CHICAGO – Governor Pritzker today signed HB1095, a series of amendments and clarifications to the landmark SAFE-T Act, originally passed in 2021. The bill addresses misinformation related to the Act, including clarifying the detention net, expanding processes for transitioning to cashless bail on January 1 st , and specifying definitions of willful flight and dangerousness, among other changes. “I’m pleased that the General Assembly has passed clarifications that uphold the principle we fought to protect: to bring an end to a system where wealthy violent offenders can buy their way out of jail, while less fortunate nonviolent offenders wait in jail for trial,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Advocates and lawmakers came together and put in hours of work to strengthen and clarify this law, uphold our commitment to equity, and keep people safe.” The bill clarifies multiple aspects of the SAFE-T Act, which ends the cash bail system in Illinois effective
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Apartment developer Lux Living is trying again with a plan to transform the Central West End’s historic Engineers’ Club Building into apartments after a St. Louis board rejected its proposal last year. On Monday, the St. Louis Preservation Board will review Lux Living’s plan to build a six-story apartment building around […]
All of us up here on the Leelanau Peninsula in northern Michigan look forward to Thursday, when we can get our local newspaper and read “The Blotter,” a selection of interesting and sometimes perplexing 911 calls of the last week.
Jeremy Kohler, St. Louis-based reporter for Pro-Publica, discusses his new investigation into St. Louis’ unusual use of “neighborhood orders of protection.” Over the last two decades, the city’s government, police and municipal court have used the the practice to effectively banish people — often those with mental health issues or who may be homeless — from entire neighborhoods or large swaths of the city. According to experts in law enforcement, it’s an extreme use of the law, Kohler found.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows sparkles in winter as its annual Christmas light display, Way of Lights, illuminates the grounds. All are invited to witness
WonderLight’s Christmas at World Wide Technology Raceway features approximately 2 miles of LED Christmas lights synchronized to rocking Christmas music. Open nightly from Nov. 11 to Jan. 1, including
Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful projections,
S. M. Wilson & Co. has completed construction of a new $1.7 million, state-of-the-art community clinic for Hermann Area District Hospital in Hermann, Missouri. The project included the interior remodel of the west portion of the Alco building into a 10,000-square-foot-clinic to serve area residents. S. M. Wilson served as the General Contractor. SOA Architecture […]
You might have seen some headlines recently suggesting that former congressional representative and current flailing social media CEO (and serial suer of the media) Devin Nunes had some sort of legal victory over Rachel Maddow and MSNBC. And he did get a very, very small victory while piling up more losses at the same time. […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Kevin McArthur, 43 years of age, unknown address, for Terrorist Threat Second Degree. A booking photo of McArthur is attached. McArthur is being held on a $7,000 bond. The probable cause statement reads: On December 5, 2022, witnesses, and nursing staff at Hyland Behavioral Health Center, reported that the defendant, who had been a patient at the Center, stated that upon his release he was going to blow up and shoot up Northwest High School in Jefferson County, MO. The school was notified and extra patrols of the campus were implemented. The defendant was arrested. Defendant admitted to making the threat against the school. St. Louis County police officers from the Affton Southwest Precinct are leading this investigation. Please note, charges are merely an accusation, and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of
Jeffrey Boyd, one of three former St. Louis City Board of Aldermen members indicted in a bribery scheme, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
Former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad was sentenced today in federal court to 45 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for securing a local businessman tax abatements on his properties. Collins-Muhammad’s sentence marked the first of three former St. Louis city politicians to be sentenced today for their role in a bribery scheme which shook the city’s political landscape when it came to light in June. The others are Jeffrey Boyd, former alderman for the 22nd ward, and former Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed. [content-3] Judge Stephen Clark said in court that sentencing guidelines suggested Collins-Muhammad receive between 37 and 47 months, and ultimately Clark chose a punishment on the harsher side of that range.
Visitors to St. Louis this holiday season can book a side trip that’s bound to create a Christmas memory they will treasure forever–a journey to the North Pole via THE
ROXANA - Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn has identified an Owensboro, Kentucky, man that tragically lost his life following a job site-related accident at the Phillips 66 Refinery, 900 South Central, Roxana. Nonn said the victim was a project manager for Sterett Crane & Rigging, a subcontractor at the refinery. During the operation of the crane, a mechanical malfunction occurred and caused the crane to overturn. "The victim sustained head trauma," Nonn said. "A second male worker, who was the crane operator, was also injured and transported to a local hospital." The deceased was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner’s Investigator Shelbi Frakes at 1:13 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, and he is identified as: Chad L. Crabtree Age: 47 - White/Male Owensboro, Kentucky. Mr. Crabtree’s wife has been notified of the tragic accident, the coroner said. The incident remains under investigation by the Roxana Police Department and OSHA investigators The emergency respons
Missouri general revenue, which has enjoyed double-digit growth for more than two years, will slow dramatically in early 2023, a new estimate of state government finances indicates. The annual consensus revenue estimate – used as the benchmark for budgeting by both the state executive and legislature – issued Tuesday projects net general revenue tax receipts […]
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