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Not long after a 2021 fire catastrophically damaged the almost century-old vacant building in the middle of the historic downtown in Wood River, Illinois, someone threw out an idea. Or more so, an afterthought.

The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Wednesday on the Greyhound bus crash that left three people dead and 14 others injured in Madison County, Illinois. According to the report, a bus carrying 21 people from Indianapolis to St. Louis on westbound Interstate 70 exited onto the ramp to the Silver Lake Rest Area in Highland, Illinois, and collided with three tractor-trailers parked on the right shoulder at about 1:50 a.m. on July 12. The exit had a posted speed limit…

An Alton, Illinois, trial attorney and his wife in June put up for sale the historic Olin Mansion, a 32-acre property that overlooks the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, for $8.45 million.

“That’s our No. 1 pursuit,” he said. “Finding one buyer for both the building and the operations.”

The new hotel, a conversion of historic Downtown West building to contemporary art space, will open alongside two new restaurants and a swim club with membership open to the public.

This is a church in Redlands. It is on a hill. Therefore it is called the Church on the Hill. I like the fact that they didn't overthink this.

EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will be hosting a book reading and signing with former SIU President Glenn Poshard for his book, “Son of Southern Illinois: Glenn Poshard’s Life in Politics and Education” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 8 in the Lovejoy Library Friends Corner. The first biography of Glenn Poshard, by Carl Walworth, traces the life of a young man who rose from rural poverty in Southern Illinois to become a United States congressman and president of the SIU System. The profound portrait unveils a life and career dedicated to making higher education affordable and improving the quality of life for the community of Southern Illinois. Books will be available for purchasing and signing at the event. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides students with a high-quality education that powerfully transforms the lives of all individuals who seek something greater. A premier metropolitan university, SIUE is creating

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When you get a new vehicle, you start paying the sales tax on the purchase at the dealership. Right now, you have to make a trip to the Department of Revenue to pay for the sales tax separately.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report Wednesday on a deadly Amtrak train crash in Mendon, Missouri. 

Police say there is no active shooter at the Senate office buildings and no injuries, after what appears to be "a bogus call" locked down the buildings and drew a massive police response. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said police had responded around 2:30 p.m. to reports of an active shooter wearing body armor in [...]

The head of St. Louis County’s rulemaking body said Tuesday night she is considering legislation aimed at gun violence following conversations with St. Louis leaders.

Wells Fargo Advisors, the St. Louis-based brokerage unit of Wells Fargo & Co., continues to make leadership changes because of restructuring and retirements.

Edward Barber, 42, was sentenced Wednesday to four years of probation for violating an inmate's civil rights during a beating in 2019.

After more than a year of negotiations, leaders of Metro Transit's main employee union and agency management have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract.

Azúcar, Old City Bakery was reopened July 14 by wife-and-husband team of Noemi Carrillo and Salvador Abeja.

This is not a surprise, because the company made it clear it planned to do exactly this, but Meta has now begun the process of stopping links to news sources from appearing in Canada, something that Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez insisted would never happen. The company says it will take a few weeks to […]

The quickly growing bakery and café chain — with its U.S. operations based in New Jersey — will open its first store in the St. Louis region next summer.

Copeland, the climate technologies business recently spun out of Ferguson-based Emerson Electric Co., has again added to its C-suite as it builds out operation as a standalone company.

Despite the fact that all those involved have said that some kind of all-star tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen isn't going to happen, the question keeps coming up. However, Eddie's…

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