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CHICAGO - As the holiday travel season continues and millions of Americans are set to board crowded flights in the next few weeks, today U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) highlighted her new legislation to prioritize passenger safety. At O’Hare International Airport, Duckworth spoke on the importance of her recently introduced Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin (EVAC) Act, which would ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) do more to prioritize passenger safety by appropriately considering seat size, carry-on baggage, people with disabilities, seniors and children in its emergency evacuation standards. Joining Duckworth to show their support for her legislation today included Captain C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger, Association of Flight Attendants United AFA Chicago President Scott Pejas and Allied Pilots Association Communications Committee Chairman Captain Dennis Tajer. Photos from today’s event are available here . “Imagine being on a crowde

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Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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Time to see what your neighbors are doing to help us all in #WhatYouAreDoingAboutIt.

This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American culture from the 1960s to

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About a week after marijuana became legal in Missouri, nearly all of the dispensaries and manufacturing and cultivation facilities in the state have applied to change their licenses. The businesses when through an application process to secure a Missouri medical marijuana license when it became legal in 2018. Now, four years later, owners are applying to change their medical marijuana licenses to comprehensive licenses. A comprehensive license will allow businesses to sell to both people with…

The Osbournes matriarch Sharon Osbourne is on the mend at home, after being hospitalized for a medical emergency she suffered Friday in Los Angeles. Jack Osbourne posted a now-vanished Instagram…

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Looks like Billy Joel may have picked up a bug on his recent trip to Australia: He's had to postpone his final concert of the year. On Instagram, Billy, who's…

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For seven years, St. Louis resident Mary Ann Shelton has been with her service dog, Annie. Until this weekend. Fox 2 News first reported that around 8 a.m.

ALTON — One lucky player changed their life dramatically on Sunday, Dec. 11 with a $15 wager. The player won $652,902 on a parlay that had 16 overs. This was the largest payout at the Argosy Sportsbook since it opened in March 2020 and one of the largest payouts on a $15 parlay. The bet included 7 different NBA games that were to be played that evening. “We are beyond thrilled for this player and welcome our friends from across the region to try their luck,” said Randy Peterson, Vice President, and General Manager of Argosy Casino Alton . “It’s a lot of fun for us to see someone’s life change with a $15 bet.” The Sportsbook is located on the Argosy main floor, next to the Hops House bar, and is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 11 pm. The Sportsbook features individual viewing stations, odds-display monitors, and thirty-six 65-inch HDTVs for viewing live sports including NFL, NBA, and the World Cup. About Argosy Casino Alton With over 45

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Crossroads Senior Living at Bevo Mill will have 64 affordable and market-rate apartments for people ages 62 years and older.

Hala Kasim Salameh, a 22-year-old Palestinian-American, was detained at a border checkpoint after her family says she was turned away on a visit to Jerusalem.

EDWARDSVILLE - In line with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s commitment to community engagement, Edward Ackad, PhD, associate professor of physics, shared his expertise in physics and astronomy with Girl Scout Troop 227 from Granite City to help them earn their Daisy Space Explorer badge. “The Department of Physics wants to communicate our love for physics with everyone,” said Ackad. “My hope is the troop gained enthusiasm for learning more about astronomy.” Ackad led the group through activities to help explain what a telescope is. The troop learned how lenses bend light, that the moon has different textures, and had the opportunity to view the moon with their own telescope they built followed by viewing the moon through a large telescope. “We love being able to have the girls meet people from the community and learn in a fun way,” said Kim Smith, Troop 227 leader. “The girls loved building telescopes and then having the

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St. Louis Police are in pursuit of a carjacking suspect Monday morning.

Months after a St. Louis official said the city planned to review how off-duty police officers are used by private companies, officials said they were still looking for a way to pay for a study.

CityView apartments, located at 110 N. 17th St. in downtown St. Louis, is one of the region's largest apartment complexes.

From the Internet of very broken things to telecom networks, the state of U.S. privacy and user security is arguably pathetic. It’s 2022 and we still don’t have even a basic privacy law for the Internet era, in large part because over-collection of data is too profitable to a wide swath of industries, which, in turn, lobby Congress […]

The forest encompasses more than 1.5 million acres in 29 southern Missouri counties. Dawn Laybolt is the new manager of the sprawling woodlands, and plans to balance the forest's diverse needs while preparing it for climate change.