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CHICAGO – Lottery fever has set in across Illinois as the two multi-state lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball, reach a combined jackpot of $1.065 billion. The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight’s drawing now stands at $450 million - the third largest jackpot of 2023, while the Powerball jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing is an estimated $615 million - the 10th largest in the game’s history. As both jackpots climb, Illinois Lottery players will be hoping that their numbers come up for a chance to win larger-than-life sums of money. Just last year, a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot - the largest lottery prize ever won in Illinois and, at the time, the third largest lottery prize in U.S. history - was won with a single ticket purchased at the Speedway gas station in Des Plaines. So far this year, five Illinoisans have won prizes of $1 million or more playing the Mega Millions or Powerball games. In total, Mega Millions and Powerball player

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band headlined BST Hyde Park in London Thursday, July 6, and the huge crowd featured lots of famous faces.  According to Sky News, A-listers spotted taking in The…

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Missouri’s marijuana businesses will have fewer obstacles when it comes to accessing banking, but they must now get fingerprint background checks from all their new employees and contractors, under legislation that the governor signed Thursday. Few banks nationwide serve cannabis businesses and their owners — or even their auxiliary partners — because most want nothing to do with a business that sells a product the federal government still considers illegal. That’s true even in states that…

One man died, and six others are hurt after a highway crash Thursday afternoon in St. Francois County.

EAST ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Federal Court in St. Louis announced today that Jeremy P. Devaisher, 42, of Brighton, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for methamphetamine-related charges on Thursday, July 6, 2023. He was fined $200 and must also pay $100 in special assessments. Following his release from federal prison, Devaisher must complete five years of supervised release. Devaisher was arrested in Alton in January of 2022, while he was still on mandatory supervised release from the Illinois Department of Corrections for Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon. “Methamphetamine is dangerously addictive, it ruins lives, and it harms communities across southern Illinois,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “We work with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to ensure that repeat offenders face heightened penalties for choosing crime over peaceful rehabilitation.” “I am incredibly proud of the Alton Police Officers who helped put

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EDWARDSVILLE - Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is one step closer to opening in Edwardsville after the City Council gave their unanimous approval to grant a Special Use Permit for the restaurant. “This is Raising Cane’s coming to Edwardsville, which is pretty exciting,” Alderwoman Elizabeth Grant said as she introduced the item to the council. A few other aldermen expressed their excitement for the chicken chain to join the Edwardsville community. Alderwoman Jennifer Warren noted the location’s proximity to Chick-Fil-A in Glen Carbon, with Alderman William Krause joking there will be “dueling chickens” in the area. The City Council then voted unanimously to approve a Special Use Permit for the drive-thru facility, which will be constructed at 2104 Governors Parkway. No further details on a timeline for construction were available yet, but the project is set to move forward after the council gave their unanimous approval. A full

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Do you think that all the MAGA vaccine denial and mask vitriol is basically harmless? Hell, let 'em do whatever they want to their own bodies and then vent about it on Facebook. There's one group that would disagree: A new survey of physicians and biomedical scientists in the U.S. found that nearly two-thirds experienced ...continue reading "Two-thirds of all doctors have received vicious harassment over COVID-19"

POP! Goes the Easel – a juried art exhibit. POP art is art characterized by artistic visions of popular culture. See how local artists use their creative talents to create

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Gateway Arch Park Foundation presents a new series, Rockin’ the Riverfront, to bring fun, summer-long, family-friendly entertainment along the St. Louis’ Riverfront. Every Friday and Saturday from noon to 6 pm

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Join us for the 6th season of this playable, artist-designed, nine-hole mini golf installation, designed to be inclusive, family friendly and accessible. All proceeds from Golf the Galleries support The

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ALTON - The Alton Dispensary had its grand opening Friday morning and saw quite a turnout. People were lined up in front of the building awaiting on the doors to open at 10 a.m. The new dispensary, located at 1400 E Broadway, a short walk from Fast Eddies Bon Air, will be open seven days a week with current hours being Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The dispensary is cash only and has an ATM inside if needed. Many local businesses set up tents around the parking lot Friday morning and were out informing people about the cannabis industry. Food trucks were also on offer throughout the afternoon. Customers flowed in and out of the building during the morning, many of them happy to see the first cannabis legalization in Alton. Before, the closest dispensaries around were either in Collinsville or across the river in Missouri. The new Alton location has a helpful website that answers commonly asked questions regarding cannabis. It can be

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This September, the Tony-Award winner will celebrate the release of "King of Hearts" with a hometown crowd.

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Walgreens plans to close its distribution center in Edwardsville next month, eliminating around 400 jobs in the Metro East.

The veto blocks "Blair's Law" and "Max's Law" that would have increased penalties for celebratory gunfire and killing a police K-9 respectively.

Over at New York, John Herrman pulls no punches describing the American news business: American news is a smoldering wasteland....Cable news is in trouble, the twin threats of streaming and social-media video having sapped it of relevance....Print media is simply disappearing in much of the country, and where it still exists, it is in barely ...continue reading "Journalism is doomed! Journalism is better than ever!"

A former youth hockey coach was charged in federal court Thursday with multiple child sex crimes.