CHICAGO — Governor Pritzker announced that 1,500 new Illinois homebuyers have been offered $18 million in downpayment assistance through the newly created IHDAccess Home (Access Home) program – representing a 52 percent increase in the number of people served by all other IHDA loan programs compared to April 2025. This progress took place just nine weeks after the program was launched, which speaks to the need among first-time homebuyers as well as the effectiveness of th
$110 million in Rams settlement funds is planned for tornado recovery efforts, including in North St. Louis. But some residents and advocates said the proposed investment does not go far enough.
A physician and artificial intelligence expert is telling health care leaders at Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare that AI is rapidly reshaping medicine and could dramatically improve early disease detection, patient care and diagnostic speed in the coming years. Harvey Castro, MD, known professionally as “Dr. GPT,” highlighted the growing role of artificial intelligence in health care during an OSF Innovation Showcase at Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center , emphasizing
ALTON - Alton High School’s Class of 2026 is prepared for their graduation this weekend. The commencement ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026 and can be livestreamed here . On Thursday, May 14, 2026, graduating seniors stopped by the high school to pick up their caps and gowns. They could also register to vote. It was a busy, bittersweet day for the seniors and the high school staff members who were assisting. Students were eager to receive their caps
Classic albums by Joni Mitchell, Dusty Springfield and Cher are the latest to get an audio upgrade as part of Rhino’s High Fidelity audiophile series.The reissues include Mitchell’s album Court…
The recent “internet addiction” verdicts against Apple, Meta, and YouTube drew applause from those eager to see big tech take a hit. But look behind the headlines and the result is something else entirely. These cases won’t help children. They will fuel a litigation plague that raises costs, chills innovation and hits smaller companies the […]
Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ iconic album Pet Sounds, and ahead of the milestone, the album has ben certified double Platinum by the RIAA.Not only that,…
A plan to move oversight of Missouri’s private school voucher program out of the State Treasurer’s Office fizzled on the last day of legislative session Friday after the chairman of the House Fiscal Review Committee refused to bring it up for a vote following a call from St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski. The proposal to […]
The measure, which will go into effect in the 2028 election cycle, is aimed at boosting turnout, but opponents countered that it will introduce partisanship into races for school boards.
By Kurt Erickson and Natanya Friedheim St. Louis Post-Dispatch
GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- A Metro East woman won a $1 million Illinois Lottery prize on a $10 scratch-off ticket purchased at a local convenience store. Cynthia bought the winning “Money Match” ticket at Curly’s Corner Market, 527 Maryville Road. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket. She tells the Illinois [...]
Bruce Springsteen and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne are among the famous names confirmed to appear on the final week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Byrne will appear on…
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