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GLEN CARBON – On January 20, Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will kick off the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season! Girl Scouts throughout the area will hold cookie booths, visit customers door-to-door, and sell to friends and family online as they unbox their futures as young female entrepreneurs through the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. During this highly anticipated time of the year, girls flex their entrepreneurial muscles and acquire five important life skills – goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. All proceeds from cookie sales stay local to power Girl Scouts’ amazing experiences year-round. This year’s Girl Scout Cookie Program theme, Unbox the Future, aims to remove social barriers that often keep girls boxed in. When bold, goal-getting Girl Scouts sell a package of cookies, they’re doing much more than what’s seen at face value. Every box of cookies sold provides invaluable

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is reporting five crashes involving ISP squad cars occurred over the extended holiday weekend, January 12-15, 2024, three of which were Move Over Law, otherwise known as “Scott’s Law,” related. On January 12, 2024 at approximately 8:16 p.m., a trooper from ISP Troop 3 was handling a crash on Interstate 90 westbound at milepost 41.5 in Kane County. The squad car was stationary on the left shoulder with the emergency lights activated. The trooper was outside of the vehicle when it was struck in the rear by a Honda CRV. The trooper and his K9 partner were uninjured. The driver of the Honda, 36-year-old Luis A. Acosta Garcia of Belvidere, IL was also uninjured. Garcia was charged with the Move Over Law – Failure to Yield to Stationary Emergency Vehicle and Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident. On January 14, 2024 at approximately 4:35 a.m., a trooper from ISP Troop 3 was on the left shoulder,

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One resident found themselves with $1 million more in their bank account after purchasing a lottery ticket on Dec. 26.

GODFREY - Four have been charged with knowingly taking possession of merchandise offered for sale in the Walmart at 6660 Godfrey Road without paying the retail value of the merchandise. Each has been charged with one count of Retail Theft Over $300. Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine signed the charges recently for the four suspects. The Madison County State's Attorney's Office released the following charges information. Facing charges are: Rmond D. Hickman, DOB 10/11/1997 Hickman faces a Retail Theft Over $300 charge for allegedly taking multiple bottles of liquor and electronics, having a total value in excess of $300.00, with intention of permanently depriving the merchant of the possession of such merchandise without paying the retail value of the merchandise. Malcolm J. Beal, DOB 08/29/1999 Beal faces the charge of Retail Theft Over $300 for allegedly removing multiple bottles of liquor and electronics having a value in excess of $300.00 and with the intention

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Motörhead's The Löst Tapes live series is finally set to make its CD debut. Originally recorded on cassette throughout the "Ace of Spades" outfit's career, The Löst Tapes has previously been…

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More than 200 residents were evacuated Tuesday after a broken pipe flooded the first three floors of an apartment building in downtown St. Louis. An assistant manager at the Mark Twain Building complex on North 9th Street, owned by Anchor Point Hotel LLC, said all 213 residents of the building were evacuated onto five warming busses. Video from inside the building showed water flowing down one of the hallways. The residents, many of whom are elderly, may be out of their apartments for a day or…

The University of Missouri-St. Louis has hired an administrator and faculty member from a Dayton, Ohio, university as the next dean of its College of Business Administration.

The menu was developed using input from staff members and customers, officials added.

This is a rock formation in Colorado called Elephant's Feet. It's pretty obvious to see why, but there are only two of them. Are they the front feet or the back feet?

Rockwell Beer Co., which earlier this year took over its food operations after Niche Food Group’s fast-casual burger concept Brasswell closed, on Monday relaunched its food program with an expanded menu and a newly appointed culinary director.

Rep. Bill Falkner says his goal is to prevent the release of names of children and parents who participate in local government-sponsored activities.

LINN, MO. – State Technical College of Missouri would like to congratulate those students who achieved the Dean’s List during the 2023 fall semester. East Alton's Troy Holbrook made the Dean's List this past fall at State Technical College of Missouri. To be placed on the Dean’s List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale.

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WOOD RIVER - The year ended on a great note for the City of Wood River. After a very busy summer we moved to the fall months and holiday times with enthusiasm and expectation of an exciting new year and to carry the momentum of growth and improvements throughout our community. Below is a rundown on some of the great events from the past Fall & Winter. We would like to thank all of the volunteers that make these events a success. On October 7, the Annual Food Truck Festival was held at Central Park. Thank you to the Enrichment Network for all their work on a great event that was enjoyed by all. October 18, The Child Advocacy Center, (located in the old WR Hospital Building) celebrated 20 years of service to child victims of abuse and their families. City officials attended the anniversary ribbon cutting. October 19, a Job Fair was held at the Roundhouse for the new Rec Center. Park and Rec. Director Jason Woody said the turnout was great and he wanted to thank all who participated

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Everything changes, including the food from our childhood. But that doesn't mean we have to be happy about it.

CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and New York Attorney General Letitia James, in submitting a letter urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed regulations prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Raoul and the attorneys general argue that the proposed FDA Rules , which are supported by ample evidence, are years overdue. In their letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, Raoul and the attorneys general highlight calls for action from civil rights and public health groups to remove menthol tobacco products from the marketplace to protect public health and address the systemic and disproportionate impact of these products on minority communities and other vulnerable populations, including young people. “I am asking the FDA to ban menthol cigarette

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