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An alternating mix of rain and snow could come to the St. Louis region in the next two days with another cold front expected at the end of the week.

wtf? Congressional leaders reached a $1.66 trillion agreement Sunday to finance the federal government in 2024, preserving funding for key domestic and social safety net programs in the face of GOP demands to cut the government’s budget. After months and months of demanding cuts beyond the numbers agreed to in the debt ceiling agreement, they've ...continue reading "After 8 months, Republicans agree to budget from 8 months ago"

CHICAGO – As Illinois’ overall respiratory illness level has increased from Moderate to High in the past week and more than half the counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public to stay up-to-date on all respiratory illness vaccines and to stay home and seek treatment if you are sick. This health guidance is being offered as seasonal respiratory viruses - including COVID-19, flu and RSV - are circulating widely and the CDC is reporting that 61 Illinois counties are at either High or Medium level for COVID-19 hospital admissions, according to the CDC’s national COVID Data Tracker , as of the week ending December 23. A total of 18 counties in Illinois are listed at High level for COVID-19 hospitalizations (compared to 14 counties in the week prior) and 43 are at a Medium level in the latest week (compared to 50 counties in the week prior), including Cook,

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The Prairie State is listed at #36 on the U.S. News 2023 Best States list. Illinois has moved down six spots from 30 in 2021.

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High junior boys basketball player Iose Epenesa scored six points, and contributed to a great defensive effort that held the top three players on Collinsville to a combined 31 points as the Tigers dealt the Kahoks their first loss of the season 42-38 on Jan. 5 at Lucco-Jackson Gym. Edwardsville broke a three-game losing skid with the win and also broke Collinsville's 17-game winning streak to start the season, with the Kahoks tied for number two in the state with Homewood-Flossmoor in this week's Illinois Associated Press Class 4A poll, behind top-ranked Chicago Curie. For the season, Epenesa's made a significant contribution to the team, averaging 6.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, adding on 18 assists, four steals and two blocked shots as the Tigers improved to 11-6 with the win. Epenesa is a Johnston Law Firm Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. "I'm feeling really excited, and I don't even know what to say," Epenesa said in his postgame interview

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This week, both our winning comments on the insightful side come in response to worrisome ruling in California that denied Section 230 protections to Snapchat because it has disappearing messages. In first place, it’s radix with thoughts on the potential implications: I can’t wait for every document shredding company to be swept up in every […]

"It just goes to show that people are still kind," one client said.

My friend, a confirmed vegetarian, suggested I try Royale, a family pub in the South Tower Grove area.  “Their Beet Reuben on Marble Rye is the BOMB!” she said. A Royal Treat So off to Royale I went along with, Robin, JC, and Lucy. Once inside the neighborhood watering hole, you can nestle into a... 

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Michael Rice was found fatally shot in the stomach near the sidewalk just before 2 p.m. Saturday in the 5500 block of Page Boulevard, where he also lived, police said.