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A new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deems Jana Elementary School as "safe" amid prolonged concerns over radioactive waste.

SPRINGFIELD - Madison County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the "multiplier", is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state's 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If there were no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result. Under a law passed in 1975, property in Illinois should be assessed at one-third (1/3) of its market value. Farm property is assessed differently, with farm homesites and dwellings subject to regular assessing and equalization procedures, but with farmland assessed at one-third of its agriculture economic

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Measure would ban the distribution, delivery and sale of a “drug masking product” — making the offense a class A misdemeanor.

As we noted two and a half years ago when Epic filed its antitrust lawsuit against Apple, it seemed like a pretty big uphill climb legally speaking. The whole thing seemed more like “contract negotiation via antitrust judicial battle” rather than a legitimate antitrust claim. And, so far, it looks like we were correct. The […]

With travel on the rise again, a St. Charles County clinic is offering yellow fever vaccination for people going abroad for vacation or humanitarian work.

Hana Sharif, who has been artistic director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis for five years, is leaving for the same post at a mid-Atlantic theater.

Two patrol cars were totaled in the crash on Interstate 44 early Sunday morning.

Goodbye for now to Tucker Carlson, who punctured the lazy pieties of the media class.

Officers responded to a call for a shooting and found a man on the ground suffering from an undetermined head injury.

Up until last night, The Voice had been giving Neil Salsich short shrift. For his first appearance, the St. Louis musician was given none of the customary contestant backstory.

Dartarius Gibson, of Cahokia Heights, is facing two charges of first-degree attempted rape and one charge of first-degree sodomy.

Just last year, Albert Pujols embarked on his final run as a St. Louis Cardinals and reached 700 home runs. He's now enjoying retirement after 23 storied seasons in Major League Baseball.

A former inspector with the Missouri State Highway Patrol admitted Tuesday in federal court to accepting thousands of dollars in cash bribes over false vehicle certifications.

The troopers and officer were all sitting in their vehicles with their emergency lights on, when a tractor-trailer hit all three officers' vehicles.

Back in 2016, around the time that both Theranos and Zenefits were engulfed in scandals that involved their superstar founders/CEOs being caught lying to investors, we had a podcast discussing the issues around innovation and the marketing mantra of “fake it ‘til you make it” for startups. One of the points raised is that there […]

Using advanced noise-reduction technology, Flux 7 TWS earphones have been designed to reduce unwanted noise during exercise. With an onboard 2,000mAh polymer lithium battery that offers 4 hours of music play time, the sweatproof Flux 7 TWS earbuds are ideal for fitness enthusiasts who want to pack light and move fast. The earphones are on […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are selling tickets to their upcoming home series against the Los Angeles Angels for as low as $7. The Angels pay a visit from Tuesday, May 2 to Thursday, May 4.