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These Illinois laws go into effect July 1
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed more than 400 bills since the 102nd General Assembly convened in January 2021, and 13 of them take effect next week.
Italian Exploit Developer Follows Hacking Team’s Lead, Sells Powerful Spyware To Human Rights Violators
Italian malware developer Hacking Team began making headlines in 2014. Infections uncovered by researchers at Toronto’s Citizen Lab and Russia’s Kaspersky Lab were traced back to servers located in the United States, Canada, UK, and Ecuador. The US servers topped the list. The second place finisher, however, was Kazakhstan. Here’s a summary of the Kazakhstan […]
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What does the St. Louis area have against sidewalks? I'm looking at homes for sale and the majority of them are on streets with no sidewalks.
In 1931, 26-year-old Cary Grant, under contract with the Broadway producers the Shuberts, was in 7 shows at the Muny under his birth name of Archie Leach
Child, 4, fatally shoots himself while playing with gun in north St. Louis County
Police say a 4-year-old child died Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after finding a loaded gun and playing with it in North County.
New law mandates removal of discriminatory covenants from property deeds
Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Thursday a bill that requires the removal of antiquated housing restrictions based on race, national origin or religion from all newly recorded deeds. Beginning in 1935, the …
Original Dio drummer “loved” ’Stranger Things’ jacket: “That was great”
While Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" has far and away been the defining song of the latest season of Stranger Things, fans of the heavier side of '80s music…
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4-year-old boy dies in Dellwood in accidental shooting
A 4-year-old boy died after an accidental shooting on Thursday, the North County Police Cooperative said.
Delayed redevelopment of tobacco building moves ahead, switching from offices to apartments
Lunchtime Photo
This is Monet's lily pond. As you can see, there are no lilies blooming in this picture, so it's basically just a pond. When you're on an eight-day cruise, it's inevitable that some of your tours will be on weekends. That was the case here, and Monet's garden was jammed—though you can't tell in this ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Editor's note: Telling St. Louis' immigration story
This week's entry in our Advance STL project, which explores the region's biggest challenges, might also be the most compelling. It offers insightful tales of the immigrant experience from people who are having a lasting impact on the St. Louis business community. But it also shines a spotlight on how, despite those successes, we still lag our peers when it comes to attracting the foreign-born and other critical demographics.
The Doobie Brothers to play concert at famed Radio City Music Hall in September
The Doobie Brothers have added a special gig to the 2022 leg of their 50th anniversary tour, a September 8 performance at New York City's famous Radio City Music Hall.…
Angry Crypto Firm Posts Weird Cease & Desist Letter To Its Own Blog; DMs It To Critics
You know things are going just great in crypto-land when a cryptocurrency company has to post a vague cease-and-desist letter to its own blog. Everything about this is bizarre, but it culminated in this very strange cease-and-desist blog post by Nexo. There is a separate blog post that sort of, but not quite, tries to […]
Buttigieg Under Fire From Capitol Hill Leaders
With July 4th flight cancellations approaching, the transportation secretary is faulted for having no remedial plan.
Granite City braces for future without steel plant
Residents, leaders and workers fear for the future if a deal struck by U.S. Steel to effectively close Granite City's mill.