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ALTON - Alton Community Unit School District 11 (ACUSD11) will introduce a new mathematics curriculum and report card system for grade school students this year. These changes aim to better support kids and increase the collaboration between students. The new math curriculum, called i-Ready Classroom Mathematics, is a program that focuses heavily on numbers and real-life applications of math. Grades K-8 will use i-Ready Classroom Mathematics “to build mathematical thinkers and lifelong problem-solvers,” Superintendent Dr. Kristie Baumgartner explained. “Students will try problems, discuss their thinking with peers, and connect their strategies with the strategies of others,” Baumgartner said. “i-Ready Classroom Mathematics is paired with a diagnostic assessment that allows teachers to determine individual student needs and differentiate instruction to meet each student where they currently are.” Middle school classrooms at ACUSD11 already utilized

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Delmar Main Street aims to counter the effects of the “Delmar Divide.” The organization focuses on the business corridor between Skinker Blvd. and Taylor Ave., and they are the host of the Black Business Expo being held August 26 at Delmar Blvd. and Hamilton Ave. West End resident and Delmar Main Street Vice President Lisa Potts shares what folks can expect at the expo and how “buying Black” helps communities across the region. Marcus Howard, founder and CEO of GreaterHealth Pharmacy and Wellness, also joins the discussion.

Javonte Hicks posed as a potential buyer for the shoes and robbed the victim when meeting for the sale.

GLEN CARBON - MidAmerica Plastic Surgery and The Spa will be hosting their annual Patient Appreciation Event on September 21, 2023. Historically, this event consisted of food trucks, live music, and activities for all guests. As a Southern Illinois native raised in Marion, Dr. Diederich says, “This region has provided us with so many opportunities. The people of the Midwest and their values helped make me who I am today. Being able to give back to the community is important.” Blues Fired Pizza and Seoul Taco will be dishing out some great food while Destination Desserts serves up some sweet treats. In addition to some tasty treats, Wandering Sidecar Bar will be serving both adult beverages and non-alcoholic options throughout the evening. As a thank you, all patients in attendance will be able to build their own flower bouquet. Guests can also expect to enjoy live music and be entered into exciting giveaways. You won’t want to miss it! “The support of our patients

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CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at the National Black Prosecutors Association’s (NBPA) 40 th Annual Conference in Chicago, the same city where 100 Black prosecutors met for the first time in 1983 and brought about the organization’s founding. NBPA describes itself as the “only professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of blacks as prosecutors” and “emerging as the international association of black law enforcement professionals with a reputation for providing education and leadership in the legal profession through its intensive training sessions and multi-disciplined networking.” Key Durbin quotes as prepared for delivery: “It’s great to have the annual conference back here in NBPA’s home base of Chicago. This is where, in 1983, more than 100 Black prosecutors met for the first time to discuss their commo

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Patients are set to receive more accurate MRIs, CT scans and other medical imaging in a deal that both upgrades technology in the SSM Health system and creates a job training program aimed at helping women and people of color…

A municipality in St. Louis County hopes to create more affordable housing through legislation requiring affordable housing units from developers who seek incentives, along with a new tenants' "bill of rights" designed to provide protections for renters.

St. Louis City is now the sole provider of water for the city of St. Charles. This comes after the last operational well in St. Charles was shut down over the weekend. St. Charles leadership is concerned about a long-lasting problem.

The grisly scenes are easy to understand "in the age of global warming," Hawaiʻi’s governor said.

It’s important coming into this story to know and note that Rockstar, the publisher behind hit franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, has waged a very public war on modding communities for its games for years now. Despite just how useful these modding communities tend to be in elongating the sales cycle […]

It seems George Harrison’s mother didn’t think too much of how fans reacted to The Beatles in their heyday.  Louise Harrison used to respond to her son’s fan letters, and the BBC reports that some of…

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VIRDEN - A Raymond man died in a single-engine plane crash that occurred at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. Macoupin County Coroner Anthony Kravanya announced the plane crash death Monday afternoon. The man was identified as Gregory M. Bierman, 62, of Raymond, the coroner said. Bierman was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Kravanya. "Preliminary autopsy findings suggest he died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash," the coroner said. "The death remains under investigation by the Macoupin County Coroner’s Office, Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Traffic Safety Board."

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The owner and operator of Blue Lotus Studio, which specializes in blues, soul and Americana genres, Paul Niehaus is now putting his name out front.

HAWAII - As wildfires devastate Maui, a former Riverbend resident is asking people to donate toys and school supplies for kids who have lost everything. Brad Beck lives with his wife in Hawaii but grew up in the Riverbend, and he has seen the destruction firsthand. When Beck dropped off supplies at the War Memorial Stadium in Kahului, which is operating as a recovery center for about 1,000 people right now, he couldn’t look away from the young kids who lost their homes overnight. “A $10 toy could change the world for these kids right now,” Beck said. “These kids have lost everything. I mean, absolutely, because people ran. No one had time to really grab anything. So what we wanted to do was a toy drive so that these kids could at least have something to hold on to that is theirs, that could maybe bring some kind of relief in all this madness.” Beck is asking anyone who is able to donate toys, backpacks and school supplies for Maui children. Because

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An Illinois National Guard member has died after suffering heat injuries during outdoor fitness activities at a military base in Mississippi.

Nearly 70% of parents and caregivers approve of school uniforms, but 80% of students are opposed.

From bustling Asian markets in West County to Bosnian grocers in Bevo, the metro area offers an array of options.