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Take a gander at all the great things happening in the Lou this weekend. Thursday 12/08

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced a new requirement today to have extensive protective netting in place at all Professional Development League (PDL) ballparks. The fan safety initiative was adopted at the 2022 Winter Meetings after being unanimously approved by the MLB PDL Executive Board. In June 2019, after repeated incidents of MLB fans being hit by foul balls, Durbin and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wrote to MLB Commissioner Manfred urging him to have all 30 MLB teams extend protective netting to the right and left field corners at all ballparks. In December 2019, MLB announced that all 30 teams would extend protective netting during the next season. Durbin has continuously met with baseball safety advocates to discuss fan safety at MLB and Minor League Baseball games. “In 2019, it was clear something had to be done to protect fans from foul balls being hit at high speeds into the stands.

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ALTON - The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau received three Excellence in Tourism awards in the annual Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism during an awards ceremony at Chicago’s Navy Pier Monday, Dec. 5. The bureau received awards for Best Website, Best PR Marketing Campaign and Best Cooperative Partnership. The PR Marketing Campaign recognized the bureau’s Eagle Season campaign and the Cooperative Partnership award was presented for The Last 100 Miles of Route 66 Postcard Mural Trail. “We are extremely honored and thrilled to be presented with these awards from our industry peers,” Great Rivers & Routes President & CEO Cory Jobe noted. “Our tourism website is second to none in the state and showcases our region with compelling imagery and strong content enticing visitors to the region. The Bureau team works hard to make sure our region shines on a daily basis.” The Illinois Excellence in Tourism Awards were presented t

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ALTON - The Alton Tractor Supply store is inviting all the young artists out there to celebrate the upcoming holiday season with an Ornament Craft activity. On Dec. 17, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., the store will host a craft event where young customers can decorate a Christmas ornament with stickers and other colorful extras, while supplies last. The interactive craft provides a fun way for youth to get in the holiday spirit with colorful ornaments in the shape of twinkling lights. Once complete, each participant can take their free craft home to decorate their Christmas tree. "We enjoy spending quality time with our customers during the holiday season, particularly with a fun, creative craft for the kids to take home," said Alton store manager, Michael Webb. "Ornament decorating sparks the joy of Christmas and encourages the young members of the Alton community to use their imagination and creative spirit. Whether our young customers use their ornament as a gift for

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Officials are planning to activate a new area code next year in southern Illinois.

MARYVILLE - Ashley Brannan, RN of Anderson Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Ashley, a specialty care nurse in both the Intensive Care and Intermediate Care units at Anderson Hospital, was nominated by a family whose father was a patient Brannan cared for in the ICU. The nomination read: “What a bright light Ashley is! Even though she had many other clients, Ashley made my dad (87) feel comfortable. She was quickly accessible and always fresh and friendly with answers to our inquiries. "Inquiring minds want to know!" Speaking of answers, she always answered my dad’s repeated questions. Due to his Alzheimer's, my dad asked the same questions over and over and over but each time Ashley would respond with a smile as if it was the first time she answered him, although it was the 15th! She also made "light" of his

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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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Alumnae and students at an all-girls Catholic high school continue to fight to keep the school open. This is after the Archdiocese announced it would close Rosati-Kain High School and St. Mary's High School at the end of the school year, as part of a consolidation plan. However, while both schools negotiate to see what's next, Rosati-Kain's process looks a bit different.  That's because of its building. Rosati-Kain High School opened in 1911 and has since 1922 operated out of a three-story…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02) joined Axios’s Tina Reed to discuss the future of healthcare policy. The conversation focused on a range of issues; including combating maternal mortality, addressing mental health, increasing clinical trial diversity, and treating gun violence like the public health crisis that it is. WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE. Congresswoman Kelly is working to ensure that the Medicaid postpartum extension to a full year of coverage, accessible to residents of every state, is passed before the end of this year. This is a key provision in the MOMMA’s Act , using research-backed strategies to combat maternal mortality. The CDC found that 80% of maternal mortality deaths are preventable. Black maternal deaths are nearly six times higher than those of their white counterparts in Illinois. “The American people are looking to Democrats in Congress to provide solutions to their challenges, particularly

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Aerosmith has crapped out in Las Vegas. The band has canceled the remainder of their Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas residency — two shows, scheduled for Thursday night and this Sunday —…

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Jones signed Executive Order #75, establishing a volunteer commission to explore and recommend opportunities for reparations in the City.

During the early and mid-aughts, I heard endlessly about the power of Facebook over the news industry. But I was working remotely in Southern California and the Mother Jones newsroom was in northern California, so I heard about it only at a remove. (Plus what I read about it, of course.) My takeaway was that ...continue reading "How do you solve a problem like Facebook?"

Following their successful North American stadium tour this past year, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe are ready to rock the entire planet with their co-headlining 2023 The World Tour — and…

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While international treaties are essential, climate policies need to be implemented at every level of government.

Pick a Present In recent years I’ve told my family and friends that I don’t want any gifts bigger than the proverbial bread box. Keep it small or edible, I say. If you’re thinking about what to get your foodie friends, you might consider some of the following: Remember what Julia Child said: “People who... 

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Missouri’s largest operating holiday model train displays will be in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center at the National Museum of Transportation this holiday season.   On Nov. 25, opening

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