Firefighters in Illinois got the call around noon on Wednesday, and a few hours later they were packed up, ready to head down to Florida and help out as Hurricane Milton makes landfall.
Imagine pumping gas, and someone slides into your car, attempting to steal your belongings or even the car itself. These crimes have become persistent and the latest victim is a north county woman.
Illinois surpassed $2 billion in tax revenue last year from all types of gambling and the state lottery – a record bolstered by continued growth in video gambling, sports betting and the opening of several new casinos.
But that growth comes at the expense of Illinois’ traditional riverboat casinos and the horse racing industry, which has been on a downward trajectory for decades.
An annual report published last week by the General Assembly’s fiscal forecasting arm laid out the state’s record…
Update: The 2-year-old boy has been located and is safe. The mother, Aarin Stiles, is in custody and faces possible criminal charges. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Louis County Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a 2-year-old boy. The boy was taken by his mother without the father's permission, and [...]
Apparently the latest hotness is to air minor differences with people you normally agree with. I'm in! Noah Smith argues today that our current economy is the best in a very long time, and overall I think he's right. But there's one thing I think he's wrong about: wage growth. Unfortunately, it's been pretty lousy ...continue reading "Wage growth has been sluggish for the past three years"
A federal antitrust watchdog is already conducting an investigation into, and has filed a lawsuit against, huge pharmacy middlemen. Now two U.S. senators want the Federal Trade Commission to open a separate investigation into an emerging practice of their even bigger parent companies.
The middlemen are called pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs, and they have long claimed that their size enables them to force drugmakers to lower their prices and create savings for patients. But two of the big-three…
Marine Technology Inc., a Wentzville-based manufacturer of high-performance boats, has been sold to its employees through a new Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Justin Kromrie and his wife went to Longhorn Steakhouse in Fairview Heights for their 13th wedding anniversary. They soon became sick, and Kromrie was hospitalized.
TCARE, a St. Louis-based startup with a caregiver-support platform, has named a local health technology executive as its new CEO, continuing changes in its top leadership as it continues to grow.
Mayor Tishaura Jones opened the three-day Reclaiming Vacant Properties 2024 Conference with a warning: the city will hold owners accountable if they don't take care of their properties.
Andrew and Aaliyah Mencin posted police body cam footage of the incident on social media, drawing thousands of comments. The couple says they were abused in front of their children.
stLouIST
