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Rochelle Walton Gray’s campaign committee accepted $1,300 worth of postcards in July 2020 from a political action committee. But neither correctly reported the donation as required.

JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community High School recently released the full list of all Honor Roll and High Honor Roll students recognized for the second quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. The full lists of both Honor and High Honor Roll students are available below: HIGH HONOR ROLL - SENIORS: Bell, Kyla A. Benner, Elena J. Berghoff, Kennedy E. Bierman, Madison P. Bilyeu, Elizabeth A. Bizaillion, Kennadi F. Bolds, Ryan M. Bowen, Ryan G. Bradshaw, Ella J. Brown, Ashlyn E. Cerentano, Nolan M. Chin, Connor C. Clarkson, Alexia M. Collins, Emily R. Conrad, Kutler R. Crawford, Tessa L. Crowe, Dora A. Crull, Skylar T. Darabcsek, Richard J. Davis, Erica E. Deist, Delaney R. Dial, Anna K. Dong, Vivian. Dougherty, Kathleen L. Drainer, Kaelyn N. Edgell, Aiden C. Edwards, Karlie L. Eschbach, Reese A. Fuse, Emma G. Gettings, Autumn R. Gibson, Madison M. Glass, Sierra L. Goetten, Wade H. Gray, Wyatt M. Griffith, Keegan M

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WOOD RIVER – Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Oiler of the Month” program at East Alton-Wood River High School. A Senior student is selected each month by members of EAWR faculty. Each student is awarded a certificate and a Subway gift card. The Seniors selected each month will have the opportunity to compete for a $1,000.00 “Oiler of the Year” scholarship at the end of the school year. January's winner is Mia Plumb. Mia is a Senior at EAWR and is involved with Basketball, Volleyball, Spirit Club, Big Sisters, Peer Leadership, National Honor Society, Student Council, RiverBend Growth Association Young Adult Committee and Renaissance Program. Mia has received honors for Girl's Basketball and the 2023 Oiler Pride Award. After graduation, Mia plans to attend college at The University of Mississippi. Mia is planning on majoring in Political Science. The University of Mississippi has a program to turn 3 minors into a major and Mia plans

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, released the following statement condemning reported actions by Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s administration that prevented federal officials from aiding migrants in distress at the southwest border: “First and foremost: Governor Abbott’s horrific conduct over the weekend reflects a shameful disregard for human life. It comes as no surprise, sadly, as it’s the latest in a series of actions that he has taken to harm families and disrupt orderly enforcement at the border. His actions are not only dangerous, but unconstitutional. Time and time again, courts have found state interference in the implementation of immigration enforcement to be unlawful. “If he truly believes in ‘law and order,’ the Republican Governor

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Eckert’s, a family farm in Belleville, Illinois, welcomes you to the Cozy Cider Cabin. Open from Jan. 10 to Feb. 25, the wintery pop-up bar boasts a mountainside-cabin atmosphere with […]

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To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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U2 is asking their fans for some help. The Irish rockers are set to return to Las Vegas later this month, and to mark the occasion they are launching a new…

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The new St. Louis firm is already taking on projects, including a 65-acre mixed use development in Wisconsin.

For the one night–only affair, the BEAST team will turn the Belleville restaurant into a diner-style eatery, complete with floats, fries, a signature side dish, and, of course, burgers of all different styles.

Police on Wednesday identified the 63-year-old man who was killed Friday afternoon in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis, police said.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to get a ballot measure before voters this fall to roll back one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and ensure access. The sticking point is how far they should go. The groups have been at odds over whether to [...]

Last month, we wrote about Apple’s nonsensical attack on Beeper, a universal messaging app that exemplifies many of the things we talk about here on Techdirt, like adversarial interoperability and the value of embracing open protocols over walled platforms. This week, Beeper CEO Eric Migicovsky joins us on the podcast to talk about the app, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded Wieland for announcing a landmark $500 million capital investment to re-equip, expand and modernize its East Alton, Illinois, manufacturing facility. The project includes improvements that will increase production capacity for copper and copper alloy components, critical for electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructure and renewable energy production, safeguarding an estimated 800 jobs across the state. “Today’s landmark investment from Wieland will be critical in helping revitalize and modernize manufacturing in our state, producing important technology, helping reduce our state’s carbon footprint and protecting and sustaining good-paying jobs in the region,” Duckworth said. “I was proud to support Governor Pritzker’s efforts and champion this project at the federal level, and I’ll keep doing what I can to ensure more projects like this succeed

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The St. Louis community honored Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an event-packed MLK Weekend, culminating with the 55th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at City Hall.

The baby orangutan that was born at the Saint Louis Zoo, the first in nine years, now has a name. His name is Forest.

Brian Dorsey is scheduled to die in April. Dozens of corrections officers are trying to save him from the death penalty.

Nearly 100 years after the end of the Civil War, and a year after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, many Black Americans, particularly in the Southern United States, were still systematically denied the right to register and vote. World premiere play Hold On!

Local labor officials wanted a written guarantee that the new hotelier wouldn’t do any union-busting.