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O’Fallon Brewery this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as the company’s cash flow has yet to recover to a pre-pandemic norm and its interest rates have more-than doubled in the past nine months, according to its attorney.

Each coupon allows you to purchase one pizza of any size with any topping combination at any of the 34 participating locations featured in the Pizza Passport.

Dine Around, a restaurant crawl along South Grand Boulevard, gives inquisitive eaters the opportunity to sample the vast array of cuisines available on the six-block stretch.   The 2023 event

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It sounds like we may be getting another Bruce Springsteen album soon. In November, The Boss released Only The Strong Survive, an album of soul and R&B covers. Now David Sancious, an early member of The E…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine and Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford announced Thursday that multiple charges have been filed against a woman accused of striking an employee of an Alton business with a firearm. Lashelle J. Barrett, 29, whose last known address is in Godfrey, has been charged with one count of aggravated battery, one count of unlawful use of weapons, three counts of aggravated assault and one count of child endangerment. On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Alton Police responded to the Rent-A-Center located at 2831 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton. After a review, the State’s Attorney’s Office issued the charges against Barrett. The charges allege that Barrett, who was not an employee or customer of that store, entered the Rent-A-Center unlawfully possessing a firearm, threatened multiple store employees by displaying the firearm in a threatening manner, and battered one employee by striking her in the head with the firearm. The endangerment

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After a lengthy, hours-long discussion about Bill 49 and two amendments, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted to perfect the bill Thursday afternoon.

The Missouri Athletic Club is considering an expansion into Clayton, which would add to its existing locations in downtown and west St. Louis County.

A random act of vandalism could cost a Metro East man thousands of dollars in car repairs.

JERSEYVILLE - Jerseyville is a city where neighbors help neighbors in their times of need. A pet lizard was on the loose recently, slivering through the city before Midwest Tropical Fish responded to a few calls and rescued the Argentine black and white tegu. Midwest Tropical Fish dispatched a person named Billy to the scene and he brought a three-and-a-half foot pet Argentine black and White tegu lizard back to Midwest Tropical Fish. Midwest Tropical Fish Owner Warren Crabtree said the pet lizard was then reunited with its owners. Crabtree added that he was proud of Billy for the safe rescue and glad to be able to return the exotic pet to the owners. The lizard was brought to safety close to the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office and Amoco in Jerseyville, Crabtree said. While the lizard only roamed for a brief time in Jerseyville, it certainly roused attention. Multiple people called Midwest Tropical Fish about the lizard on the loose that day. Crabtree said his business occasionally

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The winning ticket was purchased from the Florissant Kwik Shop at 1253 Dunn Road.

After a large water main break on Friday caused a domino effect, there are multiple water mains that need to be repaired.

WASHINGTON — This week, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Michelle Steel (R-CA-45) introduced the Trauma Support and Mental Health in Schools Reauthorization Act — bipartisan legislation to link schools with evidence-based trauma support and mental health care services, improving access for students. “The United States is facing a youth mental health crisis, but early intervention, improved access to mental health care services and culturally relevant support can save and improve lives,” said Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski. “I’m proud to introduce bipartisan legislation with Congresswoman Steel that will direct greatly needed resources to communities in need as we work to detect and respond to the mental health challenges we are seeing in our schools and communities in Central and Southern Illinois and around the country.” “Our young people are growing up in the midst of a new mental health challenge. This legislation

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Architectural Statements – a juried art exhibit. There is more to architecture than just buildings. See how local artists share their vision of structures, monuments, buildings and more which are

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You rarely think of heavy metal when you think of board games, but the two now go together thanks to a collaboration between Iron Maiden and board game publisher Usaopoly (The Op…

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JERSEYVILLE - Jerseyville CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), a local nonprofit advocating for children in foster care from neglect/abuse, is hosting their first ever-Walk-A-Thon fundraiser at 10 a.m. this Saturday, June 17, at the Jersey County Courthouse. The event will feature one, two, and three-mile walks for participants of all ages and abilities. The entry fee is $25 (by cash, check, or Venmo ) and includes refreshments, fresh fruit, and other snacks. To register, contact jerseyvillecasa@jerseycounty-il.gov , download the registration form online, or fill it out in-person at the event before it begins at 10 a.m. Stacey Burney, director of Jerseyville CASA, said the Walk-A-Thon is a new initiative she created after becoming director last August, which has already proven more popular than she anticipated. “I wanted to do a small fundraiser for awareness in our community, and it just blew up and took off like wildfire,” Burney said. “I though

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EDWARDSVILLE – The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) has announced the recipients of its annual Dean’s Scholarship, Dr. Larry A. Lowe Memorial Scholarship and its inaugural International Advanced Placement Program (IAPP) Scholarship Awards. The IAPP Scholarship Award recognizes an outstanding student who has excelled throughout the first year of the program and has overcome significant challenges on their personal journey toward earning a Doctor of Dental Medicine. Salam Rajih of Damascus, Syria, is the first ever recipient of the award. “We are very pleased to be able to start a new tradition this year by awarding the IAPP Scholarship Award,” said Dr. Saulius Drukteinis, dean of the SIU SDM. “Our IAPP students often overcome considerable hardships to be able to attend our program, and this award will certainly be beneficial. “ "As a foreign graduate and mother of two, I have faced numerous challenges in my

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CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — John Forsyth was known as a hard-working doctor who cared deeply for his patients and often teased nurses in the emergency room to ease tension. He was a father of eight and newly engaged. He also co-founded a cryptocurrency business with his brother. His sudden disappearance from a southwestern Missouri town [...]