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Renovations include new decor; upgrades in the deli, bakery and seafood service areas; and electronic shelf tags.

"I'm just numb," father Darryl Moore said. "I didn't know he was going to be out that late. I regret it, letting him go to that party."

WOOD RIVER - After multiple delays and much discussion, the appointment of members of the Wood River Planning Commission has finally been approved as of the last City Council meeting on June 19 - though the final list of appointees is notably different from the list that was considered previously. The approved list of Planning Commission appointees is as follows: David Watts (new appointment) Steve Erslon (new appointment, replacing Terri Walker) Chairman: Jesse Daniels Ex-Officio: Councilman Bill Dettmers This varies from the previously considered list, which was as follows: Sara Hall (reappointment) Sheila Angel (reappointment) Shelly Fitzgerald (reappointment) Kristen Burns (new appointment, replacing Terri Walker) Chairman: Jesse Daniels Ex-Officio: Councilman Bill Dettmers Mayor Tom Stalcup thanked the individuals who decided to step down from the commission due to new rules implemented by the City Council limiting the number of different committees

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On a walk Saturday night, Taylor Sprehe noticed something odd on the sidewalk in front of his house. A baggie full of what looked like small pebbles weighed down two pieces of paper. Sprehe thought it was garbage.

A Maryland Heights woman is in custody after repeatedly trying to enter a neighbor's residence while they were home with their children.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman really seems to underestimate the kinds of people who sign up to be Reddit mods, and their willingness to go to extreme lengths if you start pushing them. We’ve discussed the nonsensical nature of Huffman’s new API efforts, as well as his stupid response to the subreddit blackout which caused many […]

Brick Burger, a LEGO-inspired food experience, is coming to St. Louis later this year.

Though she didn't mention them by name, Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) is so exasperated by Missouri's current two senators, Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, that she longs for the days of Roy Blunt. Yesterday Bush told reporters during a Juneteenth event that right now she's "in a tough spot" vis-a-vis working with the two Missourians currently in the Senate. "At least I had Roy Blunt," she said, referring to the two-term senator whose tenure in the Senate overlapped with Bush's in the House of Representatives by two years.

Juvenile authorities charged the teen with behavior injurious and released him to his parents, a spokesman said. They are reviewing other charges.

From Brookings:  This March, the White House released an interactive map displaying the over $470 billion in private industrial investments announced since January 2021. These investments in semiconductors, clean energy, electric vehicles, and batteries are the result of a renewed economic and national security vision, as National Security Advisory Jake Sullivan argued in an April […]

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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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Tower Grove Park broke ground Tuesday on new basketball courts — bringing them back to the prominent south St. Louis park decades after their removal and, in the eyes of some, helping to make the park more racially inclusive. The park’s installation of two courts near the intersection of Arsenal Street […]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) will host employment screening events for its Juvenile Justice Specialist Intern positions. The positions are full-time, year-round, shift-work positions and there are job openings at the following Illinois youth centers: Chicago, Warrenville, St. Charles, Grafton, and Harrisburg. The position has a starting salary of $54,648; and interested applicants must attend an upcoming required screening event to be considered. Illinois Youth Center- 3825 Campton Hills Rd., St. Charles, IL July 11, 2023 Aug 15, 2023 Sept 19, 2023 Alton Mental Health Center, Auditorium, 4500 College Ave., Alton, IL July 13, 2023 Aug 17, 2023 Sept 21, 2023 All screenings begin at 8 a.m. and last four to six hours. Applicants should wear comfortable attire for physical agility testing and must complete an online application prior to arrival. A copy of the applicant’s driver’s license, birth certificate, college

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ALTON - Race down the Illinois River on a homemade raft Saturday, July 8 during the annual Great Illinois River Raft Race which takes off once again along the Hardin riverfront. Two raft races and a kayak race will highlight a full day of river-focused activities starting at 3 p.m. and ending at midnight. The raft races – featuring two separate classes of homemade rafts – begin at 4 p.m. Entry fees are $20 per person before July 8 and $30 the day of the race. Registration is on-going through July 8. Participants should register here: https://illinoisriverraftrace.com . The fun includes a Bags Competition, a kayak raffle, a basket drop, live music, bounce houses, food, beer garden, vendors and games. Radio station 92.3 will also do a live remote from the Hardin riverfront from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will also be a fireworks show taking place at dark. The event is free and open to the public. “There’s nothing like watching a bunch of homemade rafts try to race

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SPRINGFIELD – Waterfowl hunters are encouraged to mark their calendars for the upcoming waterfowl hunting blind drawings that will take place at numerous public hunting areas throughout Illinois in July and August. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host traditional blind drawings at all sites scheduled for this hunting year. Participants are advised to follow any site-specific drawing procedures. Duck and goose hunters must register in person for waterfowl blind site drawings and must be present at the drawing held at each location designated below immediately after the registration period to claim their blind sites. Mail-in or pre-registrations are not accepted. Blind allocations for these sites are good for one year or two years, as listed below. To participate in a drawing, all applicants must present a 2022 or 2023 regular Illinois hunting license; a 2022 or 2023 Illinois Migratory Waterfowl Stamp at the time they register, unless exempted by law;

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Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who has refused to sign off on the amendment's potential cost estimate, will have to do so, the judge ordered

Several tenants said Monday they had concerns about security long before the incident. And the family of the boy who died said they warned him about the streets and wondered how to tackle the problem of kids with guns in…