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Yesterday I wrote about the federal budget for this year and how much it was going to get cut in various scenarios. As you'll recall, I was puzzled about what was really going on. But complaining gets results around here! Today the CBO published a definitive letter on precisely this subject. Note that "this subject" ...continue reading "The federal budget — explained!"

When it comes to road rage, the Illinois State Police reports drivers are reacting more aggressively and dangerously. A new awareness campaign by the state police aims to save lives.

They say he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged and did little to stop the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

How's the housing market doing? There are two good measures: (a) total home sales and (b) mortgage applications. Here they are: The top chart is home sales adjusted for population. It shows total home sales at the lowest level since the depths of the 1981-82 recession. The bottom chart is unadjusted raw numbers for mortgage ...continue reading "Charts of the day: The housing market at the start of 2024"

“One of my main concerns is how exactly is this going to make this community safer,” Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell said.

One of the St. Louis region's biggest architecture firms has been acquired by a similar company based in Illinois.

Provel is a combination of white cheddar, provolone and Swiss cheese.

Jazz St. Louis presents internationally renowned composer, bandleader, and trumpeter Marquis Hill live in concert at The Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz.

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The new musical comedy Mrs. Doubtfire spotlights the things that we do to stay together.   Based on the beloved film, Mrs. Doubtfire tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor […]

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Neither the driver of the SUV or the occupants of the other vehicle it crashed into suffered obvious injuries, police said.

A social media post circulating about a coyote attacking a dog in Brentwood

The vehicle was believed to be connected to a hit-and-run Tuesday night that left a man dead.

The committee proposed exempting workers earning less than 150% of the federal poverty level from the tax.