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Macy's is planning to introduce a new shopping concept to St. Louis County this fall.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Marie Newman (D-IL-3) and Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) today sent a letter to Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Amit Bose urging him to consider Illinois as a home for the future University Rail Research and Development Center of Excellence. The Members authored language in the historic bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requiring FRA to establish the rail research center, which aims to advance railway technology and improve national transportation infrastructure. “We write to highlight a provision that we authored establishing a University Rail Research and Development Center of Excellence, which would advance research and development to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of passenger and freight rail transportation. As the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) carries out the implementation of this provision of the IIJA,

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MADISON - BJC Hospice has a new office location in Glen Carbon, conveniently located on Illinois St. Route 157. Volunteers are needed in Madison, St. Clair, Jersey, Greene, Calhoun, Monroe, and Macoupin counties. In hospice’s goal of helping patients live their lives among those who love them, most of our patients still live in their homes, or senior living residences. There are numerous ways volunteers can help patients and families live life to the fullest. BJC Hospice has volunteer opportunities in many areas including visits, bereavement follow-up calls, sending cards to patients, caregiver relief, office support in a non-clinical setting, which can include computer work, preparing mailings or filing, manicurists and hair stylists, pets, music and massage therapy, sewing, providing spiritual support to patients and/or families, veterans helping other veterans, running errands, life review, or sitting with a patient in their final 24-48 hours. BJC Hospice offices are

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Megadeth has premiered a new song called "Night Stalkers," which will appear on the band's upcoming album, The Sick, The Dying...and the Dead! The track features a verse from rapper and…

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EAST ST. LOUIS – Delvin O.E. Mills, 29, of North Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced to 42 months in prison on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in connection with his involvement in a bank fraud scheme that targeted female victims in Southern Illinois. The group targeted banks located in Glen Carbon and Wood River. Mills was also ordered to pay restitution, a $2,000 fine, and serve five years on supervised release upon his release from prison. Mills and his co-defendant, Mary Thornhill, attempted to cash checks at local banks using the furthest lane of each bank’s drive-up window to avoid detection by the tellers. The “Felony Lane Gang” is a term used by law enforcement to describe individuals who use this tactic to defraud banks. In July 2021, Mills conspired with others to cash stolen checks and fraudulently obtain funds from financial institutions using stolen driver's licenses belonging to individuals living in Southern Illinois. Mills admitted members of the conspiracy

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Pearl Jam has canceled a second show on the band's ongoing European tour due to issues with Eddie Vedder's vocals. As previously reported, Vedder's throat was "damaged" during PJ's performance at Lollapalooza…

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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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If you hope Pat Benatar sings "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" the next time you see her in concert -- you're out of luck. The Grammy winner and 2022…

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This exhibit showcases reproductions of the work of Missouri’s first known woman artist, Anna Maria von Phul. Her artwork illustrates life in the Missouri Territory

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Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties showcases fine examples of Chinese textiles from the Museum’s collection, including clothing, embroideries, hangings, and banners

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Fox in the Mirror, a 20–minute video by Argentine artist Liliana Porter, is comprised of short vignettes depicting objects coupled with piano scores, solos, or

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Oscar Murillo (born Colombia, 1986) examines notions of cultural exchange, globalization, labor, and action through monumental paintings that reflect the processes of their making.  

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Catching the Moment celebrates the acquisition in 2020 of 833 works of contemporary art assembled by Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons. Comprised primarily of prints—and including a

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Green Door Art Gallery proudly presents Abstracted, An Exploration of Geometry, Line and Flow. The exhibit features resin paintings by Zac Farmer and Julie Gittemeier,

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