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Cara Spencer tapped into wide margins and higher turnout in South City to propel her to a mayoral race blowout Tuesday over incumbent Tishaura Jones.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to defend the discretion of public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, to incorporate LGBTQ-inclusive books into their curricula without offering parents an option to opt out. The brief was filed in support of the respondents in Mahmoud v. Taylor and argues that the use of curricula with LGBTQ-inclusive books without an opt-out option falls within public schools’ longstanding authority to foster safe learning environments. Although the case specifically focuses on policies of the Montgomery Country Board of Education, the Supreme Court’s decision in the case could be consequential for public schools nationwide. “Inclusive classroom environments help all students feel valued and respected and allow everyone to thrive,” Raoul said. “I will continue to work with my fellow attorneys general

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PONTOON BEACH/GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that westbound Interstate 270 will be reduced to one lane between Interstate 255 and Illinois 203 in Madison County starting, weather permitting, at 9 p.m. Friday, April 11, for road widening. One lane will remain open. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, April 14. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on the social media platform X at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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GRANITE CITY – Two students from Granite City Community Unit School District #9 have been honored for their creativity and commitment to environmental awareness in the Madison County Green Schools Programs' 2025 Clean Air Bookmark Contest. First-grader Jace Boyer from Wilson 1-2 Education Center and seventh-grader Lauren Wilson from Coolidge Junior High School both secured first-place awards in their respective categories. The contest, which received a total of 424 entries from multiple schools, aimed to engage students in environmental advocacy. For grades K-2, participants were encouraged to design bookmarks that expressed their care for clean air. Boyer’s design stood out among 246 entries from 11 schools, earning him first place. In the grades 6-8 category, which focused on solutions to air pollution, Lauren Wilson’s entry was selected from 178 submissions across seven schools. As winners, Boyer and Wilson will each receive a certificate, a Kindle

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Fans of the St. Louis Blues rallied around the National Hockey League franchise during a record-setting 12-game winning streak, with television ratings and attendance growing as the team piled up the wins.

The nearly 1 million-square-foot warehouse currently under construction will be occupied by Amazon.

The Meramec River crested Tuesday in Valley Park.

EDWARDSVILLE - Ivy Hall Dispensary invites the community to its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony. At 9 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025, Ivy Hall and the Ed-Glen Chamber of Commerce will mark the dispensary’s opening with a ribbon-cutting. Attendees can expect plenty of “canna-gifts,” specials, and free coffee from Goshen Coffee. Starting at 4 p.m., every shopper will receive free tacos from Takozz Food Truck. Director of Marketing Jonny Boucher expressed the dispensary’s excitement to share their work with the City of Edwardsville. “Anybody that wants to start their Friday off right, come down and celebrate with us,” Boucher said. “It’s really, really important to us at Ivy Hall that people see us being a part of the community and not just being another dispensary or cannabis retailer. That’s why we partnered with the Ed-Glen Chamber, because we want to be an active business partner in the community as well as just being

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Out-of-town scammers are turning the mail into a money-making scheme, and it can cost you thousands with just one hit.

The two Congressional Review Act resolutions now go to President Trump.

David Bowie fans are apparently really into vinyl records.The U.K.'s Official Charts recently came out with a list of the bestselling vinyl records of the past 10 years, and while Taylor Swift’s…

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Flight Club St. Louis is celebrating the grand opening of its new patio with the Garden Party on the Patio on April 9 from 4-8 PM. Guests can enjoy live […]

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The best wine down Wednesday downtown! We open at 4pm, get here early for the best seats. Band goes on at 6pm. Happy hour all night long!

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Antionette “Toni” Cousins, president of the St. Louis Board of Education, finished in fourth place after a tumultuous year overseeing the district.

JERSEYVILLE – Major renovations to three of Jerseyville’s municipal buildings were highlighted in a recent “workshop” meeting of Jerseyville city officials on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Building and Zoning Director Jeff Soer said upgrades were urgently needed at City Hall, which is attached to the Police and Fire Department buildings at 115 E. Prairie St. “We hadn’t done anything to City Hall since 1998,” Soer said. “It was not energy efficient, needed a lot of work.” City Hall previously lacked insulation, making it cold in the winter months; Soer said a new exterior “skin” of the building now contains insulation. In addition to a new HVAC system, new roofs were also installed on City Hall and the Police and Fire buildings, all of which received upgrades to their facades. “It’s done very well this year through the winter,” he added. “It was always freezing in City Hall, drafty … this year

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I’m not going to rehash the entire recent history of book bans/book challenges in this nation. Suffice to say that ever since Trump first took office in 2017, there’s been a significant increase in the number of suddenly “concerned” citizens seeking to remove books from libraries and a corresponding, equally-significant increase in legislation seeking to […]