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The St. Louis-based medical cannabis business is tackling several expansion moves before legal adult-use cannabis sales are expected to start next year, including a new dispensary, an enlarged production facility and a venture into Kansas City.

CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of`18 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of a substitute teacher at a North Carolina Catholic high school whose employment was terminated after announcing plans to marry his same-sex partner. The coalition argues that the First Amendment does not give an employer the right to illegally discriminate against an employee because of their sex. The brief , filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School et al., supports a ruling by the North Carolina federal district court in favor of the teacher’s arguments that the school violated Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act by discriminating on the basis of sex. “No employer has the right to fire an employee based on who they love or who they are,” Raoul said. “I am committed to standing with my fellow attorneys general to fight workplace discrimination by ensuring that all employers

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The city has quietly replaced its police chief and will allow him to retire voluntarily months after he was pulled over and given a ride home by another chief rather than arrested.

CHICAGO - A Macoupin County man - 22-year-old Allyn Matthew Burtle - prosecuted was sentenced to six years in prison for solicitation of child pornography followed by two years of probation for possession of child pornography, Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced today. Burtle was prosecuted by Raoul's office. Burtle was sentenced on Thursday by Macoupin County Circuit Court Judge Joshua Meyer after pleading guilty to one Class X felony count of child pornography solicitation and one Class 2 felony count of possession of child pornography with a victim under the age of 13. “Every day, members of my Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force work tirelessly to identify and track down individuals who assault and exploit children,” Raoul said. “This sentencing highlights the vital work of this task force. I will continue to partner with law enforcement and state’s attorneys throughout Illinois to ensure justice for victims of exploitation and sexual assault.&rdquo

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The 14 new ward profiles have been updated with all candidates who filed earlier this week. The profiles are now all listed together here for easier access.

WonderLight’s Christmas at World Wide Technology Raceway features approximately 2 miles of LED Christmas lights synchronized to rocking Christmas music.   Open nightly from Nov. 11 to Jan. 1, including

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year.   Celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful projections,

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Neil Diamond's been out of the spotlight since he announced in 2018 that he was retiring from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. But the legendary artist will hit…

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Artist Kelly Kristin Jones joined St. Louis on the Air to discuss her exhibition at The Luminary called ‘nwl’ or ‘nice white ladies’. We talk about how the exhibition addresses white women’s role in upholding white supremacy, and the importance of community conversation in rejecting it.

EDWARDSVILLE - The City Council will convene for its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at the R.P. Lumber Center, 6289 Tiger Drive. The meeting is open to the public and will be held in the first-floor community room. Ongoing repairs at City Hall, 118 Hillsboro Avenue, will prevent the City Council from gathering there for the December 6 meeting. The R.P. Lumber Center is operated by the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, and includes an ice rink, track and fitness area, study and game room for teens, and community meeting space. It opened in June near Edwardsville High School. A portion of the first and second floors of City Hall incurred water damage the day before Thanksgiving when an upstairs faucet overflowed overnight. The City Council chamber and the adjacent Governor Edwards Conference Room on the first floor sustained damage. The City is in the process of compiling cost estimates and making updates and repairs to the space. City committee and

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Prosecutors charged Zavion McGee, 18, with two counts each of second-degree burglary, stealing and property damage for burglaries at a cafe and a medical marijuana dispensary in the Central West End.

The rehabbed Midland Boulevard bridge over I-170 will reopen Saturday; it has been closed to traffic since June.

The museum is now 36,000 square feet, four times larger than it was before.

Travis Thomas, a consultant for St. Louis University's men's soccer team and a former Principia College player, is in his third year as the U.S. national team's leadership and team dynamics coach.

Listen to an episode about “The Cheater” on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. St. Louis record label Musicland USA only released one major song, but it was a big one. In St. Louis, no other one-hit wonder approaches Bob Kuban and the In-Men’s “The Cheater.” An eight-piece band formed in 1964 by local drummer Bob Kuban, …

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Barrel-aged beers are a new addition to the portfolio of this Metro East brewery, which until now has focused heavily on lagers and a rotating series of hazy IPAs.

December 7 will mark what would have been the late Harry Chapin's 80th birthday, and that milestone is being celebrated with a worldwide screening of a star-studded documentary about the…

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Dylan Jackson was hit by a vehicle in October 2019 at the intersection of Goodfellow Boulevard and Lalite Avenue.

Miracle is a Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar that serves seasonal cocktails in a festive setting. With kitschy holiday décor, professionally developed drinks and the nostalgic energy of the best office

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