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Good Shepherd Lutheran School Releases Third-Quarter Honor Roll

3 months ago
Good Shepherd Lutheran School COLLINSVILLE - Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Collinsville, quarter three honor roll for 2025-2026. High Honor Roll with Distinction (Gr. 7&8 - GPA 4.00+) 8th Grade: Will B., Isabella B., Agnes H., Sydney H., Jacob K., Piper M., Livy P., Caroline S. 7th Grade: Alison B., Vivian C., Molly F., Lola F., Lena G., Connor J., Adelynn M., Bhavneet S., Lily W. High Honor Roll (Gr. 5&6 - GPA 3.51 to 4.0; Gr. 7&8 - GPA 3.51 to 3.99) 8th Grade: Ella F., Alexis K., Elise

Judge again hears arguments over signatures on Missouri redistricting referendum 

3 months ago
A petition to force a statewide vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map was less than 200 signatures away from meeting its goal Tuesday as a Cole County judge heard arguments over the status of 100,000 signatures set aside in December. There is no doubt that People Not Politicians, the political action committee pushing for a […]
Rudi Keller

Dispatcher's Swift CPR Coaching Revives 3-Year-Old in Alton

3 months ago
ALTON - The Alton Police Department has awarded Telecommunicator Gina Fisher a Life Saving Award after officials said she guided a parent through CPR instructions during a 9-1-1 call that helped revive a 3-year-old child on Dec. 13, 2025, in Alton. According to the Alton Police Department, a distraught parent called 9-1-1 after finding their child unconscious and not breathing. Fisher answered the call and provided the department's description of calm, clear CPR instructions, guiding the parent

Greene County Heroine Annie Louise Keller Selected To Be Honored On National Memorial

3 months ago
GREENE COUNTY - The National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kan., has announced that a national memorial honoring educators who died in the line of duty has reached full capacity, leaving 12 newly identified names, including a Greene County, Illinois, teacher, Annie Louise Keller, awaiting inscription as the organization launches a monthlong fundraising campaign to build a new monument. The campaign, titled “$12 for 12,” runs through April 3, 2026, and seeks to raise $25,000 towar

Dr. Aziz Alali, Neurosurgeon, Joins HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care in O'Fallon

3 months ago
O’FALLON, Ill. – HSHS Medical Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Aziz S. Alali, a board-certified neurosurgeon, has joined HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care at 3 St. Elizabeth’s Boulevard, Suite 5000 in O’Fallon. Dr. Alali will continue to see patients as a member of the team, providing advanced, compassionate care for brain and spine conditions. Dr. Alali specializes in the comprehensive care of brain and spinal disorders, with expertise in

DOGE Didn’t Cut Government Waste. It Was Government Waste.

3 months ago
Look, I get it. Government waste is real. Bureaucratic bloat is real. The desire to have a federal government that spends taxpayer money wisely and operates without unnecessary friction? That’s a pretty standard and quite reasonable desire in American politics. So when Elon Musk showed up promising he could cut $2 trillion in federal spending […]
Mike Masnick

Illinois 143 at Main Street in Pierron to Close Temporarily for Railroad Crossing Work

3 months ago
PIERRON – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that rehabilitation of a crossing by CSX railroad on Illinois 143 between Main Street and Railroad Street in Bond County will require a full closure, beginning, weather permitting, Monday, March 23. A posted detour will be in place to safely guide motorists around the closure, which is expected to conclude on Friday, March 27. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers ar

Belleville Unveils First Two Bus Benches Through Regional Transit Initiative

3 months ago
BELLEVILLE - An idea to improve the rider experience at bus stops without seating—often referred to as “forgotten stops”—has quickly become a transformative regional initiative. In less than a year, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis, together with St. Clair County Transit District, Metro Transit and local government officials, have installed nine bus benches across the bi-state area, including two unveiled in Belleville during a Progressive Ribbon

Lawsuit says HUD directive undercuts states’ ability to investigate housing discrimination

3 months ago
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are challenging guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that plaintiffs allege imposes new rules and funding conditions they say could weaken state protections against housing discrimination — and their ability to investigate them.  The lawsuit focuses on two HUD memos in September detailing how […]
Robbie Sequeira