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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Electric vehicle (EV) license plate renewal fees for owners in Illinois cost $251 a year, $100 more than a standard internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. In 2019, the state legislature approved a $45 billion transportation bill that doubled the state gas tax to help pay for improvements to infrastructure. But since [...]

The St. Louis Department of Health will soon hire more than a dozen workers to staff a new behavioral health agency designed to address the city’s growing mental health needs.

On Sept. 16, Everything Is Golden, a solo exhibition by St. Louis-based artist Lizzy Martinez, opens as the first exhibition of the 2022-2023 Millstone Gallery

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Even with inflation taking less of a bite than earlier in the year, real hourly wages declined yet again in September: Since the beginning of 2021, hourly earnings are down $1.42. For blue-collar workers, hourly wages are down 73¢. Wages have now fully declined to their pre-pandemic level: Wages are obviously not pushing up inflation. ...continue reading "Wages were down once again in September"

Two former Moscow Mills police officers who blew the whistle on an alleged traffic ticket quota scheme say the chief and city retaliated against them.

ST. LOUIS - In the world of fashion, she is an international superstar, and on Wednesday, that superstar made a special visit to St. Louis. Diane von Furstenberg – designer, author, and philanthropist – took part in a public talk and trunk show hosted by the St. Louis Fashion Fund. If you’ve ever heard the [...]

A recently purchased, 25,000-square-foot production facility is making the company’s expansion possible.

Debra Donze lists all of the things they have lost. She's staying optimistic, though, saying they could be planning funerals.

The BLS announced the CPI for September today, and the month-over-month figure was quite a bit higher than it was last month: On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation came in at 8.2%, the same as last month. Core CPI rang in at 6.6%. As always, though, the trendline is the thing to watch. The trend ...continue reading "September inflation remains stubbornly elevated"

New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and

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Incumbent Democrat Sam Page and GOP challenger Mark Mantovani will debate on Nov. 1. It will air live at 7 p.m. on KPLR (Channel 11) and KMOX (1120 AM).

An event expected to bring huge crowds to St. Louis this weekend is now canceled. The River City HBCU Classic was supposed to be a new spin on the former Gateway Classic, which brought college football fans to town every year. Social media was all abuzz for the big event scheduled to happen Sunday at The Dome at America's Center. Two football teams followed by a battle of the bands. Four days before the event, organizers said the event is moving from St. Louis to Arkansas. “The Classic was canceled…

There’s a routine assumption that U.S. partisan division is something that’s just inherent in the American DNA. In reality, the nation’s divisions are routinely and intentionally cultivated and encouraged by powerful and wealthy individuals and corporations to stall consensus and reform. Both parties are culpable, though it’s the GOP that has perfected the tactic as […]

"I know some of my friends want to have a big party, but that is not any different from before (: At the moment, I am trying to get through all the messages, e-mails, and interview requests," said Washington University Professor and Nobel Laureate Philip Dybvig.