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SPRINGFIELD — Today Governor JB Pritzker visited Streamwood High School in Elgin to highlight a new teacher pipeline initiative aimed at addressing chronic shortages in the state’s most understaffed districts. The proposed Teacher Pipeline Grant Program will direct $70 million per year over the next three years to the 170 school districts with the greatest need to fill teaching positions. “When it comes to our kids, we can always do more. And when that comes to our schools, that means not just more funding, but more resources — and most crucially, more educators,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “All across the nation, school districts are fighting the impact of teacher shortages — as education professionals struggle to weigh their passion for their classrooms with their own mental, financial, and personal wellbeing. So as part of my education investment plan, I’m proposing an additional $70 million annually specifically targeted at addressing

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GODFREY - The Nature Institute’s (TNI) hiking trails, located at 2213 South Levis Lane in Godfrey, Ill, may be closed until April 1, but staff members of Illinois’ largest privately owned nature preserve are inviting the public out for some new opportunities as well as old favorites. A new weekly hike, “Spring Wildflower Hike” led by outreach director Ramona Pollard, allows visitors to explore the preserve and identify the spring ephemeral wildflowers as they arrive this spring. The first scheduled hike will occur on March 21 at 9 a.m. These hikes will continue each Tuesday morning until May 2 giving opportunity to see these short-lived flowers while they are here. The second installment of Family Discovery Day: Right on Target will return on Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. This program is designed for families with children 8 years of age and older. Adults and children attending the program will learn how to shoot a bow and arrow safely and will have some time

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Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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It was 6:20 p.m., and the St. Louis CITY SC fans were ready to march. Just one block from CITYPARK stadium, hundreds of fans packed into an alley next to Schlafly Tap Room on Saturday.

Breathe is a collection of large-scale abstract paintings created through the unconscious combination of bold colors and free movement. Artist Lauren Younge uses acrylics to design irregular patterns that could motivate

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This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on March 2, 2023.  The developer behind a massive $1.2 billion project on the downtown riverfront and the city of St. Louis have reached a milestone in advancing the project’s $200 million first phase. With the approval by a second city board Tuesday of a master redevelopment agreement between the […]

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County officials are considering disciplinary action after a whistleblower said a jail superintendent was flauting a policy meant to protect guards.

St. Louis fashion brand drops its first line of gear for Major League Soccer

Cars with expired temp tags are as common of a sight on St. Louis streets as Joy FM bumper stickers. But, according to Fox2News, a new state law is looking to do something about that (the expired tags, not the Joy FM stickers).

Even when your work issues seem bigger than you, there is something you can do about it.

FOX 2 will be giving away tickets every day this week.

St. Louis County residents may hear tornado sirens Monday and Tuesday morning. The county is performing a test of its outdoor warning system.

Nita Strauss is back in Alice Cooper's band. The guitar virtuoso will join the "No More Mr. Nice Guy" outfit on the road for his 2023 tour after announcing she…

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A St. Louis jury has awarded $300,000 to former Ethical Society of Police President Heather Taylor in a discrimination lawsuit against the city. Taylor sued the city of St. Louis for damages in 2017, prior to becoming Mayor Tishaura Jones’ deputy director of public safety.  The lawsuit asserted that Taylor, who is African American, faced race-based discrimination while she was a sergeant with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, including discipline, ostracization and targeted harassment…