Vitamin D may be best known for keeping bones strong, but it can also play an important role in supporting the body during cancer treatment. Jeanna Brouwer, an outpatient oncology dietitian with the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, says understanding your vitamin D levels is one of the first steps in supporting your overall health during treatment. She emphasizes that vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin, helps support bone health, immune function and recovery, making it a crucial part of cancer
View a video message from Secretary Giannoulias and Alderman Villegas SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ initiative to crack down on rogue tow truck operators, strengthen oversight of tow truck registrations and combat fraud has been sent to Governor JB Pritzker. House Bill 4843, which the Illinois General Assembly approved unanimously, expands the Secretary of State’s authority to suspend or revoke certificates and special registration plates issue
ALTON - Leon Smallwood-Bey, president of the Alton Branch of the NAACP, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, called on Alton residents, faith leaders, elected officials, business owners and community organizations to unite in a renewed commitment to ending violence in the city following the latest shooting death of 21-year-old Terrance Johnson in Alton. In the appeal issued July 29, 2026, Smallwood-Bey urged the community to take specific steps to address violence, including mentoring young people,
Peter Gabriel has released yet another track from his upcoming album, o/i.The latest is the song “One by One,” which Gabriel says is part of a side project he's talked…
The St. Louis Employee Ownership Initiative is assisting over 17,000 businesses in St. Louis City and County with succession planning as many owners aged 55 and older approach retirement.
JERSEYVILLE – The Jerseyville DMV reopened on Monday after two weeks of transformation into one of the region’s first “One-Stop-Shop” facilities. The facility closed for renovations on July 10, 2026 before reopening on July 27, 2026. The recent renovation makes Jerseyville home to a “One-Stop-Shop” DMV, a new model designed to increase efficiency and reduce wait times. It also marks the 26th “One-Stop-Shop” DMV in Illinois, according to a press
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois received $230,000 in new funding to expand school-based mentoring programs in Belleville and O'Fallon.
ALTON - The Alton Branch of the NAACP on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, offered condolences to the family of Terrance R. Johnson, a 21-year-old Alton man who died after a Friday night shooting in the 200 block of West Delmar Avenue, as Alton police continue to investigate the killing. In a statement dated Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Leon Smallwood-Bey, president of the Alton Branch of the NAACP, said the organization was extending its “deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and
There are several layers of bullshit in operation here, so we’ll walk through it all. But keep in mind the only reason this is all being exposed is because Trump administration officials feel they’re more obligated to “own the libs” than actually do their damn jobs. Last October, “conservative influencer” Nick Sortor was arrested by […]
ST. LOUIS - A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night, July 28, 2026, in a crash on Interstate 44 at South 7th Street in St. Louis, and authorities are investigating what led up to the collision. According to preliminary information from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. July 28, 2026, when an unidentified male motorcyclist was traveling westbound on I-44, and the motorcycle suddenly swerved across the lanes, possibly to exit onto 7th Street.
ALTON - Community members can learn more about estate planning and taxes at a free educational dinner. At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, Stephens Planning will host the dinner at The Wedge in Alton. Curtis Stephens, in collaboration with Elizabeth Heller of Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., will go over estate planning mistakes, the effects of estate taxes, strategies to protect your assets, and more. “In a world where we have so much information at our fingertips and a lot
Suspect vehicle has been seized. Anyone with information about the vehicle, or the possible occupants of the vehicle, should contact police. ST. LOUIS, MO. — St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department District 6 officers and federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were fired on just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2026, during a traffic stop near Thekla Avenue and Riverview Boulevard, police said, in what detectives believe may have been an attempted
New estimates put the U.S. undocumented immigrant population in mid-2024 at 14.6 million to 15.8 million, a sharp increase from around 11 million in the 2010s. Since then the non-citizen population has likely dropped, but the number is unclear since immigrants facing hostility are reluctant to cooperate with government surveys. The spike in the number […]
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