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Congresswoman Cori Bush hosted an emergency briefing Thursday on the radioactive waste found at Jana Elementary School.

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County Clerk Debbie Mendoza said early voting starts on Monday, Oct. 24, and mail-in ballots have been sent out for the past couple of weeks. “We have sent out approximately 13,000 vote-by-mail ballots and received 3,500 back,” she said. While she expects Election Day to go smoothly, she added the results from we see that night are not final. “I am confident that everything will go well for the election,” she said. “The election really isn’t over on Nov. 8. We have to wait 14 additional days for any ballots postmarked by Nov. 8 to finish counting ballots.” Mendoza added that Madison County is always looking for election judges. “It is an honor to be that person for the voters,” Mendoza said of the role. “They expect to have a ballot and support in place when they go and vote on election day, and judges are there to assist them in their God-given right to cast a ballot.” Online applications

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Once again, we need good anti-SLAPP laws in every state and a strong federal anti-SLAPP law. It’s the best defense against vexatious, censorial lawsuits. Reveal News from the Center for Investigative Reporting does some really good reporting, with a focus on big, important issues. Reveal wrote a series of articles about the non-profit Planet Aid. […]

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today a lane closure on westbound Interstate 270 between Illinois Route 3 and Riverview Drive in Missouri beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, weather permitting. One lane will remain open through the weekend. The closure is for bridge deck repairs. Work should be done by 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24. The contractor on this project is Walsh Construction Company II, LLC of Chicago. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com

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This Vintage KSDK goes back to November 7, 1983, when the struggling St. Louis Globe Democrat newspaper announced it would stop publishing.

The group announced they will be sampling and testing inside and outside of the school starting Monday.

Travell Anthony Hill apologized to Andre Montgomery's family during sentencing Thursday.

The St. Louis Blues – in partnership with the National Hockey League and Adidas – revealed the team's Retro Reverse 2022 jersey. On Thursday, the NHL and Adidas unveiled all 32 Retro Reverse jerseys for each team in the league. "The first iteration of Reverse Retro was one of the most popular uniform launches of all time. Fans couldn't get enough of not only their team's jersey, but the nostalgia and storytelling leaguewide," Dan Near, senior director at Adidas Hockey, said in a press release.…

WOOD RIVER – Today, Democratic Candidate for State Senate Kris Tharp (IL-56), a police officer of 25 years, announced his endorsement from Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI). “Since his term began as Senator, Kris Tharp has demonstrated his ability to better the working conditions for hard-working people throughout the state and find ways to improve the wellbeing of our communities," said Matt Giles, President of Collinsville Fire Fighters Local 2625. "He has been a tireless advocate for firefighters unions, and working families." Kris Tharp has been a public servant for 25 years, working as a police officer, an elderly service officer for the seniors in his community, and Deputy Commander of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, one of the oldest, most successful homicide task forces in the country. “Firefighters and I share a similar drive and passion for public service and I am proud to have their support in this State Senate race,”

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On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Seventh Ward Alderman Jack Coatar explains why he is the best person to fill a leadership vacuum left by indictment and resignations.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Department of Transportation encouraged drivers to be aware of deer this time of year.

A federal judge has sentenced Travell Hill, the convicted trigger man in a murder-for-hire plot involving the nephew of a Sweetie Pie's reality TV star in 2016.

ALTON - This Saturday could be senior midfielder Dre Davis' last game with the Marquette Catholic High School boy's soccer team. He's heading into the Class 2A Regional Final game against the Triad Knights though confident that it won't be. "Hopefully, we'll come out strong," he said. "We definitely have the potential." The Explorers played the Knights back on Oct. 1 and lost by a score of 6-1. Marquette hasn't lost since then, winning six straight. The Explorers now have a record of 17-5. Dre isn't ready to be done yet. "It's my senior year and I got plenty left in the tank." He helped his team in a 6-1 win over Jersey Wednesday night in the regional semifinals. He had a goal and an assist in that game. He's the team's second-leading goal scorer with 19, only behind fellow senior and longtime friend Myles Paniagua who's got 34. Dre also has 16 assists this season. Davis is a Tucker's Automotive and Repair Male Athlete of the Month for Marquette Catholic. Regardless of what happen

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My Top Drupal Modules JW Thu, 10/20/2022 - 21:40

In an interview today, I got asked what my favorite modules where.

Here's the list, links coming later.

Modules

• Coffee (key commands)
• Views
• Feeds
• Fences (easy switch between frameworks bootstrap/foundation/w3, etc)
• Field Group UX
• Linkit
• Pathauto
• Metatag / Schema.org Blueprints SEO
• Geofield / Leaflet Maps w phplibraries
• Libraries
• Media_Entity_Twitter / Video_Embed_Field
• Token
• IMCE
• Webform
• CKEditor (because it has to work this time. Markdown friendly)
• Honeypot (written by Ansible Jeff)
• Antibot (REQUIRES javascript. works best, tho. bots don't use JS)
• Gin Toolbar
• Layout Manager
• JSON:API (reluctantly, but that is the way)

Theme

• Bootstrap, but switching to W3.css or ...
• Gin Admin

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New monkeypox cases have been trending downward nationwide for more than two months, giving some hope the decades-old virus that had its first major outbreak in the United States this …

A 15-year-old boy on Thursday morning was shot in the leg and back while walking down a street in the city's Penrose neighborhood.

For the seventh year in a row, the St. Louis Business Journal is celebrating St. Louis' family businesses with our annual Family Business Awards, which seek to honor companies for their success, longevity and community involvement. The 10 companies being honored this year collectively employ more than 2,500 people and had more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue last year. Family businesses are an important part of the global economy overall. They account for 64% of U.S. gross domestic product…