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The Allman Brothers Band is revisiting a classic live performance for a new release coming early next year. Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972, dropping January 12, captures a concert…

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A new book about the late Derek and the Dominos drummer Jim Gordon is due out in February, and it already has some superstar fans.  Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon…

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A woman's 12-year-old son early Tuesday shot her boyfriend in the head while the two adults were arguing, police said.

ALTON - Alton Ward 7 Alderman Nate Keener announced last night that he will be stepping down from his posts on the Alton Committee of the Whole and City Council at the end of this year to relocate for a new job in Springfield. “Today, I’m publicly announcing my resignation as Ward 7 Alderman effective Dec. 31, 2023,” Keener said at Monday’s committee meeting. “Earlier this year, I accepted a new job based in Springfield and due to this career change, my family and I will be relocating to central Illinois sometime after the first of the year.” Once Keener officially steps down, there will be an open vacancy for a new Ward 7 Alderperson yet to be appointed. Keener said he is “committed to helping make that transition as smooth as possible.” “It has been an honor to serve,” he added. “I’ve enjoyed meeting so many of you and hearing your ideas about how to make the city of Alton a better place to live, and

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If it's inflation day, it's also earnings day. And earnings increased nicely in November: These are both pretty good numbers: high enough to mean real gains for workers—especially after the big August decline—but not so high that it's likely to worry the Fed too much. Since the start of the pandemic, overall wages are now ...continue reading "Hourly earnings increased nicely in November"

From Construction Dive:  St. Louis-based McCarthy broke ground on a $285 million student housing development at University of Riverside in California, the contractor announced on Dec. 7. The 424,000-square-foot North District Phase 2 Student Housing Development is a form of intersegmental student housing, which allows enrolled students from Riverside Community College District to stay on […]

St. Louis CITY SC has the second-most digital engagement from fans during the MLS 2023 season, according to a new report.

WASHINGTON – Following a continuous stretch of severe weather events in Illinois, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today reintroduced the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act. The bill would reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster declaration process to make it more transparent and equitable to small and rural communities in larger states like Illinois. Due to FEMA’s disaster declaration process, states like Illinois face difficulties qualifying for federal aid to repair damage caused by natural disasters. Durbin first introduced the bill in 2012 afterFEMA denied federal assistance to Harrisburg, Illinois, and Ridgway, Illinois, following a devastating outbreak of storms and tornadoes. “Illinois often struggles to receive adequate aid from the federal government after severe weather strikes a community, causing serious damage. We must fix the broken metrics FEMA uses to determine

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the United States Senate: “I’m angry that we would consider walking away from Ukraine in this moment in history. For almost two years, they have fought off one of the most powerful militaries in the world—and given their lives to do it. And we said that we will stand by their side. Now, some members of Congress have grown impatient—they want it over with and they don’t want to talk about it anymore. Ukrainians are continuing to give their lives every day and we are ‘impatient?’ “What does it mean in the future when the United States says ‘we are on your side?’ Does it mean anything if we walk away from Ukraine? I don’t think so. “What we do has consequences—global and historic consequences. Vladimir

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EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High School Principal Dr. Steve Stuart is pleased to announce that 102 students from the EHS graduating class of 2024 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars. This prestigious award is based on the combination of the students’ exemplary college entrance exam scores (ACT/SAT) and their sixth-semester class rank and GPA. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency, presents this important recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students annually. This year, nearly 16,700 honorees join the other outstanding students who have been honored since the designation was first introduced in 1958. The award is non-monetary; each student receives a congratulatory letter and a certificate of achievement from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the state's college access and financial aid agency. The following seniors earned the

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Dennis Fanger told his children they couldn’t join the family business, Fenton-based Vivian Co., until after they went to college and got a job working for somebody else. “What I didn’t want them to do was think, ‘Okay, I’m just going to schlock an education, get that done and then go see Pop,’” he said. “I wanted them to have the experience of finding and earning a job and figuring out what they liked and didn’t.” So, before joining Vivian — which began in 1923 by selling…

Oh Elon. As we’ve discussed, Elon is infatuated with Community Notes as a sort of crowdsourced alternative to actually funding a trust & safety staff and tooling. And while we actually like Community Notes and think more social media should use similar tools, it’s simply not a full trust & safety replacement. But, over the […]

WOOD RIVER - Sun Catchers Tanning is celebrating 30 years, and if you ask owner Robert Jones, tanning is the secret to both his and the business’s longevity. “My old sunbed that I have at home, I go three times a week in it,” Jones said. “I’m 83, and I’ll probably go until the end of life because it keeps you that healthy.” Jones and his wife never expected to own a tanning salon when they got married 60 years ago. They opened a video store — one of the first in the area — but quickly realized that video was “a wintertime business.” By the time spring came around, people wanted to take trips and spend time outside. Jones and his wife installed a few tanning beds in the video store, and they were surprised by how popular they were. As the video business faded, they opened a full tanning salon and have stayed busy ever since. How did Jones and his wife become tanning experts? Jones attributes it to the two years

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The FBI is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the suspect's arrest.

Today is inflation day, and the news was generally good. Both CPI and core CPI were a little higher than last month but still in pretty good shape: The core rate of CPI has been rising a bit since its low point in June, but even at that it's still only running at 3.5%. That's ...continue reading "CPI remains low in November"

ALTON - The Marquette Catholic High School girls basketball team is young. Part of that young core is sophomore Allie Weiner. The team's leading scorer had a big game Monday night against the Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions. After scoring just two points in the first half, Allie went off to finish the game with 23 points, a career high. For her effort Allie Weiner is a Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Athlete of the Month for Marquette Catholic High School. The Explorers went on to beat Christ Our Rock 37-25 and move to 3-2 in the Gateway Metro Conference. The game was tied 10-10 at halftime before Allie had something to say about it. She scored nine straight points in the fourth quarter to put the game away. "She turned it on," Marquette head coach Whitney Sykes-Rogers said. "We have to have her score. She's a scorer and that's her big job. If she doesn't score, we kind of struggle. She had a great night and I'm happy for her." Along with her 23 points she had six

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ALTON - If you would like to find one of the best combinations of perseverance and self-awareness in a high school student, look no further than our most recent recipient of the Remarkable Redbird Senior Rhyann Reed. Rhyann is a four-year cadet for the ROTC at Alton High School. Rhyann was nominated by her ROTC leader, Master Sgt Katie Rosenbeck. Master Sgt Rosenbeck adds that Rhyann stands out because she has been spending her advisory hour tutoring another student to ensure that they pass a necessary class to graduate in the spring. She is also a student assistant in another class and has been mentoring a second-year ROTC cadet on how to teach drill. As a cadet in the program, she takes the initiative and always goes above and beyond. Rhyann enjoys mentoring of younger cadets as well. She is happy to help her fellow cadet gain confidence in themselves and other ROTC processes as well as general knowledge of ROTC itself. Ryann has also taken on responsibility for all fundraising

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Rod Stewart is going to help folks ring in the new year. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to perform on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper…

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