Here's the growth rate of outstanding credit card balances in the United States: Growth has been steadily accelerating over the past eight quarters, which suggests that consumers are keeping up their high spending levels only by relying on plastic. That can't continue unless wages start to grow significantly, something the Fed is determined to prevent. ...continue reading "Raw data: Total outstanding credit card balance"
Construction Project Plans Can Now Be Filed Electronically The new service will allow permit applicants to skip the trip to Clayton and streamline doing business with St. Louis County Beginning Feb. 15, all construction plans for both residential and commercial projects can be submitted online using the new Citizen Permitting Portal. Until now, printed […]
On December 17, 2020, Emory Reignz landed at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport following an international trip. After making her way to the rental car hub, she learned it is not open 24 hours. She raced against the clock to get placed…
Our Mothers’ Gardens is a series uncovering repressed images of Black women held in photographic collections at the Art Institute of Chicago. The images often depict exploitation and violence towards
From Feb. 11 to May 14, the Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park will exhibit Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden. Narcissus Garden is an immersive installation consisting of almost
The Art of Water – a juried art exhibit. See how local artists create artwork which incorporates water. The exhibit is free and will run from January 13 thru February
The friendships among Black women and the strength and resilience those friendships can provide is at the center of Myah L. Gary’s moving and resonant Feminine Energy. The highly respected Mustard Seed Theatre returns to produce the well-executed staging, which began as part of the Confluence playwright workshop.
With today's capitulation by Sen. Rick Scott, Joe Biden has now managed to trick the entire Republican Party into becoming Democrats on the subject of Social Security and Medicare. All of Congress is now completely opposed to any cuts in these programs. This doesn't mean anything in the long run, of course, since Republicans will ...continue reading "Joe Biden’s Social Security trap is now complete"
The city of Green Bay, Wisconsin feels no private conversation in city hall should go unheard. The city feels there’s nothing wrong with installing overhead mics to snoop on citizens who might be congregating in the hall’s halls. “I think it’s pretty customary to have the kind of surveillance systems that we have here,” Green […]
In an email to party members Thursday, Michael Butler said he had recently received new investment in his business, which runs a bar in the Grove, and needed to dedicate more of his time to it.
A federal judge sentenced a man to prison Thursday after he obtained hundreds of counterfeit phone cases with the intent to resell them in southern Illinois.
BETHALTO - 1 st MidAmerica Credit Union was recently recognized with the first place Dora Maxwell Award for social responsibility, first place for the Desjardins Award for adult financial literacy, and a second place Louise Herring Award for internal programs that benefit members. All the honors were presented by the Illinois Credit Union League at the 1st MidAmerica Credit Union board meeting. The credit union received first place for the Desjardins Award. This award recognizes leadership in the credit union industry that provides financial literacy for all ages. 1 st MidAmerica was recognized for the First Time Home Buyers Webinar series. Feedback from member surveys was used to develop content for these webinars and provided valuable information to consumers ready to buy their first home. “I believe that education is the key to success. An educated borrower is better informed with a clearer understanding of their housing needs and household budget. At 1 st MidAmerica
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