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Jamestown Mall Demolition Begins    Future of property still undecided Following years of proposals and frustrations, the demolition of the former Jamestown Mall is underway for the property at Old Jamestown Road and Highway 67. It had been closed in 2014 and was frequently vandalized since then. A formal beginning for the demolition of once […]

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A law requiring cities to cover costs of damages when individual officers are found liable in police misconduct cases should be thrown out because it illegally imposes new duties and expenses on local governments, lawyers for St. Louis argued to the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday. In defense of the law, Assistant Attorney General Jason […]

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The National Hurricane Center is continuing to watch Tropical Storm Philippe and a disturbance, which is expected to become the next named storm.

GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- A woman is under arrest for the death of a former boyfriend. Tara Anderson, 37, is facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of Phillip Armstrong, 39, of Granite City. A judge has ordered her to be held in police custody until her detention hearing. Police were called to the 1400 [...]

Bruce Springsteen needs a little more time to recover from his peptic ulcers. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced that he’s postponing the remainder of his 2023 tour with the E Street…

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What the fuck is going on with the 5th Circuit? Last week we wrote about it putting a law into effect just after a district court had laid out why it was unconstitutional (this was about mandatory made up “health warnings” and age verification on adult content websites). This followed on the 5th Circuit doing […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative David Trone (D-MD-06) to urge the Biden Administration to more closely scrutinize and oversee over $50 billion in opioid settlement money. State and local governments will receive this money over the next 15 years as a result of settlement agreements with the opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies that fueled this epidemic. This settlement funding includes $26 billion from the 2021 settlement agreement involving Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen. The lawmakers urged the Biden Administration to enhance transparency efforts to ensure that these funds are appropriately distributed to the communities directly harmed by the opioid epidemic. These purposes include initiatives such as expanding access to naloxone, increasing funding for substance use disorder treatment programs, and youth prevention

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GLEN CARBON - Orchard Town Center in Glen Carbon is making steady progress, according to Tim Lowe with The Staenberg Group, who gave a presentation at Tuesday’s Glen Carbon Village Board meeting to update trustees on where the project stands now. With the new Troy Road entrance to Chick-fil-A now open, he said Phase 1 is almost complete as the project transitions into Phase 2. Lowe said bringing “new-to-market” tenants to Glen Carbon was a key priority for the Orchard Town Center project. “We stayed true to what we originally promised, which was new-to-market tenants,” Lowe said. “We didn’t want to recycle tenants, we didn’t want to move people around in Glen Carbon, we didn’t want to steal people from Edwardsville. These are all new-to-market tenants.” He said the Orchard Town Center project was split up into two phases to accommodate the traffic in the area. “Phase 1 had most of the traffic improvements to

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SLM design editor-in-chief Veronica Theodoro and local experts share practical advice for an everyday dilemma.

The St. Charles County Police Department is conducting a training exercise today from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

ALTON - Students, staff and community members gathered outside of Alton High School for their annual “Prayer at the Poles” on Wednesday morning. As per the tradition, the group circled the flagpoles in front of the high school and kicked off the school day with a prayer on Sept. 27. They thanked God and prayed for healing, safety and unity in all schools and communities. “It’s really a representation of the kids in our school,” student Bekah Calaway-Habeck said. “There’s over 1,000 kids that go to the school, and so I don’t see most of them most of the day and I don’t know who’s a Christian and who’s not and I don’t feel that impact on a day-to-day basis. So I think when you have a group calling like this and you call them all out here, then I feel like you get to see how many there really are and you can feel that impact.” The morning began at 6:30 a.m. with a “pre-rally unity march” around th

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Mercy health system plans to use artificial intelligence-based services in the future in hopes to enhance patient care nationwide.

SPRINGFIELD – The use of unmanned aircraft, or drones, for any aspect of hunting or recovery of wildlife is unlawful, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding the public. “Not only is drone use for hunting unlawful in Illinois, it goes against the spirit of fair chase and widely accepted hunting ethics,” said Jed Whitchurch, director of the IDNR Office of Law Enforcement. “Illinois Conservation Police officers will be monitoring for drone use during the fall and winter hunting seasons. We encourage all hunters to familiarize themselves with the Wildlife Code, abide by the law, and have a safe and successful hunting season.” The fall hunting season kicks into gear on Sunday, Oct. 1 with the opening of archery deer and turkey seasons throughout Illinois. IDNR and Illinois Conservation Police have received several inquiries from the public about the use of drones for scouting and tracking animals. The unlawful use of drones for hunting

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How does the president’s economic policy interact with the auto workers’ strike? David Dayen explains.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias released a report today that recommends adjusting the age requirement for mandatory driving tests from 75 to 79, making Illinois more consistent with other states. For the past dozen years, Illinois has been the only state in the nation that requires senior drivers to have their behind-the-wheel skills tested on a regular basis. The last two states that mandated driving tests for seniors did away with them in 2011 (New Hampshire) and 2005 (Indiana). “As Secretary of State, road safety is a top priority of mine,” Giannoulias said. “Statistics show that seniors are among the safest drivers of any age category. This change would make Illinois driving standards for senior drivers more consistent compared to other states while keeping Illinois as one of the strictest states for license renewals.” Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) statistics in 2022 included a full year of data relating to the emergenc

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State Troopers responded to a fatal wreck on Highway K around 3:20 p.m. on September 26.