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Madison County program helps students with disabilities build skills for work — and life

2 years 10 months ago
In Madison County, Illinois, an apprenticeship program helps students with disabilities build skills for work – and life – after they graduate. The program has shown success, and now leaders hope their model gets implemented elsewhere. The coordinator of the program at Collinsville High School, a parent whose son went through the program, and STLPR reporter Will Bauer join the show.

Final Installment Of Madison County Tax Bill Due Soon

2 years 10 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The final installment of tax bills for Madison County taxpayers will be due soon, according to a recent press release from Madison County Treasurer Chris Slusser. The due date is Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, and Slusser reminded taxpayers of their payment options. “With the due date quickly approaching, I want to remind everyone that the fourth and final tax installment will be due Wednesday, Dec. 6,” Slusser said. “Remember, there are many ways to pay including the option of paying by phone at 1-844-919-4300.” Payments can also be made through your financial institution’s online bill pay service, by mail, at a participating collector bank or credit union in Madison County, in person at the Treasurer’s Office in Edwardsville, or online on the Treasurer’s website at www.madcotreasurer.org . “No penalty will be applied for payments mailed and postmarked by the due date,” Slusser added. “I would encourage taxpayer

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Up Late to Open Second Location on the Delmar Loop

2 years 10 months ago
Get ready to stay up late on the Loop. Up Late (1904 South Vandeventer Avenue), the popular late-night eatery that opened last spring inside World's Fair Donuts, announced today it will be opening a second outpost on the Delmar Loop. The eatery said it would open at 6197 Delmar Boulevard, which was previously home to Chicken Out.
Sarah Fenske

Retiree Arrested For Criticizing Local Officials Will Have Her Case Heard By The Supreme Court

2 years 10 months ago
We’ve long known the Fifth Circuit is the worst circuit to hear your case involving rights violations by law enforcement. Despite one particularly blistering dissent from Judge Don Willett calling qualified immunity a “rigged game” litigants almost always lose, the Fifth Circuit continues to coddle cops and overreaching government officials to give them what they […]
Tim Cushing

St. Louis man avoids retrial through plea deal in murder case

2 years 10 months ago
In an effort to avoid a second trial, a St. Louis man has reached a plea agreement, steering clear of a retrial for murder. Benjamin A. Chatman, 35, had been convicted in 2017 but claimed he was not informed about the life without parole sentence.
Liz Dowell

Century Coffee Offers Something New at City Foundry: A Coffee Shop

2 years 10 months ago
There’s something about golden milk that sounds so California, Gwyneth Paltrow, yoga and crunchy granola. But one sip of the beverage at Century Coffee Company (3730 Foundry Way, centurycoffee.com), and your preconceptions will come tumbling down around you.
Jessica Rogen