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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate increased +0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent, while nonfarm payrolls were almost unchanged, down -100, in August, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. August total nonfarm payrolls remained above the pre-pandemic number of total nonfarm payroll jobs. The July revised unemployment rate was 4.0 percent, unchanged from the preliminary July unemployment rate. The July monthly change in payrolls was revised from the preliminary report, from +11,200 to +3,400 jobs. The August unemployment rate and payroll jobs estimate reflect activity for the week including the 12th. In August, the industry sectors with the largest over-the-month job gains included: Educational and Health Services (+4,400), Leisure and Hospitality (+800), and Manufacturing (+400). The industry sectors with the largest monthly payroll job decline

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The move delays the company's original development timeline, which called for opening the store in early 2024.

A Missouri-based agricultural giant is helping fuel rapid deforestation in Brazil’s eastern savanna, a report by environmental activists claims. Bunge Ltd., headquartered in Chesterfield, is the world’s largest soybean producer and sells the overwhelming majority of inputs to Brazilian soy farmers. The report, released Tuesday by a trio of environmental and human rights groups, says Bunge’s near-monopoly hold over financing soy producers in parts of Brazil — a characterization that the…

This is the Los Angeles skyline at dusk seen from Angeles Crest Highway. About a third of the way from the right-hand border you can see downtown with Catalina Island behind it.

Metallica has premiered a new video for "Too Far Gone?," a track off the band's new album, 72 Seasons. The clip stars professional skateboarder Felipe Nunes, who lost both of his…

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One of the things we’ve tried to get across over the years (perhaps unsuccessfully), is that not only are laws to get rid of hate speech almost always abused, they’re also counterproductive in the actual fight against hate. For those who support those laws, they seem to think that without them, that means that there […]

“Million Dollar Quartet” Makes History at STAGES, Just as it did in Memphis in 1956                               by Pat Lindsey Great balls of fire! There’s a whole lot of shaking going on with the “Million Dollar Quartet” at STAGES this month! Seeing this show is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. This true story […]

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“The defendant is a child predator, and our communities are better off with him spending time in federal prison,” states U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe.

Charles the great horned owl lost both his mate and their eggs in December. It was tough news for Mark H. X. Glenshaw, the naturalist who has documented Charles’ life for 17 years. However, things are now looking up for Charles. Glenshaw shares the details in this encore “owl prowl” edition of the show.

Allissa Martin fell to her death from the rooftop of a downtown parking garage in 2019. Her husband was originally charged with felony domestic assault.

While I was puttering around in the GSS data for my previous post, I happened to take a look at self-reported political ideology. In particular, I looked at how many Republicans described themselves as conservative and how many Democrats described themselves as liberal. Here it is: Republicans have been growing steadily more conservative for 50 ...continue reading "Democrats have gotten a lot more liberal recently"

Today on TAP: Federal agencies and Democratic states are enhancing worker rights despite congressional inaction.

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ classic album Catch A Fire is being reissued in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Dropping November 3, the reissue will be released as a three-LP set, as well as a…

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Priorities have shifted post-pandemic. Local designers and architects say that this has changed the design industry in a few big ways.

Duck boats have been involved in more than 40 fatal accidents since 1999.

According to the General Social Survey, here's the trend in people reporting that they aren't very happy: I struggle to reconcile this with reports that young people are depressed, stressed out, and generally kind of miserable. From 1970 through 2018, there was very little change in young adults reporting that they aren't happy. It bounces ...continue reading "Raw data: Young adult aren’t especially unhappy these days"

REBusiness Online, a commercial real estate news network, highlights St. Louis in a new report and deems it an "attractive" industrial market for national and regional developers.