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Green Day's back in the top 10 on the Billboard album chart.    The band's latest album, Saviors, has debuted at number four on the chart, giving the trio their 12th top 10 album. The…

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Bands 'Train' and 'REO Speedwagon' are bringing their ‘Summer Road Trip’ tour to Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Tuesday, July 16, along with a yacht rock revue.

Acclaimed pitmaster David Sandusky earned national recognition for Beast Craft BBQ (20 S Belt W, Belleville).  But the new concept he plans to open this coming month is something quite different: an operation embedded within a Knights of Columbus Hall in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Smoke & Kettle (5420 Old Collinsville Road, Fairview Heights, Illinois) will offer a fish- and chicken-forward menu — just in time for Lent, which begins on Wednesday, February 14, this year.

Sid Chakraverty and Vic Alston’s lawyers wanted to see what the city shared with the FBI. It said no.

The Shepard McCaskill Foundation is partnering with SoulFisher Ministries with a $300,000 investment. SoulFisher is a St. Louis non-profit that provides support to children with incarcerated parents as well as programming for women currently or formerly incarcerated.

MOSCOW, Kansas — Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote dirt road right through a steep ditch and onto a farmer’s field. He hops out of his white Silverado pickup, mud covering nearly all of it except the Kansas Geological Survey logo stuck on the side with electrical tape. Dry cornstalks crunch under his work boots […]

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MURPHYSBORO – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that his 2024 re-election campaign has been endorsed by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge. “The men and women of law enforcement have always known they can count on Mike Bost for his unwavering support. Mike has always had our backs, even when many other elected officials abandoned us,” said Chris Southwood, Illinois FOP State Lodge President. “He has supported bills to give law enforcement officers better pay and benefits in our dangerous but vital profession. The Illinois FOP State Lodge gives Mike Bost our sincere and hearty endorsement." “I have never wavered in my support for our law enforcement officers, especially now when woke liberals in Illinois and Washington, D.C. continue to demonize them with an anti-police agenda,” said Bost. “I would like to thank the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge for putting their confidence in my re-election

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CHICAGO - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today helped honor and recognize the nearly 300 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers being mobilized to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Spartan Shield. Members from Chicago’s 34th Division Sustainment Brigade will provide intra-theater logistics support operations, with the 433rd Signal Company providing operational command, communication computer, intelligence, surveillance and recon signal system networks to support the Sustainment Brigade. Duckworth spoke at the mobilization ceremony, which also included remarks from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, U.S. Representative Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) and Illinois National Guard Assistant Adjutant General Major General Rodney Boyd. Photos from today’s event are available on the Senator’s website . “All of you today are taking on an important responsibility as you answer the call of service and duty” Duckworth

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative André Carson (D-IN-07) in introducing a resolution recognizing January as Muslim-American Heritage Month and celebrating the achievements of Muslims living in the United States. The resolution highlights the incredible contributions Muslim Americans have made across multiple sectors of society—from medical professionals to entrepreneurs, faith leaders, athletes, and public servants—to help build a better nation. The resolution further notes the religious discrimination experienced by Muslim Americans and stresses the “need for public education, awareness, and policies that are culturally competent when describing, discussing, or addressing the impacts of being Muslim American in all aspects of the society of the United States.” “America is stronger because of the diverse communities that call this country home,

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The "social event of the season" is returning to Union Station on Feb. 9.

A single thread out of place can distort the illusion of perfect embroidery or reduce the perception of the quality of a smooth hand of fabric. Its free movement against […]

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The Missouri Botanical Garden’s ever-popular orchid show returns on Jan. 27. The Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one […]

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A unit created to investigate police shootings in St. Louis was riddled with delays, errors and incomplete work, a report found. The city is fighting to keep it secret.

In September SSM Health officials announced plans for a new Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital at the corner of Grand and Chouteau in the Tiffany neighborhood. It would replace the current facility further south on Grand. They submitted a $300M building permit application last week. They plan to have it complete in 2027. Unfortunately the rendering […]

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The improvements are coming to roads with high rates of serious crashes.

The music of Paul Simon will be celebrated in Los Angeles this week. Variety reports that the annual Americana Music Association pre-Grammys event will be a salute to Simon, featuring performances by Jackson Browne, Jason…

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While the U.K. had Oasis vs. Blur, the big music rivalry in the U.S. during the '90s was Nirvana vs. Guns N' Roses. However, as GN'R bassist Duff McKagan tells ABC Audio, that so-called "rivalry" was overblown. "When…

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