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This month I am proposing a resolution to the county board that the county changes its outside auditing firm every 6 years. This is on the agenda for the Wednesday, Aug 18, Executive Committee meeting. For more than 20 years Madison County has had the same CPA firm auditing its books. This is the "best practice" of the State of Illinois and many of the best-run counties. The following counties changed (hired new and different) outside auditors beginning with these fiscal years: Champaign – 2016 Lake – 2017 McLean – 2019 Peoria – 2016 Sangamon – 2017 Winnebago – 2017 Franklin County, Missouri – 2020 St. Charles County, Missouri – 2021 St. Louis County, Missouri - 2020 Major counties that did not change auditors within the last 5 or 6 years are usually with very large, often international, accounting firms. Independence is the reason for changing outside auditors. It's possible that over years of working together, relationships may

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St. Louis police officers will be returning to their normal eight-hour shifts earlier than expected after spending summer weekends working mandatory 12-hour overtime shifts to deal with a reduced roster during the warmer months. Recently retired St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden began the 12-hour shifts on June 10 and said they would continue through the end of September as crime typically rises during warmer weather. Interim Chief Michael Sack sent a memo departmentwide Thursday…

A fast-growing California-based insurance brokerage acquired a St. Louis insurance agency that was formed to reach the growing Balkan and Eastern European community.

Some of the items pilfered are surprising, to say the least.

Confusion surrounds a federal program allowing people fleeing war-torn Ukraine to temporarily stay in the U.S. They don't qualify for the benefits other refugees receive, making it difficult for sponsors in the St. Louis area to help.

John Acosta’s arrest on Aug. 12, 1930, earned him the dubious honor of being the first lawbreaker undone by the St. Louis Police Department’s original radio system

Ahead of the first hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, I had the opportunity, — due to my more than 40 years in law enforcement — to share my thoughts as part of a panel discussion about what had happened on that terrible day and […]

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FESTUS, Mo. - People were injured in a head-on crash Friday morning in Festus. The crash happened at about 5:45 a.m. on Highway 67 at Buck Creek Road. One person was taken to the hospital from the scene. It is unknown at this time how many people were injured. FOX 2 will continue to update [...]

St. Louis is assigned a new 557 area code Friday, to share space with the 314 mainstay that has been in place ever since the codes were first created.

Russell Ping will never forget the frenzy that happened every Saturday and Sunday during brunch hours shortly after opening Russell's on Macklind (5400 Murdoch Avenue, 314-553-9994) in 2013. Though the restaurant was built to be a casual, counter-service bakery and cafe with open seating, the sheer volume of people packing the place meant that there was not enough table real estate to accommodate.

Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri wants brands to display their support for abortion loud and proud. The local reproductive health provider has launched a Brands Against Bans campaign to empower pro-abortion businesses to vocalize their support for reproductive health rights. The campaign is part of a national wave of businesses trumpeting their pro-choice stances in red states that restrict abortion access.

The entire area has been concerning for residents for years.

That's much quicker than climate models predicted.

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Lambert International Airport will be getting some upgrades.  Congresswoman Cori Bush and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones announced a $19 million grant to reconstruct runway infrastructure. The grant will fund the reconstruction of 3,600 feet of runway. This will help maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign [...]

A new report analyzes potential fee structures and shows how they would affect traffic, transit, and emissions.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – The ribbon has been cut Thursday for the 2022 Illinois State Fair. “Here’s to another marvelous 10 days of blue ribbon prizes, exhilarating rides and ample adventures,” Governor J.B. Pritzker said.  The fair is viewed as a celebration of Illinois' agriculture. It brings a variety of attractions from the butter cow [...]

ST. LOUIS - One man was killed and three other men were injured early Friday morning in a shooting at a north St. Louis bar.  Police said the shooting happened just before 3 a.m. at a bar called The Sweet Timez Bar located at Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Union. Investigators believe approximately 25 shots [...]

The book explores themes of selfhood, empowerment, and helping others.