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ALTON - The Alton City Council moved quickly through passing several items on Wednesday night’s agenda during their first City Council meeting with newly-seated Alderman John Meehan. Among the items passed were several street closures to facilitate upcoming events, as well as improvements to a few streets around the city. The council unanimously approved the closure of 3rd street to facilitate the Funky Butt Brass Band Concert on Friday, July 14. The concert will be hosted by Alton Main Street and held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Park, located on the corner of East 3rd and Easton Street in Alton. Also approved were the closures of 3rd Street, State Street, and Belle Street to facilitate the All-Wheels Drive-In Car Show. The event was originally scheduled earlier this summer but was rescheduled due to rain - it will now be held this Sunday, July 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cars will be lined up along 3rd Street between Piasa and State Streets in downtown Alton.

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On paper, a 3-0 defeat seems definitive and dominant. But St. Louis City SC’s 3-0 defeat to Los Angeles FC was deceitful. The match had been dull and uneventful until the 72nd minute when LAFC opened the scoring.

Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour was the first tour in history to gross first $800 million, and then $900 million. Now, Billboard is revealing the final numbers when it…

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On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until July 24, “Killing The Buddha”: Reconstructing Zen is the 2023 Arthur Greenberg Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship exhibition, located in the Teaching

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On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until July 24, The Air That Inhabits features artworks by the current MFA in Visual Arts candidates of the Sam Fox

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On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until Aug. 6, African Modernism in America is the first major traveling exhibition to examine the complex connection between modern African

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced new legislation to improve national security by strengthening our United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC). The Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act would empower the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to recruit, retain and mobilize an elite sustainment force of Public Health Service uniformed servicemembers in response to public health emergencies. The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is one of the nation’s eight uniformed services, and is the only uniformed service with an exclusive focus on protecting our nation during public health emergencies, such as such as Ebola, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) joined Duckworth in introducing this legislation. “One of the most critical lessons we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is how important it is for our country to be prepared

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GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that road repairs on eastbound Interstate 270 between Illinois 3 and Riverview Drive in Missouri will require lane closures starting, weather permitting, at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 14. One eastbound lane will remain open at all times. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, July 17. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) today reintroduce the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2023, bicameral legislation to prohibit the use of the death penalty at the federal level and require re-sentencing of those currently on death row. “The death penalty is deeply flawed and disproportionately imposed on Black and Brown and low-income people in America,” said Durbin. “Our bill follows the lead of 23 states, including Illinois, by finally putting an end to this failed and unjust policy at the federal level. I thank Congresswoman Pressley and our colleagues who are joining us in this effort.” “State-sanctioned murder is not justice, and it’s time we abolish the cruel, racist, and fundamentally flawed death penalty that has been weaponized against Black, brown and low-income people for far too long,” said Pressley.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- A large group gathered near the Springfield Kerasotes YMCA on Thursday. They were there to support 16-year-old Abbigail Wheeler. For months, Wheeler and her family have been protesting rules at the YMCA regarding the organizations locker room policy. Wheeler, who was a member of the swim team at the YMCA, took [...]

Queen is back with episode 35 of their weekly YouTube series Queen the Greatest Live, and they continue to look at the process of adapting songs live for the stage, this time focusing…

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Who’s that kid that can travel through time? It’s you!   Follow the adventures of three friends as they travel back in time to learn from real-life inspirational heroes when

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Take an overseas adventure in this immersive exhibit that transports families to China, a country where a quickly changing modern lifestyle intersects with ancient values. Explore what life is like

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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Thursday he is drafting a bill to create a fund to pay for the medical care of radioactive contamination victims in the region.

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $10 million in funding for the third round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program provides training opportunities, expands the talent pipeline, and boosts diversity in the construction industry and building trades. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. “Since we first launched the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program two years ago, hundreds of underrepresented Illinoisans have learned new skills and advanced their careers—further strengthening our world-class workforce that is as diverse as our great state,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “As we continue to Rebuild Illinois—from roads and bridges to airports and transit systems—my administration is committed to ensuring that every resident, no matter their background

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Since 2010, every single person convicted of felony murder in St. Louis city has been Black, according to reporter Thomas Birmingham who did a recent deep dive on the peculiarities of felony murder in Missouri for the Appeal. Felony murder is a charge brought by prosecutors against individuals whose participation in a lesser criminal act leads to someone's death.

We are biased toward wildly wealthy businessmen, assuming that in order to amass billions of dollars a person must possess an exceptional level of intelligence or business savvy.

In June, Missouri's total cannabis sales came in at $121.2 million.