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ALTON - Illinois State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) was selected to serve on the House Republican’s budget team. Elik was appointed on Friday by House Republican Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) to serve as the Deputy Budgeteer along with Deputy Leader Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) as Chief Budgeteer for the caucus during the 103rd General Assembly. “Illinois’ budgeting process needs an overhaul,” said Rep. Elik. “As a CPA, I am ready to get to work as the Deputy Budgeteer for the House Republicans. The budgeting gimmicks and shell games must stop – the process has to be transparent. Families are doing the best they can to balance their checkbooks during a time when just about everything costs more. The people of Illinois deserve a budget that is balanced without higher taxes as we continue to endure record inflation.” Rep. Elik has previously served on the House Republican budget team, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability,

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Elemental, the year-long event series from Music at the Intersection and The Walls off Washington, explores the four elements of hip-hop.

They are all music people. The kinds of people who may have full-time jobs, kids and partners, but still carve out the time to join multiple bands, subgroups, trios and duos and make music.

Queen is out with the latest installment of their yearlong YouTube series Queen The Greatest Live, which, like episode one, focuses on the band’s rehearsals. Queen The Greatest Live - Episode 2: “Rehearsals…

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The culture wars over books come at a time when many public libraries have reduced staff because of budget cuts and other reasons.

SPRINGFIELD – Jobs increased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in December according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The unemployment rate decreased in thirteen metropolitan areas and increased in one. “For nearly two years, Illinois has seen consistent job growth across the state throughout industry sectors,” said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. “IDES continues to help jobseekers and employers connect with one another as more people enter the labor force and look to take advantage of newly created and expanded job opportunities in the labor market.” The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Lake-Kenosha IL/WI Metro (+3.8%, +15,700), the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL MSA (+3.5%, +6,400), the Rockford MSA (+3.1%, +4,500) and the Chicago Metro Division (+2.9%, +108,800).

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Two teens were charged Tuesday with burglary and stealing from several St. Louis County businesses back in December.

EDWARDSVILLE - By unanimous vote Wednesday, the Edwardsville Township Board appointed Glen Carbon resident Sitsofe Luh Nutsukpui to fill a vacant trustee position. The vacancy was created with the resignation of board member Charles “Skip” Schmidt in December. Ms. Nutskupui currently works at Madison County Community Development with assistance programs like LIHEAP & ERAP, programs that the Township has processed for years. In terms of community service she is currently on Glen Carbon Events Committee, Edwardsville School District’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, she is a member of the Edwardsville NAACP, has been involved in several school PTOs, among many others. "Sitso Luh Nutsukpui stood out from the beginning with her experienced background and passion for our community. She has served on committees for the Village of Glen Carbon and the Edwardsville School District and volunteered with many local organizations," said Township Supervisor Kevin

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Elon Musk was in Washington DC last night to— Well, it's not clear exactly what he was there to do. The Washington Post explains: “Just met with Speaker McCarthy & Rep Jeffries to discuss ensuring that this platform is fair to both parties,” Musk tweeted Thursday evening. ....It remains unclear whether the main purpose of ...continue reading "Elon Musk goes to Capitol to kowtow to Republicans"

The couple: Bill and Vicki Ivester from Delhi; I call him Mr. Bill and he calls me his right hand Date met: September 18, 1996 Date married: January 31, 1998 What makes your relationship special? We have an 18-year age difference and very different skill sets, but our love for each other and our desire to serve the Lord together in the local church and overseas as missionaries brought us together and has kept our marriage strong over these 25 years. Share a memory you have made together: We served together as missionaries in Togo, West Africa for several years after marrying. Mr. Bill was the maintenance and new construction guy (including building "bush" churches as pictured above) and I was a linguist/Bible translation specialist. One of our most exciting adventures together was a safari in Kenya (Masai Mara)... As we sat in the open-top Land Rover, a pride of lions walked right past our vehicle. One of the males stopped, made eye contact with me, and just stared...

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Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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A prized prospect looks poised for his St. Louis Cardinals debut this season, and his arrival is one much of the baseball world will follow closely.

Today the BEA released inflation figures for December, and there was both good news and bad news: Headline PCE inflation dropped nearly to zero in December. That's the good news. However, core PCE inflation ticked up a bit to 3.5%. That's not terrible, but it does indicate that core inflation is dropping at a pretty ...continue reading "PCE inflation drops to 0.6% in December"

Illinois State Police said a pickup truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder.

Breathe is a collection of large-scale abstract paintings created through the unconscious combination of bold colors and free movement. Artist Lauren Younge uses acrylics to design irregular patterns that could motivate

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Back to a major movie shot in St. Louis, it begins streaming worldwide today on services like Apple TV, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, and Google Play Cable on demand, just to name a few. It's called "All Gone Wrong."

Southwest plans to spend $1.3 billion on technology upgrades and maintenance this year as part of the plan laid out by executives.