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The teen accused of firing the deadly gunshot was 17 at the time of the crime. He has been charged as an adult.

EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 is inviting all community members to complete a brief survey. One of the key priorities of District 7 is ongoing community engagement. It is important to find ways to share ideas and listen to our community’s hopes, priorities, and goals for our schools. During the past few months, the Engage District 7 community engagement program has worked towards developing a facility improvement plan for the school district. The opinions of the community are important as the District continues to move forward, and input from the survey will assist in finding ways to work together to continue to improve our schools. The survey may be accessed at www.ecusd7.org/survey . Those wishing to have a copy of the survey mailed to them, may call the District 7 offices at 618-656-1182. Surveys should be completed by Dec. 15, 2022.

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CHICAGO – In response to the hospitalization of state Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign), Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement: “Scott Bennett is genuine, kind, and dedicated to serving his constituents. MK and I are keeping Scott, Stacy, and his entire family and community in our prayers.” A spokesperson with his office confirmed the Champaign senator is at Carle Hospital Thursday. There were not any details provided on why he is in the hospital or his condition. Bennett is a former Assistant State’s Attorney for Champaign County. He has represented Champaign and Vermillion counties in the General Assembly since January 2015. Bennett made headlines for filing an amendment on behalf of several state attorneys on the SAFE-T Act.

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A former employee at the Missouri University of Science and Technology pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to possession of child pornography.

The House passed the Respect for Marriage Act this morning and sent it to President Biden for his signature: The legislation repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman and allows states to refuse to honor same-sex marriages performed in other states. It prohibits states from denying ...continue reading "Same-sex marriage is finally safe. I hope."

In March, the Italian government not-so-politely asked Clearview to leave, bestowing upon the toxic facial recognition tech company a $21 million fine as a parting gift. Citing the company’s, um, clear violations of the GDPR, the government added to the tab Clearview has racked up in Europe, now surpassing $50 million. The company, of course, […]

The St. Louis Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) made another donation to Heat Up St. Louis at its holiday gathering on Nov. 30. Representing facility managers and suppliers who maintain the region’s commercial buildings, IFMA St. Louis presented a check for $1,000 to the nonprofit organization. Michael Wright (left), president of IFMA […]

Wednesday night was the New York City premiere of If These Walls Could Sing, a documentary about London's Abbey Road Studios directed by Mary McCartney that will premiere on Disney+…

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Although outnumbered, Missouri Black legislators are primed take on the super majority of Republicans in Jefferson City.

Now in its 18th year, the IBEW Electrical Workers Minority Caucus’ (EWMC) coat drive continues to work with organizations to bring warmth to families in need. On Dec 6, 2022, members of the minority caucus delivered 60 coats for children to the Hazelwood School District. The minority caucus is part of the Electrical Connection, a […]

Two people are hospitalized after an underground cave-in collapse Thursday in Franklin County.

JERSEYVILLE - Students in the Jersey Community High School Advanced Design class have been busy this holiday season making their own crafts and merchandise to sell for a good cause. Advanced Design teacher Erica Heitzig challenged her students to raise $100 each to donate to kids at JCHS who otherwise wouldn’t have Christmas gifts, and she said they have all reached that goal. Students worked individually or in groups and have been hard at work crafting handmade ornaments, designing sweatshirts, and promoting their products on social media. Heitzig said one team of four girls advertised their embroidered sweatshirts on social media and got 65 orders overnight. “It’s been neat to see what the students have done - some are doing machine embroidery, some are doing handmade crotchet ornaments, others are using the sewing machine or our Glowforge laser cutter, and there’s been some vinyl projects too,” she said. “I’m just the facilitator over

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The mixed-use proposal calls for creating what it calls an “amenity-rich vertical city” at AT&T tower with only 300,000 square feet of office space on lower floors of the building, above a 150-room hotel.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt claims St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner withheld a positive gunshot residue test on a coat.

The Westport-based, family-owned producer of non-ferrous metals, which has just over 120 of its more than 900 companywide employees based locally, has promoted an executive to the CEO's role.

With the fresh financing, the provider of R&D services for agriculture companies said it has been able to complete an acquisition of a local greenhouse business.

The former location in Clayton was 4,600 square feet and had an ATM inside. The new site has a drive-through ATM and an interactive teller machine, in which customers interact with tellers via video.

Here is my third triptych of the week, a series of views of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The top one is at sunrise, taken from the Place de la Concorde looking west. The middle one is the same but taken later in the day. The bottom one is midafternoon, taken from La Défense ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The Dining Divas Check Out a “Dive” in Clayton Just because I couldn’t remember the name of the last Dining Diva’s restaurant a week after we’d visited shouldn’t mean that it was forgettable. It’s more about my “plate being too full” (see what I did there?). And any place with the word “dive” in it […]

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