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ALTON - The Alton Police Youth Camp nonprofit will once again sponsor “Shop With a Cop” for local kids. At 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, Alton police officers will take on Target with approximately 50 students from the Alton Community Unit School District #11. Sergeant Andrew Pierson, union president, explained that the kids will have roughly $200 to spend on whatever they want for the holidays. “That’s what our nonprofit is all about, you know?” Pierson said. “It’s very great. Some of the kids come prepared with lists they’ve made and they know what they’re doing. Some of them just wander through the aisles. And you see a lot, too, of the kids wanting to give to their siblings or their mom or their dad or grandma or whatever.” The police union hosts an annual golf tournament that funds Shop With a Cop. They also receive donations from several local businesses, OSF, Alton Township, the school district and others. All o

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St. Charles County may not be quite ready for the huddled masses yet, but a resolution to oppose resettling refugees in the region failed to garner enough support on the county council last night. The resolution failed 3-3. Sponsored by Councilman Joe Brazil, the resolution was framed as opposing the "importation of illegal immigrants into the region," noting in particular a program aimed at "Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans."

Comedian, actor, and podcast host Sebastian Maniscalco will be coming to St. Louis during his 2024 ‘It Ain't Right’ tour.

The hotel manager killed over the weekend lived at the extended-stay facility where he was gunned down, serving as its 'peacekeeper,' several people said on Monday.

A former police officer charged with sexually assaulting more than a half-dozen people he arrested also covertly took photos of people in public bathrooms, federal prosecutors say.

ALTON - Centerstone, a national leader in behavioral health care, will host a free, virtual Effective Engagement training on December 13 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. CT. CEUs are available. This training will dive into resilience and effective engagement strategies to build resilience within youth and families. “This webinar is perfect for those wanting to gain a deeper understanding of engagement strategies and resilience as part of engagement,” said Hannah Chapman, Centerstone Trauma, Treatment and Training grant coordinator. The presenter of the training will be Rachel Chruszczyk, prevention specialist with Prevent Child Abuse Illinois. This training has 1.5 hours of continuing education approved for IL LCPC / LPC, IL LCSW / LSW, and IL Nursing (LPN, RN, APN) under IDFPR Professional Counselor CE License No. 197.000263 and IDFPR Nurse CE Sponsor License No. 236.000184. To register, visit Centerstone.org/events. For more information, contact Chapman at Hannah.Chapman@Centerstone.org

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) works to prevent potential firearm related tragedies by keeping firearms out of the hands of those who pose a significant threat to themselves or others, and our work is proving effective. Over the past year, ISP strengthened firearm safety laws in Illinois and increased education and training to law enforcement agencies and schools about using those safety laws. “We are united in our commitment to preventing gun related tragedies in Illinois,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “I’m thankful for the Illinois State Police’s diligent efforts to train law enforcement agencies, school administrators, and medical professionals about the importance of reporting individuals who pose a threat of gun violence and how to do so. Every neighborhood and every home deserves to be free from gun violence, and the State of Illinois will continue to make significant investments in public safety and violence reduction.”

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor on the need to reopen key Gaza hospitals under the supervision of a credible, neutral third party in order to help the innocent civilians caught in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. During his speech, Durbin said he planned to speak with Secretary General António Guterres about implementing this proposal. He also called on Congress to pass President Biden’s emergency supplemental request, which includes emergency funds for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and humanitarian crises. Durbin began his speech by commenting on the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas to release hostages currently being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip during a temporary long ceasefire. Durbin said, “These innocent should never have been taken in the first place… This includes a young man with ties to my state, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was horribly injured during the October 7

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GRANITE CITY - Granite City Community Unit School District #9 had five students recognized as part of the 2023 America Recycles Day Poster Contest, hosted by the Madison County Regional Office of Education 41. This year’s winners in the poster contest are as follows: Kindergarten – 2 nd grades 1st- Emery Corzine, Wilson 1-2 Education Center, 1st Grade 2nd - Claire Busacker, Highland Primary, 2nd Grade 3rd - Marlee Epps-Barnes, Nelson Elementary, 2nd Grade 3 rd – 5th grades 1st- Aliah Absher, East Elementary, 5th Grade 2nd - Grace Vangilder, East Elementary, 5th Grade 3rd - Jacorey Miller, Columbus Elementary, 4th Grade 6 th – 8 th grades 1st - Leah Maggart, Evangelical School, 8th Grade 2nd - Claire Hill, St. Mary’s Middle School, 6th Grade 3rd - Eden Kielty, Grigsby Intermediate School, 6th Grade 9 th – 12 th grades 1st - Marina Roeder, Granite City High School, 12th Grade 2nd - Autumn Wohlert, Granite City

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U.S. cities are now experimenting with “urban wealth funds,” or public real estate professionally managed to make money for the public good.

Eternal Jungle, an exhibition by artist Jasmine Raskas, is an immersive installation including sculpture, painting, light, sound, and touch. The goal of this installation is to explore sentience and question […]

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Spitzberg-Lassen plans to build the “Townhomes at Tower Grove,” a 28-unit apartment building at the corner of Tower Grove and Vista across the street from Adams Elementary School in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. They submitted a $4M zoning-only building permit application earlier this month. The architect is Design Alliance, They are also the architect for Spitzberg-Lassen’s development […]

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ALTON – Alton Pride’s second annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Competition was a huge success. Eleven area bars participated in the competition which ran October 28 thru November 12. A grand total of 3,366 non-perishable food items were donated over the two-week period – that’s over a 50% increase from last year! The donations collected were paired with turkeys from Mike & Mikey Klasner and Friends. This partnership successfully provided 55 Thanksgiving meals to Alton Riverbend Head Start and families in need in the community. A large donation was also made to the Crisis Food Center, the Boy’s & Girl’s Club Pantry and the Crisis Pantry in Alton. The winner of the competition, having collected 1,474 items, was Pete’s Lounge! This is the second year in a row that Pete’s Lounge has won and they beat their total last year by over 200 items. Pete’s Lounge is located at 100 Big Arch Rd, Godfrey, IL 62035, near Alton Square Mall. Owner

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Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael […]

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ST. LOUIS — A man was killed single car crash Monday evening on the border of the city's Near North Riverfront and North Riverfront neighborhoods.

Missouri’s largest electric provider hopes to use a state law meant to help utilities add renewable energy to close a coal plant found in violation of federal clean air laws.  St. Louis-based Ameren Missouri, which serves 1.2 million customers, is planning to close its Rush Island Energy Center in Jefferson County next year under a […]

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