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ALTON - Senior Abigail Williams was a key member of the Marquette Catholic School girls basketball team in 2021-2022. She was on the Gateway Metro All-Conference First Team — 2021/2022 and the Carrollton Lady Hawk Invite - All-Tournament team. Abigail is the Tucker Automotive and Repair Female Athlete of the Month for Marquette Catholic High School. The Marquette senior basketball star said she wanted to thank her parents and siblings for always supporting her and having faith in her. She also commended head coach Lee Green and the other coaches for their help with her basketball career. “My coaches helped develop me into the player and person I am today,” she said. “I have been playing since I was in third grade and I love all the people I have met and became friends with. “Playing basketball has helped me learn many skills on and off the court. Most importantly being able to lead a group of people. Being able to be a leader has helped me grow t

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SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.4 million in FY 22 School District Library Grant Program awards to 672 public school districts. More than 1.5 million Illinois students served by school library programs will benefit from the grants. Some RiverBend area school districts who received grants: Alton Alton CUSD #11 $4,948.65 Brighton Southwestern CUSD #9 $1,076.16 Carlinville Carlinville CUSD #1 $1,097.95 East Saint Louis East Saint Louis School District #189 $3,909.93 Granite City Granite City CUSD #9 $4,777.23 Hardin Calhoun CUSD #40 $850.00 Jerseyville Jersey CUSD #100 $2,017.03 “As a former public school teacher and administrator, I know our school libraries are critical in helping students learn and prepare themselves for the future,” White said. “Illinois was the first state to implement a school district grant program, and I’m pleased that we can continue to provide school libraries with some

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To talk about game developer/serial litigant Jonathan Monsarrat is to open up several cans of hilarious and repulsive worms. Mike Masnick played catch up on Monsarrat’s past and present legal problems in this lengthy 2013 post, where Monsarrat — founder of video game company, Turbine — was slapped around by Booth Sweet LLP (of Prenda […]

Starting All Over I love it when a new restaurant comes with a story. Often it’s an immigrant story. People “tempest-tost” seeking that “lamp beside the golden door.” In 2014, the owner of the new downtown restaurant, Havana’s Cuisine, came here with such a story. Meet Tamara Landeiro The Cuban accounting teacher had more than... 

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CHICAGO – Building on the administration’s funding increases for child welfare and wellbeing, today Governor Pritzker announced the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative to evaluate and redesign the delivery of behavioral health services for children and adolescents in the State of Illinois. The Governor tasked the Initiative with building a coordinated, inter-agency approach to ensure young people with significant behavioral health needs receive the community and residential services they need to thrive while providing parents, guardians, and family members with transparency and clarity in the process. The initiative will provide a transformation blueprint by the end of 2022. The Governor also named Chapin Hall child welfare expert Dana Weiner, PhD, as Director of the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative. “I’m launching the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative to evaluate and redesign th

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"I want to give him a hug. That's all I want. I just want to give him a hug and I just want somebody to tell me that he's OK, but he's not."

EAST ALTON– The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) a division of Lewis and Clark Community College, is offering paid summer internship opportunities to current college students in the greater St. Louis region. This year’s nine-week summer internship program will run from June 1 to Aug. 7. Students will have the choice to work either 20 hours or 40 hours per week, depending on their availability. “The NGRREC internship program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to explore various careers related to large rivers, water quality, conservation, education, and more,” Director of Environmental Education Sarah Fisher said. “Students do not need to have any experience coming into the internship. They are designed as entry-level positions.” This internship program is open to students enrolled in two- and four-year colleges and universities in the St. Louis area, including students enrolled at Lewis and Clark Community Colleg

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After more than two weeks of private meetings with nearly half the U.S. Senate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, will field questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee in highly anticipated public hearings that begin Monday. Members of the panel will question Jackson for two full days, following […]

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GRAFTON – Pere Marquette State Park has several employment opportunities available for people who would like to help facilitate recreational opportunities in the state park system. Pere Marquette State Park is accepting applications for the position of conservation worker. These positions have principle responsibilities of assisting in park maintenance tasks, such as grass mowing, trail maintenance, and pavilion cleaning. These positions are for a six-month term beginning May 1. Candidates should be at least 16 years old, have a valid driver’s license, and be available to work weekends. The application period concludes on April 15. Interested parties may contact the site at 618-786-3323 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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Limited-edition black vinyl versions of The Who's first two U.K. albums, 1965's My Generation and 1966's A Quick One, will be released on May 6 to launch a new series…

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GODFREY – Parents will have the opportunity to explore their child’s aptitude for piano and music during KinderKeys, a four-week group class offered through Lewis and Clark Community College’s Music Preparatory Department. The class will be open for children ages 5-7 and will be held from 4-4:50 p.m. each Monday, April 18 through May 9, in the Ringhausen Music Building (MB 130) on L&C’s Godfrey Campus. Barbara McHugh, a music educator with over 30 years of teaching experience in the Alton/Godfrey and St. Louis area, will teach the class. She has been involved with Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA), American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and National Piano Teachers Guild. Her piano students regularly perform in recitals and Piano Guild auditions. KinderKeys will introduce children to music through an engaging curriculum which includes songs, games, music theory, and practice assignments. This class

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The Center Square – Illinois currently has the second-highest gas tax in the nation behind only California. A report from the Illinois Policy Institute highlights how the state got here. According to AAA, diesel fuel, as well as regular unleaded gasoline, are at their highest price per gallon in the state's history. Prices in Illinois are the eighth highest in the nation at an average of $4.535 for a gallon of regular, and the state's gas tax, at 39.2 cents per gallon since more than doubling in 2019, is the second highest. Adam Schuster of the policy institute said there are many factors at play when looking at Illinois's fuel prices. However, he said, one thing stands out about the state. "There is a lot of factors going into the high price of gasoline right now, but a factor that is particular to Illinois is the recent doubling of the state gas tax," Schuster said. Illinois also is one of just seven states that assesses its sales tax on top of gas taxes. While many states

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JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders but also could try to …

ST. LOUIS – Today, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis announced a gift of $5.2M from MacKenzie Scott. This significant support is part of a larger collective gift of $281 million to 62 local Boys & Girls Clubs and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, one of the largest individual donations in the organization’s 160-year history. As one of the nation’s largest youth-serving organizations, Boys & Girls Clubs play a significant role in the lives of more than 4 million young people each year. More than 4,700 locations anchored in communities across the country create life-enhancing opportunities for kids and teens to thrive – providing safe places, caring mentors, and essential skill-building after school and during the summer. Boys & Girls Clubs are built with a foundation of inclusion and a sense of belonging, offering ways for youth to achieve their full potential in a safe environment while having fun. Clubs offer homework help, STEM learning, sports and recreation,

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LITCHFIELD – Sparklight®, along with the other Cable One® family of brands, will open spring applications for the company’s Charitable Giving Fund, which annually awards more than $200,000 in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, from April 1, 2022, through April 30, 2022. Grants will be made available across communities served by Sparklight and the other Cable One family of brands (Fidelity Communications and ValuNet Fiber) and will concentrate support in the following priority areas: Education and Digital Literacy Hunger Relief and Food Insecurity Community Development Last year the company awarded more than $200,000 to 60+ nonprofits , including organizations serving the homeless, providing child advocacy, offering senior assistance, and supplying food to those in need, to name a few. The Charitable Giving Fund is an extension of the company’s existing corporate social responsibility efforts, which include: Chromebooks for Kids, an initiativ

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SPRINGFIELD – HSHS today announced the appointment of Chris Klay to serve as President and CEO of HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, IL. Klay currently serves as President and CEO of HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, IL. He will begin his new role on May 1, 2022. “I am honored for the opportunity to join the dedicated colleagues, medical staff members, and volunteers of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in their successful work and look forward to serving the metro-east community,” said Klay. “Founded on our Franciscan traditions and Hospital Sisters’ core values of Care, Competence, Joy, and Respect, St. Elizabeth’s is a leader in delivering high-quality health care in the region and I am excited to support and advance this legacy.” Since joining HSHS in 2009, Chris was been responsible for various aspects of hospital operations in our western Wisconsin hospitals, including inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation

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GODFREY - The FBI’s Springfield Field Office will hold the 2022 Future Agents in Training (FAIT) Academy at Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, Illinois, June 21-23. The FAIT Academy allows students an opportunity to get a comprehensive look into today’s FBI. Students learn from special agents, intelligence analysts, and professional staff about investigative tactics that include gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and assisting with cases in an interactive learning environment. The program is free of charge and open to high school juniors and seniors who attend school within the FBI Springfield area of responsibility which includes 84 Illinois counties. Deadline for application submission is April 29 by 5 p.m. “The FAIT Academy builds a bridge of opportunity for today’s young people interested in learning more about careers in the FBI,” said FBI Springfield Field Office Special Agent in Charge David Nanz. “Now

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