It's official, it's going to get way too cold in St. Louis this holiday weekend. This morning, the City of St. Louis issued an alert stating that winter storm and wind chill watches will be in effect starting Thursday at 6 p.m. The alert warns that we could see between 1 and 3 inches of snow (or maybe even more) and starting Friday have wind gusts as high as 50 mph.
Construction starts for single-family homes were down 4.1% in November. That's hardly a surprise. But starts for new apartment units were up 4.8%: In case you think this is unusual, it's actually part of a very long-term trend: The single-family housing market is a boom-and-bust affair, but with a marked secular trend downward over the ...continue reading "Raw data: Single family starts were down 4% in November"
EDWARDSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces Illinois Route 159 will be closed to all traffic from Illinois Route 143/Old Alton Road, over the Mooney Creek and Cahokia Creek structures, to 3,000’ south of Roman Hills Road beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday until 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2023. IDOT said in addition, the westbound right lane closure on Illinois 143, west of Illinois 159, will be ongoing through the duration of these repairs. Illinois 159 will remain open to traffic from south of Roman Hills Road to Illinois 140. "A marked detour will be in place utilizing Illinois 143, Illinois 255, and Illinois 140," IDOT said. "This closure is to complete emergency slope repairs and installation of permanent sheet piling to stabilize the shoulder and roadway. Work is being completed by Keller Construction." To avoid the work area, when feasible, the use of alternate routes should be considered. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions
JEFFERSON COUNTY - Illinois State Police District 13 is investigating a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred at 1:18 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2022, on Interstate 57 northbound at milepost 102.5 in Jefferson County. The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 13 VEHICLES: Unit 1 – Unknown Truck-Tractor/ Semi-Trailer Unit 2 – 2016 White Nissan SUV DRIVERS: Unit 1 – Unknown Unit 2 – 40-year-old male from Shreveport, LA – Transported to an area hospital with injuries. PASSENGERS: Unit 2 – 41-year-old female from Shreveport, LA – Transported to an area hospital with injuries. Unit 2 – Juvenile male from Shreveport, LA– Transported to an area hospital with injuries. Unit 2 – 67-year-old male from Shreveport, LA – Deceased, Pending next-of-kin notification. Unit 2 – 61-year-old female from Shreveport, LA – Deceased, Pending next-of-kin
Maybe, just maybe, before we rush to pass questionable new laws about “protecting children online,” we should look to make use of the old ones? The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has been in place for years, and it has problems, but so many companies ignore it. I’ve mentioned in the past how I […]
The winter storm warning is in place beginning Thursday and will last until Friday. A wind chill effect begins on Friday and continues through Saturday. These are extremely risky conditions.
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The local leader of the firm, with 96 attorneys here and 181 total full-time employees, said it's important that professional firms remain in the city, "but to meet the needs of our employees this is the best fit for us."
Yesterday I pondered a question about fentanyl: it first became available on the street in the late 1970s, but it wasn't until 2013 that its use suddenly skyrocketed in the US. Why did it take so long for that to happen, given that it's practically a perfect drug for narcosyndicates? Via Twitter, Beau Kilmer at ...continue reading "Here’s why fentanyl took until 2013 to become popular"
This article originally ran in the Waterways Journal on Nov. 28, 2022. A lot has changed in the years since Robert Sinkler, former commander of the Rock Island Engineer District, began his efforts to persuade terminals and ports on the Upper Mississippi River and along the Illinois River to band together in statistical port districts. Local business and civic leaders now […]
by Diana Wilhold, Deputy Executive Director/COO, Construction Forum All good outcomes start with relationships, aligned missions, and focused action. In November, I was asked by a former colleague at BJC HealthCare if the Forum would have any resources to help Patrick Henry Elementary school in the Saint Louis Public Schools to create equal access for […]
ALTON - Jim Hanlon has a lasting love with Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Alton. After all, it is the church his mother first took him to as a child. In essence, he was raised in the church. Jim, the church priest Jeff Holtman, and the entire congregation have embarked on an aggressive crusade to preserve the long history of the church in the community. Pastor Holtman is also heavily involved and has his heart in the project. The structure is in need of Old Cathedral repairs and some serious renovation. Slightly over half of the $800,000 has been raised for the capital campaign, but Hanlon, who is assisting with the coordination of the fundraiser, says much more still needs to be raised. Hanlon also stresses that St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral and Parish have long been a centerpiece of the Christian Hill area, with some of Alton's most treasured historical homes. The purpose of the capital campaign is to restore the structure of the church with needed repairs in stone and
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