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SPRINGFIELD – Small nonprofits that help people with housing or workforce and economic development assistance are encouraged to apply for funding through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. Grant applications will be accepted through Sept. 30. “We are helping these organizations fulfill their important role in securing housing, employment, and job training for people in need,” said Frerichs, whose office manages the program. “The Charitable Trust program offers an excellent opportunity for small non-profits to have an even greater impact on the people they serve.” The Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund assists small nonprofits with annual budgets of $1 million or less. The fund’s money comes from filing fees that nonprofits pay when incorporating in the state of Illinois – not from personal or property tax dollars. For the second grant cycle of 2023, up to $200,000 is available.

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - The McGraw family (including Mike and Juliana McGraw, Jenna and Rich Beyers, Christa McGraw, and Dona McGraw) has partnered with Prairie Heart Institute and the Prairie Heart Foundation to begin the Community AED Program in memory of Rick McGraw. “The Community AED Program meets a significant need,” says Brandy Grove, manager of philanthropy for the Prairie Heart Foundation. “Recently the Rochester Junior High Baseball Team reached out and requested support for an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machine at their local baseball field.” Grove says their team witnessed a tragic event when a local community member suffered cardiac arrest during baseball practice. Although 911 was called, the individual did not survive. When treating a heart attack, every second matters. Research proves Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED save lives. Immediate access to an AED machine could have made a difference on the field that day. “We

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Carlos Santana has teamed with his family for a brand new song. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has just released the tune “Energía,” which features his son Salvador Santana and his nephew Jose…

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"Beetlejuice" is the first show to kick off the 2023-2024 Broadway season.

CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with community leaders at the Ukrainian Culture Center to provide an update on his recent trip to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. During the meeting, Durbin highlighted what was discussed at the summit, including an easier pathway for Ukraine to ultimately join NATO, congressional support for the transatlantic relationship, and continued Russian aggression in the region and Putin’s efforts to undermine allied security and democracy. During the meeting, Durbin praised Lithuania for its notable leadership in the NATO alliance and steadfast commitment to democracy. He also highlighted the strong NATO alliance amid Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. “The NATO alliance is stronger now more than ever, and we are united in our determination to stop Putin’s ruthless invasion of Ukraine,”

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A St. Louis man is sentenced to at least seven years in prison for the cold case murder of a Roeland Park husband and father killed in 1985.

During the pandemic there was a lot of conversation about child care services and how badly they'd been affected. But the reality is a little different. Here is total revenue for the child care industry over the past decade: Child care services briefly dropped by a third at the start of the pandemic, but had ...continue reading "Raw data: Child care during the pandemic"

In years past the KIDstruction construction fundraiser for St. Louis Children’s Hospital has always had a Children’s patient “ambassador”.  This year there are three — Bella, Colin, and Auggie. Last week,  (July 7-11) the three ambassadors visited construction team members. Colin visited the NGA site. Bella went to McCarthy headquarters. Auggie got to meet with a […]

Nearly five years after Missouri legalized medical marijuana, the state has now cleared the way for marijuana companies to bank easier.  Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently signed a bill that will change an at-times arduous and costly process that cannabis companies have to go through in order to access banking services. 

ALTON - A steamboat docked near the Argosy Casino today in downtown Alton to load up on supplies and pick up additional crew members. The boat is with American Queen Voyages , a cruise line that offers river tours throughout North America. Over the next week, they will travel up the Mississippi River to Red Wing, Minnesota. “It is definitely nice to be able to travel for work, to be able to see all the different sections of the country that you wouldn’t normally be able to see on a road trip or by flying, even,” Alex Schuchter, one of the ship’s watchmen, said. “Getting to see things that most people aren’t going to see, the scenery and the nature; when we get up toward Minnesota, the cliffs and the mountains that we go through, and down towards Mississippi, all the plains and the forests and all that.” Like during any cruise, passengers stay in hotel rooms on the steamboat and enjoy amenities like buffets, open bars and live entertainment.

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Channel your inner Huck Finn on the STL Riverfront Adventure, a unique and unforgettable tour of St. Louis via the largest river in North America!   The five-hour trip begins

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Drivers who cruise the region with expired temp tags told the Post-Dispatch that the high price of sales taxes and the all-at-once payments hold them back from getting plates.

Dead & Company wrapped their Final Tour in San Francisco this weekend with a three-night stand at Oracle Park, and fans certainly weren’t disappointed. According to setlist.fm, the band, made up of Grateful Dead members Bob…

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The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase is going to be a little different this year — and much of the same. "It's in essence, the same thing, sort of," says Chris Clark, artistic director at Cinema St. Louis, which puts on the showcase.

“When a relationship ends, you need to move on, not get violent, cause harm and land yourself in jail,” said St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.

ALTON - Cherry Von Doom, otherwise known as Brittny Wheeler, took home the prize this weekend as the winner of the Kittenz of the Kulture Social Klub’s pinup contest. “This is such an empowering group of women. If you have self-confidence issues or anything at all, come and join this group,” Von Doom said of the ladies social club. The Kittenz of the Kulture Social Klub sponsors pinup contests across the Riverbend area. These contests are usually held alongside car shows. The All-Wheels Drive-In Car Show, held in downtown Alton on July 16, had over 200 classic vehicles on display for visitors to admire. The pinup contests pay homage to women’s culture and style of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Von Doom was dressed in a pink dress in honor of “Barbie,” a Warner Bros. Studio movie based on the Barbie doll franchise, which will be released on July 21. But for Von Doom and the other contestants, the social club and pinup contests aren’t just

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Ron Daugherty explains how Daugherty Business Solutions became involved in the Advocates Pro Tour, whose goal is to bring greater diversity to golf by developing African Americans and other minorities for careers in golf.