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Garden Glow

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Come to celebrate the season with more than two million twinkling lights, beautiful […]

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Rachel Huffman

IDPH Issues Thanksgiving Week Reminder to Guard Against Foodborne Illness

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SPRINGFIELD – As people across Illinois make preparations for holiday meals, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding everyone to follow food safety and hygiene recommendations to prevent an outbreak of foodborne illness. “Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays filled with family, friends, football, and of course great food” said IDPH Director Sameer Vohra. “As we kick off the holiday season, I want to remind everybody, and especially those

New Horizons Band of Godfrey Hosting 2025 'Sounds of Christmas' Concert

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GODFREY – Godfrey's New Horizons Band is celebrating the holiday season and 27 years of musical performances with an upcoming “Sounds of Christmas” concert. The holiday concert is set for Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at 2 p.m. at the McNicholas Club (also known as the Knights of Columbus or “KC” Hall), located at 1713 Stamper Lane in Godfrey. Doors will open one hour before the concert begins. Longtime Director Stanley Chytil will lead the band in playing a series o

Secret Third-Party Litigation Funding Threatens American Innovation

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Imagine a leading American technology firm, the engine of thousands of jobs and critical innovation, besieged by a patent lawsuit. Typical enough, but this time there is a twist: The plaintiff is a shell company with no assets and no products, yet it litigates with the inexhaustible resources of a global superpower. The American company […]
Nathanael Andrews

What Missourians should know about the Dec. 1 arrival of sports betting

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On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum break down the Dec. 1 arrival of sports betting in Missouri. Rosenbaum also talks with STLPR's Brian Munoz about the quo warranto trial of St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery. And he also discusses St. Louis County's budgetary woes with St. Louis County Public Health Director Kanika Cunningham.

Small Business Saturday Activities Set For Downtown Alton On Nov. 29, 2025

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ALTON - Small Business Saturday is the cornerstone of the Shop Small movement, celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday shopping season. Shoppers are encouraged to keep their spending power “home for the holidays” and avoid the hassle of Black Friday and the impersonal customer service of Cyber Monday. Instead, make this season’s gift-giving a fun adventure by shopping with friendly independent businesses in your hometown historic district

Old Bakery Beer Company to Host Holiday Cheers Markets Through December

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ALTON - Old Bakery Beer Company has several vendor markets and specials planned for the next few weeks. From 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Saturday starting on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, until Christmas, you can stop by Old Bakery Beer Company to browse vendors at the Holiday Cheers Market. These markets will host nearly 25 new vendors every week. “The vendors rotate throughout the season, so we represent almost 100 vendors throughout the season,” said Lauren, OBB owner. “Th