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The fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization will include breakfast fare from Honey Bee’s Biscuits + Good Eats, as well as drinks from 4 Hands Brewing Co. and 1220 Spirits.

ILLINOIS — Tax rebates have been hitting bank accounts and mailboxes across Illinois for the past three weeks. If you qualify and haven't gotten your check yet, the deadline to submit necessary forms is fast approaching. The 2022 State of Illinois Tax Rebates are one-time payments to qualified Illinois residents approved under the Illinois Family [...]

Amendment 5 would elevate the Missouri National Guard to its own cabinet-level position.

So, plenty of Supreme Court watchers and Section 230 experts all knew that this term was going to be a big one for Section 230… it’s just that we all expected the main issue to be around the Netchoice cases regarding Florida and Texas’s social media laws (those cases will likely still get to SCOTUS […]

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  It was in November 2020 that the Kirkwood City Council approved “The James,” a five-story, 152-apartment and retail development to be constructed on North Kirkwood Road where the UMB building once stood. Now a second apartment building, this one four stories with 60 units and street level retail space, is being proposed […]

From Call Newspapers:  The South County YMCA, 12736 Southfork Road, broke ground on a new adaptive sports complex Sept. 7. The project is in partnership with Cardinals Care, the Gateway Region YMCA, Boniface Foundation and the Miracle League. “The Gateway Region YMCA currently serves more than 1,550 children and adults with diverse abilities, and this […]

The 22-year-old man surrendered to police after his twin brother was shot about 9:15 p.m. Monday.

Caritas Family Solutions, the largest provider of foster care services in Southern Illinois, is hosting a unique event to raise funds for the youth and other vulnerable populations they serve. The event, called “Be A Kid For A Night” is designed to let adults experience being a ‘kid for a night’ through arcade games, inflatables, and other fun activities. The event will take place on October 15 from 6:30 pm to 10 pm at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois. “This is meant to be a fun event but it’s a reminder that there are children and families living in our communities that often don’t get the chance to just be a kid and enjoy carefree activities,” said Caritas Family Solutions CEO Gary Huelsmann. “All kids deserve to have a childhood and be cared for in a loving home. We hope this event will show people the impact they can make in a child’s life by supporting our mission of creating healthy relationships,

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From The FABRICATOR:  OK, bear with me: Welding just for the hell of it. Yes, initially invented for utility, welding serves as a means to an end. It evolved into a tool to build everything an advanced society needs, from stools and stoves to skyscrapers and jumbo jets. Steel pipelines delivering fuel and water span […]

From KSDK:  The new owner of downtown’s long-vacant AT&T tower, the state’s largest office building, has discussed selling it, according to people familiar with the matter. No transaction has been completed, but the disclosure raises questions about whether New York-based SomeraRoad, which in April was identified as the new owner of the property after a […]

Though some recent polls have found mixed results for recreational marijuana legalization, the latest one shows a plurality of voters support the initiative. Emerson/Hill found that 48 percent of voters support the initiative, Amendment 3, with 35 percent against and 17 percent undecided. The organization interviewed 1,160 Missouri voters over a four-day span from September 23 to 27.

From St. Louis MO GOV:  Today, Brightside St. Louis announces $11,500 in Neighbors Naturescaping grants to 13 community organizations to beautify public spaces in their neighborhoods. Brightside’s Neighbors Naturescaping program has provided funding to neighborhood groups, nonprofits and institutions for native plants, shrubs, trees, grasses, sedges and needed hardscape materials to begin or enhance a […]

Two days left in the St. Louis Cardinals regular season. Two possible outcomes for a first-round postseason opponent.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  by Chris Krehmeyer, President and CEO, Beyond Housing Despite all the challenges highlighted by St. Louis Business Journal readers in the AdvanceSTL series, there are a lot of great things happening in St. Louis. In many ways, it feels like we are on the verge of a potential grand slam. […]

With a long-standing commitment to help improve air quality in the St. Louis metropolitan area, the Missouri Department of Transportation... Read More

The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest collecting submissions from talented artists from all around the world.

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The photographs in the Silver Seas exhibit are an extraordinary result of an exceptional career. Ernest H. Brooks II, often referred to as the Ansel

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Patients from outside of Missouri and Illinois to the Fairview Heights location increased by more than 340% in the last 100 days.

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) along with The Madison County Career and Technical Education System provided a free conference to local high school students who are interested in the teaching profession. SIUE welcomed more than 100 high school students from Bethalto, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Highland and Triad high schools, for the Future Teacher Conference held Wednesday, Sept. 28 on the Edwardsville campus. “The Future Teacher Conference was a great opportunity to partner with the Madison County Career and Technical Education office and a few of our local school districts and their students,” said Angie White, director of field placements in the SEHHB. “High school students in attendance were able to learn about the teaching profession, speak with current SIUE students about University’s education programs and experience a glimpse of college life on their path to becoming

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