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The company already operates locations in nearby communities, including Sunset Hills, Kirkwood and Webster Groves.

ALTON - Legislation sponsored by State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) to create the Rural Education Advisory Council was recently signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker. “The Rural Education Advisory Council has been created to ensure that rural and small schools have a voice in Illinois’ education system,” said Rep. Amy Elik. “Small and rural school districts are faced with many challenges. The intent of this new law is to open the line of communication between the State Board of Education, State Superintendent, and small and rural schools.” Public Act 103-0497 (SB 1787) sponsored by Representative Amy Elik, amends the Illinois School Code to create the Rural Education Advisory Council. Provides that the purpose of the council is to exchange thoughtful dialogue concerning the needs, challenges, and opportunities of rural districts and to provide policy recommendations to the State. Rep. Elik added, “Rural and small schools desired a formal

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Prosecutors in St. Louis brought assault charges this morning against Khaled Salameh, 58, for allegedly striking one of his employees at a store in the St. Louis Place Neighborhood. Salameh appears to be the same individual a 2017 Post-Dispatch article refers to as "a politically connected St. Louis businessman."

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ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford provided a report about a crash at 12:33 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, involving a single vehicle on Alby Street near the intersection with Big Arch Road. Ford said the police department's preliminary investigation revealed that a distraction within the vehicle caused the driver not to see the vehicle in front of her slowing/stopping to turn and the driver subsequently swerved to avoid striking the vehicle and then left the roadway. "The vehicle subsequently overturned after swerving and leaving the roadway," Ford said. "The driver of the vehicle was transported via Alton Fire Department Ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries." Traffic in the area was disrupted by the crash for about 45 minutes when the scene was cleared.

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WASHINGTON — As a former bartender and current tipped worker, Trupti Patel knows that customers tend to get grabby when there is alcohol involved. After working in the food service industry for more than a decade, she is accustomed to dealing with drunk customers who get out of hand, especially if they become belligerent or […]

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Here is your super short guide to tomorrow's election in Ohio: December: Ohio abolishes August elections because they are wasteful and attract low turnouts. February: Two pro-choice groups submit language for a referendum in November to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. May: In a turnaround, Republicans vote for one last August election this ...continue reading "A very brief guide to Tuesday’s election in Ohio"

The chef behind the Bengelina Hospitality Group says he is moving three of his restaurants out of St. Louis' Botanical Heights neighborhood after failed attempts to buy their respective buildings.

This is the altar at the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur in the Montmartre district of Paris.

Album covers are often just as memorable as the music featured in the release, and there's no doubt some covers are truly iconic. Billboard is chiming in with their thoughts on the…

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More than two years after a viral video documented disparities between the men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments, a St. Louis-based law firm has played a key role in assessing how much progress the NCAA has made in 88 other tournaments.

In a Moment of the Day show-stopper, 2-and-a-half-year-old Parker got a new playmate over the weekend. One that fits in a shopping cart.

The cafe's drive-thru lane is designed as more of a rapid pick-up window for mobile orders rather than a traditional drive-thru window with a menu board.

Bold Xchange, a St. Louis startup focused on employee and event gifting, hopes to accelerate its growth after closing on a pre-seed funding round. The startup raised $510,000 in its oversubscribed financing round, eclipsing its target of $500,000.

There’s an interesting thing that happens all too often in trademark cases, whereby people seem to flip the underlying argument. We see it in cases where someone opposes the registration of a certain trademark, and the party seeking the trademark complains that the government is trying to “censor” them or limit their speech, when more […]

Today on TAP: Exhibit A is the case of the EpiPen. It should cost a few dollars rather than the $600 or more charged by monopolist Viatris.