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Thirty percent of U.S. adults claim no religious affiliation, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch to discuss Illinois’ humanitarian response to the arrival of more than 15,000 migrants. During their meeting, Durbin, Duckworth, and Speaker Welch spoke about the need for the Biden Administration to offer critical support to Illinois as it responds to migrants arriving in the state. Durbin and Duckworth reaffirmed their commitment to working with their state partners, including Speaker Welch, to ensure that the federal government offers adequate funding and resources to the state. “Our government is at its best when every level of government works together. I’m grateful to have a hardworking partner like Speaker Welch in the state government who is similarly dedicated to delivering for the people of Illinois,” said Durbin. “We had a productive discussion about how we ca

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The result of a western Missouri lawsuit could have a big impact on cannabis sales taxes statewide.

There’s no way to write this article without some people yelling angrily at me, so I’m just going to highlight that point up front: many, many people are going to disagree with this article, and I’m going to get called all sorts of names. I actually avoided commenting on this topic because I wasn’t sure […]

Ukraine's attacks on Russian ships docked in Crimea have proven remarkable effective—and apparently unstoppable: Russia has moved powerful vessels including three attack submarines and two frigates from Sevastopol to other ports in Russia and Crimea that offer better protection, according to Western officials and satellite images verified by naval experts. ....The move represents a remarkable ...continue reading "Russia moves naval fleet out of Sevastopol"

CHICAGO – A Macoupin County man - Robert L. Jones - faces charges of possessing and disseminating child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender. Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office charged Jones, 45, in Macoupin County Circuit Court with five counts of dissemination of child pornography of a child under 13 years old, each Class X felonies punishable by up to 30 years in prison; 10 counts of possession of child pornography of a child under 13 years old, each Class 1 felonies punishable by up to 15 years in prison; and three counts of failure to register under the Sex Offender Act, Class 3 felonies each punishable by up to seven years in prison. Raoul’s investigators, with the assistance of the Gillespie Police Department and Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department, searched Jones’ home on the 700 block of South Street in Gillespie on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, and arrested him due to evidence of child pornography on his electronic

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Andrew Kuhlman had no idea when he accepted an apprentice position just over a decade ago with Stages St. Louis, a nonprofit theater company now in its 38th year, that he would someday lead the organization. "My dream did come true. I just didn't know it was the dream,” Kuhlman says.

  WASHINGTON — The stunning ouster of U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday — the first time a speaker has been removed in Congress’ 234-year history — created a leadership vacuum in the chamber and left multiple questions about how legislative business would proceed. North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry ascended to the role of speaker pro […]

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ALTON/GODFREY - The North Alton-Godfrey Business Council (NAGBC) invites you to join them for their monthly meeting to learn more about the businesses and volunteerism in the community. NAGBC’s next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, 2023 at OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center in the Perpetual Care Center. The organization has approximately 150 members, and the group meets once a month to network and share information about volunteer opportunities, upcoming events and ways to boost each other’s businesses. “We have fun but yet we do good,” said Margaret Freer, owner of Freer Auto Body in Godfrey. “It’s truly a great organization. The members are giving, they’re caring, they’re supportive…That’s what it’s all about, helping one another.” Freer has been NAGBC’s secretary for 31 years and jokes that President Zeke Jabusch has held his role “since he was born.” Throughout

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St. Louis City public school parents say they have reached out, but have had no luck.

St. Louis CITY SC is playoff-bound in its inaugural season. For fans hoping to enjoy their historic run up close, it's time to plan ahead.

Not for Julia We all feel differently about food. There are dishes that everyone loves (like pizza, for instance).Then there are those we can take or leave (think: Brussel sprouts.) Then there are those foods we just can’t tolerate. Maybe it’s in my DNA, but eggs and I don’t get along. I’m okay with them... 

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To pass a package of tax credits designed to expand affordable child care will require getting by the “knuckleheads” in the state Senate, Missouri Chamber of Commerce President Dan Mehan said Wednesday. As he greeted the audience and panelists at a forum on the state’s child care needs in Columbia, Missouri, Mehan blamed the defeat of a bill crafted as part of Gov. Mike Parson’s legislative package on Republican factionalism in the Missouri Senate. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Brenda…

Missouri politicians are urging the company to sell plants in Dexter and Noel.

Matt Masiel of Screaming Eagle Development already won the blessing in June 2022 from the St. Louis Board of Adjustment.

ST. LOUIS – For those interested in understanding the impact of human activities on our environment, Saint Louis University has recently published a report on Cliff Cave. This report highlights the findings of a research team that found the presence of microplastics within a cave that had been sealed for the past three decades. In [...]

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A big investment at the University of Missouri will help millions of cancer patients around the world.  The MU Research Reactor facility, known as MURR, is the only manufacturer in the nation to produce lifesaving treatments for liver, pancreatic, thyroid and prostate cancers. The $20 million expansion project is expected to help [...]

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour seems to have revealed his feelings about allegations his former bandmate Roger Waters is antisemitic. The rocker shared a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, featuring Campaign Against Antisemitism’s documentary The Dark Side…

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