A judge on Friday gave the Webster Groves municipal court's leadership more time to prove that they had fixed a slew issues that threatened to shut the court down.
A new Illinois law aims to crack down on copper wire theft by restricting who can legally buy or sell the wire while also limiting how dealers can pay for it.
You may have seen news of the recent Fifth Circuit decision, with an opinion written by Judge Andrew Oldham, overturning a lower court ruling, and reinstating highly questionable ID requirements for mail-in ballots. We can debate how this decision blends two great MAGA obsessions, mail-in ballots and voter ID (both overhyped panics designed to suppress […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a vinyl reissue of the band's 2006 album, Stadium Arcadium, in honor of its 20th anniversary.The four-LP set is due out Oct. 2. It'll be available…
EDWARDSVILLE — Cars, trucks and motorcycles will be on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, at Edwardsville High School, 6161 Center Grove Road, for the Edwardsville D.A.R.E. Car-Truck-Motorcycle Show, a fundraiser for the D.A.R.E. program. The event is free for spectators. Vehicle owners who want to display a vehicle will pay $10, while those competing for car show honors will pay $15. Vehicle registration will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spectators and participant
EDWARDSVILLE — Demolition work was underway Thursday on the former Edwardsville High School gymnasium, now the Lincoln Middle School/Joe E. Lucco Gymnasium, as Edwardsville School District 7 continues a broader construction project at Lincoln Middle School aimed at updating academic spaces, improving accessibility and changing the campus entrance along Route 157. District information this week said the Lincoln construction project continues to make significant progress, with much
Democratic lawmakers proposed nearly 250 bills in state capitols this year seeking to limit federal immigration efforts as they sought to push back against what they view as federal government overreach. In a new report tallying 2026 action, State Futures, a nonprofit coordinating hundreds of Democratic lawmakers across the states, tracked 242 pieces of such […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Reps. Nikki Budzinski of Illinois and Mike Levin of California will convene a roundtable Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Belleville to hear from local stakeholders on ways to make gasoline and utilities more affordable, with a focus on economic development, job growth and immediate relief for working families. Budzinski, who represents Illinois’ 13th District, and Levin, who represents California’s 49th District, were appointed earlier this year by House Democratic
DUPO, Ill. – State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) recently hosted his first CPR Certification Event in Dupo, providing community members with hands-on training and lifesaving skills to use during emergencies. Schmidt said the event was a tremendous success and thanked everyone who attended. “I want to thank everyone who attended this important event in Dupo,” said Schmidt. “Through hands-on, in-person training from a certified CPR instructor, each participant
GODFREY/ALTON - The Alton Community Unit School District #11 welcomed students back to school, and staff at the Early Childhood Center couldn’t be more excited. On Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, students and teachers returned to their classrooms in the Alton School District and kicked off the 2026–2027 school year. At the Early Childhood Center (ECC), the district’s youngest learners were eager to begin their education. “The program just really gives children a great firs
Licensed clinical social worker Anne Bethune had been treating trauma clients in Kansas City for several years when, in 2017, her agency asked her to get an additional certification. At the time, Bethune was working primarily with rape victims, using a range of therapies, including traditional talk therapy. Her clients would improve, she noticed, and […]
David Bowie fans are getting another preview of the upcoming album filled with early recordings the rocker made with ‘60s producer Shel Talmy.“Today (Demo),” the second track released from The Shel…
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and threatening to terminate more than $10 million in federal funding to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) if it refuses to produce the database. Raoul and the
Kettle Cuisine LLC of Savage, MD is recalling Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit – 14oz (397g) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes , an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, infection
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