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Way of Lights

1 year 5 months ago

The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois, sparkles in winter as its annual Christmas light display illuminates the grounds. All are invited to witness the […]

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Rachel Huffman

Garden Glow

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Come to celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful […]

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Rachel Huffman

Illinois State Police Announce Arrest Of Belleville Man For Murder

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EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) announces the arrest of 37-year-old Travione M. Willis of Belleville, for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony) and two counts of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (Class X Felony). On October 22, 2023, ISP DCI PSEG agents were requested by the East St. Louis Police Department to assist with a homicide investigation with multiple shooting victims that occurred in the 500 block of Missouri Avenue. One victim, 19-year-old Marshon Martin of East St. Louis, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two additional victims were transported to area hospitals where they were treated for non-fatal gunshot wounds. After a thorough investigation, the case was presented to the St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric, and the above-mentioned charges were filed against Willis on December 4, 2023. On December 19, 2023, the United States Marshal

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‘They’re buried in a mass grave’: How a St. Louis writer is grappling with loss and resilience in Gaza

1 year 5 months ago
On Oct. 25, more than a dozen of Fatima Elkabti’s family members were killed in Gaza City in a single Israeli airstrike. The war is taking a toll on the Palestinian American, wife and mother. And, it comes at a time when the Washington University creative writing grad is writing a book that’s preserving her family’s history of displacement — and drawing parallels to today.

Tarlton Promotes Brooke Mason to Project Manager

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Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Brooke Mason to project manager. Mason is a member of the team expanding and renovating Logan University in Chesterfield, Missouri, one of the nation’s leading health sciences universities. Tarlton is instrumental in the transformation of the Fuhr Science Center, which includes a 15,270-square-foot […]
Dede Hance

Mia Rose Holdings Closes Sale of Multifamily Development in Lake Saint Louis, MO

1 year 5 months ago
St. Louis-based multi-family developer, Mia Rose Holdings, has completed the sale of The Solstice, a 156-unit Class A multi-family community in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. The sale to Minneapolis-based Timberland Partners marks the third real estate transaction between the firms. In 2021, Timberland purchased Mia Rose Holdings-developed Grand Central at the Junction in Wentzville, Missouri and […]
Dede Hance

Proposal To Change Football Format To Districts Voted Down By IHSA Member Schools

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BLOOMINGTON - A proposal to change the IHSA football scheduling format to eight districts in all eight classes was voted down by member schools in voting, of which the results were released on Tuesday afternoon. The proposal, which would have seen all football-playing schools divided into eight districts, was rejected 379-272, with 76 abstentions, during a voting period that ended on Monday night at midnight. The proposal, which would have begun in the 2024 season, would have had schools in each district play each other from weeks three through nine, with the top four teams in each district qualifying for the playoffs. It would have eliminated traditional conference set-ups, and in some cases, long-standing rivalries that have done much to enhance the sport's appeal over the years. "The IHSA Board of Directors has already had discussions about the potential of forming a football ad-hoc committee in 2024 in the event that this district proposal failed to pass," said IHSA Executive

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