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A St. Louis-area location is among 87 more namesake Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stores the retailer said Friday that it will close, in addition to the 150 locations already on the chopping block. The company added a restructuring and turnarounds specialist to its board last week as it considers bankruptcy.

The new 4 Hands tasting room will be part of the District, the entertainment development that has replaced the Taubman Prestige Outlets.

GREENVILLE, IL. - Sparklight® , a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded a $3,000 grant to Bond County Community Foundationthrough the company’s Charitable Giving Fund . Twenty-eight non-profit organizations across the company’s 24-state footprint received grants totaling more than $110,000 during the company’s most recent award period. Bond County Community Foundation received the grant to assist with the Bond County Secret Santa Society which makes the holidays brighter for children who might not otherwise have anything under their trees. “The generous donation we received from Sparklight went to help families in need during the holiday season and in 2023. Bond County Secret Santa Society not only helps families who may not be able to afford Christmas, but we also help throughout the year with expenses that may occur for families due to illness, natural disaster, job loss, or tragedy such as death of a loved one or house fire,”

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Supporters say local laws shouldn’t interfere with the practice of veterinary medicine.

CHAMPAIGN, IL. - Governor JB Pritzker today announced construction will begin on the $100 million investment for the Illini Hall Replacement and Altgeld Hall Renovation Project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus. The funding is made possible by the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois Capital program, in conjunction with $40 million from University of Illinois System’s Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) and $52 million in institutional contributions. “Our historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois Capital plan leaves no aspect of infrastructure untouched—roads, bridges, transit systems, and educational facilities included,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “I couldn’t be happier to announce a joint investment from the state and our institutional partners to completely restore Altgeld Hall and construct a new facility to replace Illini Hall at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. From a state-of-the-art data science center to ne

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Last year, Kate Bush's 1985 song "Running Up that Hill (A Deal with God)" topped charts worldwide thanks to its inclusion in the Netflix hit Stranger Things. But it looks like Linda Ronstadt may…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Blakely Hockett, a sophomore guard for the Edwardsville girls' basketball team, has helped the Tigers with solid defensive play and also encourages her teammates constantly. And in the Tigers' 42-34 win over Civic Memorial on Jan. 28, Hockett made vital contributions to the come-from-behind win as Edwardsville came back from an 11-0 Eagles run to start the game with a first-quarter run of their own to get back into the game, eventually finishing by scoring 16 unanswered points after CM scored the first basket of the final quarter to take the win. "It's good. I'm happy that the team won," Hockett said in a postgame interview, "and starting our streak back up again. I think we played really well together tonight and we shared the ball." The fact that the Tigers rallied back and chipped away at the Eagles' lead to go ahead in the final quarter to take the win is a good sign indeed for the team. "I think we just finished strong, our team didn't give up at all," Hockett

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Frank C. Sun, 69, was pronounced dead early Tuesday at SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton.

Take an overseas adventure in this immersive exhibit that transports families to China, a country where a quickly changing modern lifestyle intersects with ancient values. Explore what life is like

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Couples names: Gene and Ilona Breden City: Hardin Date met or started dating: September 30, 1970 Date married: February 27, 1971 What makes your relationship special? I was stationed in Germany when I met Ilona. She was a beautiful German girl. We fell in love immediately and dated until January 1970 when I received orders for Viet Nam. I decided that we should get married while home on leave. I brought her to the states in February 1971 and we were married. We have been married for 51 years and have 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. I still love her dearly and cannot imagine my life without her. Share a memory you have made together: Our grandchildren and our great-grandchild who are the joy of our life together.

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4 Hands Brewing Company, a popular St. Louis brewery, is planning to expand its footprint in Chesterfield later this year.

The St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority is the city’s biggest property owner.

EDWARDSVILLE – Lindsey Wold, founder of Amygdala Co., client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has won Justine Peterson’s 2022 Small Business of the Year Award. Amygdala Co. is a local company that specializes in helping children who have negative unwanted externalizing behaviors, along with their families, by implementing parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Founded by Wold, this company focuses on positive and effective communication between a parent and their child. “I saw the need to help parents and children communicate,” said Wold. “I immediately informed and congratulated our clinicians of the recognition. They are the ones doing the work and are changing families’ lives.” The Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at SIUE began working with Wold and Amygdala Co. back in 2020. With the help and support of the SBDC, Wold was first introduced to Justine

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From The St. Louis America:  The beginning of Orvin Kimbrough’s pathway to success was far from smooth. Yet, he now serves as the chair and CEO of Midwest BankCentre. He is the first and only African American to lead one of the 100-plus mainstream banks in the St. Louis region. Midwest BankCentre is St. Louis’ second […]

From WCEM:  Work at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy has temporarily changed most residents’ lives on campus. You can often find veterans at the construction site of the new facility, watching the new structure go up. ”It’s…it’s pretty special,” Structural Steel Superintendent Shane Cross said. “I take a lot of pride in it, that were […]

The organization has spent 15 seasons crafting intimate, inclusive concerts across the city.

Couples Names: Matt and Lisa City: Alton Date met/started dating: November 1, 2018 Date Married: October 10, 2020 What makes your relationship special? We both had been married previously many years ago with ugly breakups. We had both prayed for many years to find the right person to share our lives with and had many bad relationships. I (Lisa) volunteered at Hope Rescues and volunteered with Matt’s son and daughter. His son Chris introduced us and we attended a fundraiser event for Hope. We talked all night and I knew immediately he was the one I was meant to spend the rest of my life with. We shared the same Christian and family values. Share a memory you have made together: 1 year after we met at that fundraiser Matt proposed to me in front of everyone at that event including our immediate families who all attended.

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I was piddling around with something related to the Tyre Nichols killing—I don't quite remember what—and decided to look at police killings by both race and age. We all know that Black people are killed at much higher rates relative to population than white people, but it turns out that the difference depends a lot ...continue reading "Police shootings by race and age are . . . a little weird"