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"This year for Valentine's Day, we are hoping all of our adult dogs can spend the holiday with that special someone. We are offering Valentine Rovernights!"

There are two hiring opportunities happening this week that will get you a job at Busch Stadium for the summer. And there's a job fair just for military veterans.

WOOD RIVER - Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 released a statement Tuesday afternoon that a search is underway to find an alternative location for students who were housed at the Lewis and Clark campus following a fire that affected both Lewis and Clark Elementary and Lewis and Clark Junior High School. Fortunately, the fire occurred during a snow day, preventing any injuries or fatalities. However, the buildings currently cannot be occupied by students. The district said in a statement that the closure could last anywhere from six to eight weeks to the remainder of the year. As the district undergoes the process of finding new locations for the students displaced by the fire, they urge parents to stay tuned to their Facebook page and district website for updates. “In the next few days, you will be receiving critical information from your child's school that will provide details on where students will be placed. Please check our Facebook

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Michael Politte was convicted of killing his mother as a teen, but has always insisted he didn’t do it. His sister Melonie and attorney Megan Crane discuss the news of his favorable decision from the parole board — and what comes next in his quest for exoneration.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the worst of the omicron variant of the deadly virus has passed.

Sauce Magazine Executive Editor Meera Nagarajan explains why Peruvian fine dining, a sweet shop and a wine bar top this month’s hit list — and shares good news for lovers of vegan tacos.

Sauce Magazine Executive Editor Meera Nagarajan explains why Peruvian fine dining, a sweet shop and a wine bar top this month’s hit list — and shares good news for lovers of vegan tacos.

Abdelalim Mohammad-El told police questioning him about guns in his luggage that he had diplomatic immunity.

Owner and advanced sommelier Magda Gilpin offers 28 wines by the glass, more than 100 wines by the bottle, cocktails, craft beers, and small plates in a memorable setting.

The city of St. Charles is now accepting nominations for the Grow St. Charles Award.

Construction on all five of the warehouses, which range in size from 130,900 to 423,000 square feet, should finish this summer.

After a few quiet years, economic activity from the biggest conventions booked at the America's Center Convention Complex in 2022 is projected to look a bit more like it did prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

When calculating the rolling 7-day COVID case average, health officials and statisticians take 7 consecutive days' worth of case totals. This means there is always one day of cases being cycled out of the calculation.

When Marcia Fudge was confirmed as Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary last spring, one of her first promises was to increase African American home ownership throughout the United States.

SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Stutz Excavating was busy Wednesday in the demolition of the old artist Art Towata Studio/Warehouse Building at Sixth and Piasa Street near Downtown Alton. The building once housed much of Towata's works of art from both ceramics and paintings. It had deteriorated over time. Towata, a famed Alton artist, began using the space in the late 1970s. Towata died in 2019. He was a Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville graduate. Towata obtained his bachelor of arts and master’s in fine arts from Southern Illinois-University-Edwardsville, his bachelor's degree in 1962 and master’s in 1971. Towata lived in Alton for over 65 years. Towata was 8 years old when he was confined for three years with his mother and 2-year-old brother in the Manzanar camp in the U.S. Towata was a U.S. Air Force veteran stationed at Scott Air Force Base. He also was an artist and teacher and he related his experiences and inspired many students. Towata's impact on the

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In an interview recorded following the February 7 th Wood River City Council Meeting, Councilmember Sonya Hagaman disputed that the rec center would cost $12,000,000. She did not state what the estimated cost of the building would be, because she does not know how much it will cost. On January 18 th , she, Leroy Duncan and Scott Tweedy voted to put the rec center out for bid before the architectural plans or estimates of cost were available to the council. This was done with the intent to stifle public discussion or allow changes to the building design. I made a FOIA request in an effort to learn more about what was to be included in the rec center, but was denied on the grounds that it would violate the confidentiality of the bidding process. Second, she disagreed with a comment made during the meeting that in 1980 the voters of Wood River didn’t want the Aquatic Center built. Her statement is patently false. In 1980, the residents of Wood River voted down a bond referendum

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