ST. LOUIS – Sue Bailey is back in the StudioSTL kitchen featuring delicious and beautiful summer cake trends. See the amazing things she does by decorating with edible flowers: fresh, dried, and with icing. For more information and to place your custom order, visit celebratinglifecakes.com or call (636)458-7727
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director James Jennings is announcing the next EV Rebate Program application cycle will open Saturday, August 1, 2026, and run through Thursday, December 31, 2026. Forms and instructions on submitting a rebate application are available on the Illinois EPA’s EV Rebate Program webpage beginning today. Applications postmarked or received prior to August 1, 2026 will not be accepted. “Illinois continues to see an increase
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general, today filed comments opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rollback on drinking water regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of widely used toxic chemicals that do not naturally break down in the environment, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” The rollback means public drinking water systems will not be required by
Green Door Art Gallery in Presents “Bee” Intrigued July 8 - August 19! The exhibit features Patrice Aitch - Glass Alison Bozarth - Mixed Media 2D Marilyn Callahan - Pastels […]
CARLINVILLE – Blackburn College has announced its Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester. Area students include: Alton, IL Alexis Weber Taylor Weber Brighton, IL Gavin Custer Cassidy Gaither Carrollton, IL Jamie Varble Godfrey, IL Christian Windham Granite City, IL Breann Bailey Jerseyville, IL Molli Bohannon Ashley DeSherlia Abigail Droege Ayden
Electric companies in the Midwest say new large scale powerlines are needed to get more energy onto the grid to serve big power consumers such as artificial intelligence data centers. Now, the utilities argue reducing competition is the fastest way…
The roughly 40-member group of school board presidents, superintendents, mayors, teachers, state legislators and others will begin what may become the most consequential conversation about public education in St. Louis in decades at a meeting Tuesday at the University of…
On This Day, July 22, 1977…Elvis Costello released his debut album, My Aim Is True, in the U.K. produced by musician Nick Lowe.The album was released to critical acclaim, and…
Heat does more than make people uncomfortable. It quietly shapes what they eat, wear, build, celebrate, and even the words they use. That idea sounds simple at first, but it explains a surprising amount of human behavior. In places where heat is intense or long-lasting, traditions often develop as practical answers to daily life. Over time, those answers become habits, then customs, and finally part of cultural identity. A meal that cools the body, a midday pause, a style of clothing, or a nighttim
State unemployment rates in June were little changed in a month in which some hoped for a boost from World Cup-related tourism and socializing. That failed to materialize nationally, but some states saw a positive effect from fans. Texas saw a bump in jobs after hosting matches in Houston, while New York and New Jersey […]
On July 22, 1942, the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp began, marking one of the most devastating phases of the Holocaust. German authorities presented the action as “resettlement,” but it was in fact part of a systematic plan to murder the Jewish population of occupied Poland. At the time, the deportations shattered one of the largest remaining Jewish communities in Europe. Their importance has only grown with time, because they
An Illinois gambling company seeking to legalize video lottery terminals in Missouri is financing a radio campaign attacking former state Rep. Hannah Kelly in a four-way Republican primary for the state Senate. J&J Ventures of Effingham, Illinois, is the only donor to Legio XIII PAC, a political action committee created May 13, Missouri Ethics Commission […]
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