserves, where invasive species have increasingly outcompeted native flora. Invasive species are known to disrupt local habitats, impeding the growth and survival of indigenous plants essential to the region's biodiversity. The initiative seeks not only to eliminate these non-native plants but also

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit against Spark Energy LLC and Spark Energy Gas (Spark) for allegedly using fraudulent, unfair and deceptive business practices to mislead Illinois consumers into paying millions of dollars more for electricity and gas than consumers who stayed with their default public utility. Raoul alleges that Spark, an alternative retail electric supplier (ARES) and alternative gas supplier, violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by enrolling consumers in Spark services without their knowledge or consent, increasing consumers’ electricity rates by more than 20% without providing any advance notice and despite promising lower rates and savings, and taking advantage of older consumers. “Companies like Spark must be held accountable for taking advantage of consumers with misrepresentations and false promises of lower prices,” Raoul said. “My office is committed to protecting Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning Illinoisans shopping for a used vehicle to exercise caution and employ best-practices amid a rise in fraudulent vehicle purchases across the state. The Secretary of State’s office has uncovered a growing number of fraudulent sales from out-of-state businesses licensed as wholesale dealers that illegally falsify the mileage shown on a used vehicle’s title and odometer to defraud car buyers. Giannoulias’ warning comes on the heels of an Illinois car buyer, who thought they purchased a used vehicle from a wholesale dealer with 80,000 miles, only to find out the seller rolled back the odometer from over 200,000 miles and deliberately failed to disclose major mechanical problems with the car. “Nightmare stories like this one is one of the worst-case scenarios when purchasing a used car,” Giannoulias said. “In many cases, the purchaser is in a desperate financial situation or needs

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COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that a project to rehabilitate and resurface 3.5 miles of Interstate 255 from Illinois 157 to Illinois 15 in St. Clair County will require a complete interstate closure for six months, beginning, weather permitting, on Saturday, Feb. 1. By closing I-255, the project will be completed in six months instead of the two years that would be necessary if construction were staged. Additionally, the project will cost $65.4 million, or about $10 million less in taxpayer dollars than completing the work in multiple phases. Closing the interstate also reduces the risk to workers and motorists by eliminating traffic from an active construction site. In addition to rehabilitating and resurfacing the roadway, the project, funded by Rebuild Illinois, will also include bridge repairs, safety improvements, new lighting, signing and drainage improvements. Improvements to I-255 from Illinois 15 to Collinsville

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, together with a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, today announced coordinated actions to hold companies accountable for unlawfully manufacturing, distributing, selling and marketing flavored disposable e-cigarette products. The crackdown spans the country and seeks to address the continued distribution and sales of harmful and addictive tobacco products to youth through the enforcement of each state’s tobacco and consumer protection laws. “Flavored, disposable vaping products have flooded the market nationwide, with many of these products coming in sweet, fruity flavors that appeal to teenagers,” Raoul said. “Protecting our youth from the harms of e-cigarette use does not end at Illinois’ borders. That is why I am committed to continuing to collaborate with other state attorneys general on a bipartisan basis. My priority remains holding accountable those who have and continue to fuel the youth vaping

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ALTON - Wilbur Theodore Norton, three-term postmaster of Alton, Alton Board of Education member, historical researcher and author, and previous owner and editor of the Alton Evening Telegraph, died on January 8, 1925. Wil bur T. Norton was born in Alton on September 10, 1844, to Reverend Augustus T. Norton and Eliza Rogers Norton. Augustus T. Norton served as one of the first pastors of the First Presbyterian Church in Alton from 1839 to 1858 and edited the Presbytery, the newspaper of the Presbyterian Church in Illinois. His book “History of the Presbyterian Church, in the State of Illinois,” published in 1879, is considered “an authoritative work that is the only record of the church in the early days in the state and finds a place in most libraries dealing with history of the church.” There is a copy available at the Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library (call number IR 285 NOR) and a digital copy available online: https://archive.org/details/historyofpresb00nort/

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