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This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on October 24, 2023. Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) toured the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company Wednesday to learn more about their operation and their role in producing boots for the U.S. military. Budzinski recently announced that a $7.8 million contract was awarded to the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company for temperate weather combat […]

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Via Atrios, I see that Citibank has been fined for discriminating against.......Armenians: Citi treated Armenian Americans as criminals who were likely to commit fraud. From at least 2015 through 2021, Citi targeted retail services credit card applicants with surnames that Citi employees associated with Armenian national origin as well as applicants in or around Glendale, ...continue reading "Citibank hates Armenians?"

The Eagles “The Long Goodbye Final Tour” is at Enterprise Center at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, 2024, with special guest Steely Dan.

GODFREY - The Godfrey Village Board of Trustees voted 5-1 to amend its Electrical Code on Tuesday, including the creation of an “electrical inspector” position, registration and permit requirements for major electrical work, and more. “The electrical inspector shall have the authority to review, inspect and approve all electrical drawings, specifications, installations and equipment,” according to the ordinance amending the Electrical Code. “The electrical inspector shall have the authority, during reasonable working hours and with reasonable notice, to enter upon any premises or into any building or structure or portion thereof for the purpose of making any inspection of permitted work.” According to the ordinance, it is now unlawful to do electrical contractor work without being properly registered as an electrical contractor in Godfrey. Those already registered in another municipality will not be required to re-register in Godfrey. Permits

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The ramp from Lumiere Place to eastbound Interstate 44 will be closed overnight Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday amid ongoing construction work.

The Illinois Gaming Board announced the arrest of a man on Wednesday for an alleged armed robbery of more than $14,000 in casino chips from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.

Shoppers looking to save can now peruse the newly-opened Treasure Traders in O’Fallon, Illinois.

Fucking finally. I’ve been somewhat critical of the glaring failures of this FTC, which has been something of a mess, seemingly spending more time on questionable academic theories, rather than focusing on all sorts of obvious low-hanging fruit, clearly within its authority to protect consumers. So, it was nice a few months ago to see […]

The Grateful Dead already held the title of the group with the most Billboard Top 40 albums in history — but they've just leveled up. The band has now tied with both Frank Sinatra and Elvis…

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Missouri’s attorney general is defending the Republican-led Legislature’s latest attempt in a years-long struggle to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. Lawyers for the state argued against any taxpayer money going to Planned Parenthood during a Missouri Supreme Court hearing Wednesday.

A minority owner of the former Royal Gate Dodge vehicle dealership in Columbia, Illinois, and Ellisville has been hit with a $1.7 million judgment.

The next presidential election is less than a year away. Some Republican presidential candidates will face off Wednesday evening in Miami in the third primary debate of the 2024 election cycle.

Local developers say cooled interest from lenders and surging rates are making current projects take longer and keeping new projects on hold. It could be the start of a new era in development.

Bayer AG is seeking to overturn a ruling last month by a Philadelphia jury that the company pay $175 million in damages to a man who blamed his cancer on its Roundup weedkiller, claiming the trial judge gave improper jury instructions.

- Researchers and biologists recently tagged 4,600 young lake sturgeon at the Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery in Mason County as part of Illinois' Lake Sturgeon Recovery Project.

The firm's new partner focuses his practice on tax and estate planning, closely held business succession planning and asset protection.

A woman and her parasol on a sunny day at the Huntington Library.