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Developer Looks to Demolish Vacant Building in Downtown West

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A developer who plans $200 million in developments in Downtown West is looking to make progress toward one of his projects: a six-story apartment complex. St. Louis-based development firm AHM Group has filed with the St. Louis Preservation Board for permission to demolish a single-story commercial building in order to […]
Kacey Crawley

Pritzker Encourages Citizens To Take Advantage Of Illinois' Expanded, Earned Income Tax Credit

1 year 6 months ago
CHICAGO - Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) are encouraging Illinoisans to take advantage of savings offered by the newly expanded Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a benefit that helps low to moderate income workers get a tax break. For tax year 2023, coverage has been expanded to include taxpayers with an IRS-issued Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), as well as workers ages 18 to 24 and over 65 (without qualifying child). In addition to expanded coverage, those claiming Illinois EITC this year will see their amount of tax relief increased to a 20 percent (previously 18 percent) match of the amount given federally. To claim Illinois EITC for tax year 2023 (tax returns due in 2024), taxpayers must file an Illinois income tax return and have: worked and earned income in 2023 under $17,640 ($24,210 if married filing jointly) with no qualifying children, or $56,838 ($63,398 if married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying

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Governor Pritzker and Department of Revenue Encourage Taxpayers to Take Advantage of Illinois' Expanded, Earned Income Tax Credit

1 year 6 months ago
CHICAGO - Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) are encouraging Illinoisans to take advantage of savings offered by the newly expanded Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a benefit that helps low to moderate income workers get a tax break. For tax year 2023, coverage has been expanded to include taxpayers with an IRS-issued Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), as well as workers ages 18 to 24 and over 65 (without qualifying child). In addition to expanded coverage, those claiming Illinois EITC this year will see their amount of tax relief increased to a 20 percent (previously 18 percent) match of the amount given federally. To claim Illinois EITC for tax year 2023 (tax returns due in 2024), taxpayers must file an Illinois income tax return and have: worked and earned income in 2023 under $17,640 ($24,210 if married filing jointly) with no qualifying children, or $56,838 ($63,398 if married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying

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Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible To Do Well, Child Safety Edition

1 year 6 months ago
Last week, as you likely heard, the Senate had a big hearing on “child safety” where they grandstanded in front of a semi-random collection of tech CEOs, with zero interest in actually learning about the actual challenges of child safety online, or what the companies had done that worked, or where they might need help. […]
Mike Masnick

Riverbend Head Start and Family Services Retains BBB Accreditation As A Charity Seal Holder For 2024

1 year 6 months ago
ALTON – Riverbend Head Start & Family Services is proud to announce the agency has earned its status as a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity Seal Holder. After completing a thorough review process, Riverbend Head Start & Family Services has met BBB’s Standards for Charity Accountability. Standards ensure that an organization has: Proper governance and oversight; A method to measure organizational performance & effectiveness; Sound financial stewardship and practices; and Complete and accurate fundraising and informational materials. “By meeting the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability and displaying the BBB’s seal, it gives donors the confidence needed to support Riverbend Head Start & Family Service’s mission,” said Michelle Corey, BBB President & CEO. “Charities that meet these best practices go above and beyond legal requirements, putting them in an elite group.” “We are pleased to continue as a BBB

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Missouri Lawmakers Weigh Tax Credit Program for Office to Apartment Conversions

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Area leaders hope a proposed Missouri tax credit program will entice developers to tackle two of St. Louis’ most difficult, yet important, real estate projects: the empty AT&T Tower and the historic Railway Exchange building. A new tax credit program introduced in the Legislature would offer incentives to developers who convert […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Louis Region Remains Home to Nation’s Most Efficient Inland Port

1 year 6 months ago
From Riverbender.com:  The St. Louis metropolitan area still has the most efficient inland port district in the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The St. Louis region’s barge industry handled over four times the national average tons moved per river mile in 2021 (the most recent year […]
Kacey Crawley

Santana extends Las Vegas residency

1 year 6 months ago
If you still haven't caught Carlos Santana's Las Vegas residency, he's giving you more time to do so. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just extended the dates for An Intimate Evening…

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KMOV First Alerts Tow Company to Take St. Louisans' Cars

1 year 6 months ago
Mere months after decamping from its longtime St. Louis home in favor of the hustle and bustle of *checks notes* Maryland Heights, KMOV (Channel 4) saw fit to return to the mean streets of downtown this week to film a promo in the part of the city where the big buildings can be found, which presumably makes for a better backdrop than the sea of strip malls for which its new HQ is better known. The trademarked champs of First Alerting had set up shop in the temporarily closed 1300 block of Washington Avenue on Monday afternoon when ace Post-Dispatch photographer David Carson, who was in the neighborhood at the time, decided to fire some shots of the non-photographic variety across their bow. "This is rich," Carson tweeted at 12:37 p.m. "@KMOV moves their offices out of downtown St. Louis and flees to St. Louis County for their new studio.
Daniel Hill

Are Millennials really as well off as Baby Boomers?

1 year 6 months ago
Yesterday I casually dismissed some common complaints of Millennials about their lot in life. You will be unsurprised that I got some pushback. So here's a rundown of the complaints I listed along with evidence that they're untrue. I expect approximately zero Millennials to be convinced by this. But it's all true! Young people always ...continue reading "Are Millennials really as well off as Baby Boomers?"
Kevin Drum