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From the Fish Fry Fest at Broadway Oyster Bar to the Stout & Oyster Festival at the Schlafly Tap Room this weekend, St. Louis has an overabundance of music on offer.

From the Fish Fry Fest at Broadway Oyster Bar to the Stout & Oyster Festival at the Schlafly Tap Room this weekend, St. Louis has an overabundance of music on offer.

EDWARDSVILLE – Bob Meyer, 61, announced Friday he has filed petitions to run on the Republican Party ticket for a seat on the Madison County Board in district 16 in 2022. Meyer is a life-long Republican. Meyer made his decision to run because he believes the public has the right to make policy choices through the referendum process and to streamline County Government. Meyer is opposed by a former Democrat, Chrestene Rosser-Schmitt. Meyer opposes the influence former Democrats have on the Republican Party and blames former Democrats now elected as Republicans for voting down of public referendums on property tax caps (PTELL) and a significant reduction of the Madison County Board. “Elected officials may disagree about the merits of a proposal, but an elected official has no honorable reason to vote down a binding public referendum on Property Tax Reform or anything else for that matter . If elected officials disagree on public policy questions, they can agree to disagree,

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GODFREY - Judge Amy Sholar filed her petitions to run in the newly created Subcircuit 1. Sholar was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill the vacancy of Richard Tognerelli. Under new legislation passed by the legislature at the last minute, Sholar is running in Subcircuit 1 instead of countywide. In fact, there will be three elections for judge in Madison County this year and all three will be in Subcircuit 1 because of this legislation. Two-thirds of Madison County residents will not be able to vote for any of these three judges who might eventually hear their cases in the future. The legislation is still being fought in court. Sholar filed with triple the number of signatures required. “I personally walked door to door and attended numerous events to get these signatures,” stated Sholar. “The voters were both happy to sign my petition, but also outraged at the shenanigans that brought us to this place. The voters are tired of politics as usual. They

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Members of the military move to a new base every few years. Some in the service are not re-enlisting because they don’t want to constantly uproot their families. The Department of Defense is considering whether the moving policy is still a good idea.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) signed on as co-sponsor of U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s (D-GA) legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Illinoisans and all Americans. The Affordable Insulin Now Act would require Medicare plans and private group or individual plans to cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. This legislation would lower costs for insulin users and save money for hardworking Americans—many who are paying exorbitantly from their own pockets for insulin and other diabetic treatments. According to one estimate , diabetics spend close to $6,000 annually on insulin alone. This is all while costs for insulin are going up and manufacturers of the drug are pocketing more revenue from insulin sales than in prior decades. “Every time I hear from an Illinoisan who is facing the unbearable decision of either paying for their—or their child’s—lifesaving

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On March 4, Lobby Boxer headlined at the Sinkhole, alongside fellow DIY emo-punk legends Inches From Glory and Dialogue.

On March 4, Lobby Boxer headlined at the Sinkhole, alongside fellow DIY emo-punk legends Inches From Glory and Dialogue.

Residents, officials heard the latest on contamination in West Lake Landfill: "There’s no boundary. They’re finding radioactive waste all over this site.”

Besarta "Bessa" Asani sees it all the time: A guest will come into her Warson Woods restaurant, order a drink, then an appetizer, and linger for a bit.

Besarta "Bessa" Asani sees it all the time: A guest will come into her Warson Woods restaurant, order a drink, then an appetizer, and linger for a bit.

Medical schools across the country are increasingly reckoning with the need to teach the intersection of climate change and health.

Just 3 percent of the world's cities had an average air quality reading that met WHO standards in 2021.

54 million acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management aren’t meeting the agency’s own land-health standards.

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett kicks off a 36-date North American tour leg with a two-show engagement this Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The trek, dubbed…

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Geographic inequality is one of the forces tearing our democracy apart, but it’s one that we can fix.

TEARING THE TICKETS: Sometimes, so it seems, logic and common sense rear their heads and stare long enough to make bureaucracy blink.

The Missouri Senate’s schisms were ripped open Wednesday as the fate of the state’s congressional maps hung in limbo.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson held her own during the Texas senator’s bizarre show-and-tell over teaching American history.

The benefits fossil fuel companies derived from COVID relief created the dynamic in the industry we see today.