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Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi creates large-scale, figurative, and often text-based paintings, drawing from the tropes of history painting and cinema to probe systems of knowledge production, the politics of representation,

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In the dramatic years between the two world wars, German art ranged from an activist realism to a utopian idealism. This exhibition presents a selection of work that questions the

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My Search for a Fluffy Pancake Has Ended As a food blogger (it’s been nearly 9 years now!), I often ask friends, store clerks, medical personnel, and even total strangers, if they have a restaurant to recommend. When I blogged about my failure to find a fluffy pancake that suited me, I got lots of... 

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP), working with local law enforcement and community partners, continues to decrease the supply of opioids and other drugs devastating many neighborhoods. In 2022, the ISP Metropolitan Enforcement Groups (MEGs) and Drug Task Forces across the state seized 679 firearms, 26,679 pounds of drugs, and arrested 1,942 individuals. The ISP MEGs and Drug Task Forces are on the front lines of narcotic enforcement, prevention, and treatment strategies. MEGs and Task Forces represent a collaborative effort among state, federal, and local law enforcement agencies to enforce Illinois drug laws and investigate gang activity. “Every neighborhood deserves to be free from violence,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “We’re getting results through an evidence-based and data driven approach focusing on violence prevention. I’m thankful for the hard work of our dedicated law enforcement officials who risk their lives in order to build

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CHICAGO - Low-to-moderate income families and older adults needing assistance filing their 2022 income taxes can receive free help through several trusted programs across Illinois. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARP) Foundation Tax-Aide Program, and the Ladder Up Tax Assistance Program, provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals in select locations statewide. "It is important for Illinois taxpayers to know they can receive help from qualified volunteers certified by the IRS at various locations statewide,” said Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris. “These individuals are ready and willing to assist taxpayers in filing their state and federal tax returns accurately and on time by the April 18 deadline.” How taxpayer assistance is provided and when services are available varies by region, based upon volunteer capacity. “Even modest tax

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Blackmore’s Night, the group featuring ex-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, Candice Night, are about to release the 25th anniversary celebration of their debut album, Shadow of the Moon. Now they are sharing another song…

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Democrats accuses Republicans of racism as the GOP moves forward with stripping power from Black elected officials.

With nearly every statewide office up for grabs next year, Missouri Republicans are jockeying for position in what promises to be crowded primary campaigns.  Gov. Mike Parson will leave office because of term limits. Two Republicans have already jumped into the race to replace him, with a third waiting in the wings and expected to […]

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ROLLA, MO. - Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2022 semester. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. The following students were honored: Alton, Illinois 62002, Reiley Clark, civil engineering, junior 62002, Markus Fischbeck, physics, first-year student 62002, Jeffrey Frankford, computer engineering, sophomore 62002, Claire Pohlman, environmental engineering, senior Bethalto, Illinois 62010, Alexander Kallal, computer engineering, senior East Alton, Illinois 62024, Thomas Strohmeier, aerospace engineering, sophomore Edwardsville, Illinois 62025, Lauren Coulter, civil engineering, senior 62025, Kayla Edwards, architectural engineering, sophomore 62025, Andreas Ellinas, technical communication, senior 62025, Jessica Glenn, mining engineering, senior 62025, Matthew

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Couples names: Brendan Lee & Blake Eldon City: Cottage Hills Date met or started dating: August 14, 2021 What makes your relationship special? Our relationship is special because we are always open about our relationship. This lifts such a heavy weight off of our shoulders and lets us truly enjoy each other's true selves! Share a memory you have made together: We have many memories but one that sticks out to me is a vacation we were on in Punta Cana, this was an all-inclusive resort. The performers pulled the two of us on stage and had us dancing in front of everyone! We were careless and had the night of our lives. I wish I could relive this night over and over.

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Couples names: Larry Beneze & Jill Heinemeier City: Edwardsville Date met or started dating: Marc h 3, 2020 What makes your relationship special? We make the perfect couple. Share a memory you have made together: We went to Moonlight Beach California it was so amazing and beautiful.

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As they prep for the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs have a phenomenon at quarterback. He threw for thousands of yards in high school, earning scholarship offers from universities that would compete on the national stage. His talents playing baseball and basketball in high school still earn mentions when the news media profile him. In […]

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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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Police are searching for four men accused of stealing credit cards and using them for various purchases in St. Charles.

The issue could return next session after the April elections, though.

Dennis Price died hours after his mother had dinner with him in August.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an investigation into allegations made by a former employee of a St. Louis transgender care center, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for a federal investigation. In a statement Thursday, Bailey said his office has been investigating the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital for two weeks after a whistleblower contacted his office. He said he was announcing the investigation after an article written by the former…

Holy cow. It looks like Germans are really, really rethinking electric vehicles.

The closing of the Save A Lot grocery store in Pagedale in late 2021 meant that residents who came to depend on the store since its opening 11 years ago were once again without a neighborhood grocer.