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Iggy Pop will make you a believer on cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus”
Iggy Pop sings on a new cover of the Depeche Mode song "Personal Jesus." The recording is featured on a new album by producing veteran Trevor Horn called Echoes: Ancient…
Guns N’ Roses debut new song, “The General,” at Hollywood Bowl show
Gun N’ Roses brought their tour to LA's Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, November 2, and treated the crowd to something special. In addition to their usual hits, like “Paradise City,” “Welcome…
Here's where Narwhal's Crafted will open its 3rd location
War helps usher in the holidays with “(Yes It’s) Christmas”
War wants to get you in the holiday spirit. The '60s legends just released their first holiday tune, “(Yes It’s) Christmas,” with a Dolby Atmos mix. You can listen to "(Yes…
St. Louis jury convicts man of murder in 2021 shooting
Prosecutors argued that Williams' actions constituted first-degree murder because he deliberated before returning to the neighborhood and opening fire.
Big regional spirits maker names St. Louis-based exec as next CEO
MGP Ingredients launched a succession plan with the planned retirement of its CEO at year's end. His successor will come from a St. Louis-based subsidiary.
Ferguson crash leaves 20-year-old dead early Friday morning
3 office tenants choose to stay in downtown St. Louis: 'Didn't want to abandon the city'
Three companies in the same downtown St. Louis office building have renewed long-term leases over the past year, choosing to stay in their current offices and footprints after examining options elsewhere.
WashU names leader for new $15M drug development accelerator
Washington University has named a leader of a new $15 million drug development accelerator that seeks to commercialize drug candidates from the university’s research efforts.
Lewis & Clark Enrollment Trending Upward Again
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College is seeing a turnaround in enrollment trends for the 2023-2024 academic year. “We are excited to see enrollment figures increasing again, as we continue to develop new opportunities to impact access and agility for students and to serve the community’s needs” said L&C President Ken Trzaska. Tenth day enrollment figures for Fall 2023 showed increases across the board, including total student headcount (5.6 percent), credit hours (8.9 percent) and both high school partnership (dual credit students in the high schools – 7.2 percent) and non-high school partnership students (4.8 percent, compared to the previous fall. Student headcount totaled 4,196. Spring 2023 also saw increases compared to Spring 2022. Total headcount was 4,007 students, up 9.6 percent from the previous year – with credit hours at 32,869, an increase of 5 percent. Notably, part-time students (2,852) and part-time credit hours (16,061)
Crown Candy Will Get Speed Bumps After Years of Waiting
Andy Karandzieff has seen all kinds of chaotic driving in front of his restaurant, Crown Candy Kitchen. There have been people chasing each other at high speeds as they fly past a stop signs and a driver who hit a school bus. Once, two drivers decided to run a stop sign and collided in front of the historic Old North restaurant.
Messenger: A rabbi’s growing fear that Cori Bush is contributing to antisemitism
President Biden is not especially unpopular, part 1 million
I saw yet another article today about the "deeply unpopular" Joe Biden. You know what that means: I'm going to put up the latest version of The Chart: Are you tired of seeing this? Tough. I'm going to keep posting it over and over and over until either (a) the nonsense about Biden's unpopularity stops, ...continue reading "President Biden is not especially unpopular, part 1 million"
Pritzker Administration Fines Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Illinois $231,900 For Failing To Properly Update Provider Directories
CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) announced today fines totaling $231,900 for Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, for violations of the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act (NATA) requirements for health insurers to post up-to-date, accurate, and complete provider directory information. Earlier this year, following a targeted market conduct examination of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, the Department fined HCSC for violating NATA and ordered the company to take corrective action, including updating provider directories and making the information clearer to consumers. * Market conduct examinations allow the regulatory agency to review insurance companies' compliance with state and federal laws. The health insurer’s delayed compliance with implementing changes to its provider directories to address the NATA violations resulted in the new fine. “Consumers rely on their health insurance
Bost Secures $3 Million For Water Treatment Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives approved funding today for interior programs and public health and safety, including several local projects championed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12). Bost secured $3 million for three projects strengthening water treatment and sanitation at facilities in Dietrich, Centralia, and Teutopolis. "Being a governing conservative means fighting for our Southern Illinois values while delivering real results for the people you represent,” said Bost. “That’s why I’m proud the House approved funding I requested to improve sewer and water treatment projects in Dietrich, Centralia, and Teutopolis. These are important steps forward for the many thousands of rural Southern Illinoisans who rely on these facilities for public health and sanitation.” The Southern Illinois projects funded by the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill include: $1 million for Dietrich, IL, for a sanitary sewe
Inmate sends death threats to judges, threatens to blow up St. Louis courthouse
On June 1, 2022, officials at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse received handwritten letters containing death threats, signed by Russell, and addressed to a sitting federal judge and a retired probation office
Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Colleagues In Statement Regarding Humanitarian Aid To Civilians In Gaza
CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, together with U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ed Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), released the following statement: “The tragic war in Gaza, initiated by Hamas terrorist attacks on innocent civilians on October 7, is causing heartbreaking suffering among Israelis, Palestinians and citizens of other nations living in the region. “Israel has the right and obligation to defend itself against Hamas, whose leadership continues to state clearly that their goal is the complete annihilation of Israel. Israel also has the obligation, pursuant to international law, to conduct that defense in such a way as to minimize harm to civilians and allow
Has anyone rented at ballparkheights or heard of them? They got 100% 5 star reviews but are probably paid for by them… seems too good to be true
Midwest Members Credit Unioin 'Eagles Of The Month'
BETHALTO - Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Eagles of the Month” program at Civic Memorial High School. Senior students are selected each month by members of the Civic Memorial faculty to represent each department. All students are awarded a certificate and a Subway gift card. Two Seniors (1 female student and 1 male student) that were selected each month will have the opportunity to compete for a $500.00 “Eagles of the Year” scholarship each at the end of the school year. 2023 October's Eagles of the Month winners: Math - Aubrey Falk Visual Arts - Isla Schiling Social Studies - Reagan Bloodworth PE/Health – Adam Ogden Choir – Marissa Kudelka Band – Emily Bonnell Science – Madelyn Ogden English – Lucas Naugle C.T.E. – Wesley Stewart Teacher of the Month winner: Art – Shawn Callies Congratulations to all the Civic Memorial “Eagles of the Month” and the “Teacher of
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