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Julian Lennon has been named the official 2022 ambassador for the 12th annual edition of World College Radio Day, which takes place Friday, October 7. The celebration, which is organized…

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A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder more than a week after the death of her 3-year-old nephew, who she allegedly pushed into Lake Michigan and watched as he sank into the water.

EDWARDSVILLE - Liberty Middle School seventh grade language arts teacher Diana Lockwood did not consider a career as a teacher until she and her husband had a son. 25 years later, it is still a decision she is happy she made. “When I became a regular part of Nick’s school and classroom, I decided I wanted to return to school to get an education degree. It was a great decision!” The students are the main reason Lockwood has stayed in education. “They have kept me in the classroom, enjoying every aspect of my role in their academic lives. I love watching them learn and all the varied processes they go through as they acquire new information and skills,” said Lockwood, who added that she has also been privileged to work alongside some of the most outstanding faculty and staff of District 7, both in and outside her building. Seventh graders are especially interesting to Lockwood. “They change so much over the course of the school year, academically

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS – In connection with the Department of Justice’s announcement of its Elder Justice Sweep earlier today, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, made the following announcement: “Combating fraud against the elderly is the number one priority of our Fraud & Corruption section,” U.S. Attorney Crowe stated. “Anytime a senior is victimized, we work very hard to find the responsible criminals and bring them to justice.” Six federal prosecutors are assigned to the district’s Fraud & Corruption section. They are Assistant United States Attorneys: Scott Verseman, Chief; Kevin Burke, Zoe Gross, Peter Reed, Steve Weinhoeft and Luke Weissler. As an example of the office’s efforts to hold accountable those who harm the elderly, U.S. Attorney Crowe cited to the recent guilty plea of Ashley McKinney, 39, of Cahokia, Illinois. McKinney’s codefendant, Erica Rose, 33, of East St. Louis, Illinois,

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At 201-215 North Meramec, just north of Downtown Clayton, lies a field where several buildings used to stand. In May 2020, two office...

This article originally ran on EastCentral.edu on September 22, 2022.  East Central College is inviting local manufacturers and community members to its Business and Industry Center (BIC) to showcase the college’s career-ready programs and state-of-the-art equipment. Manufacturing Day is slated for Thursday, Oct. 6, from 4-6 p.m., and members of the community, and manufacturing employers and employees alike, are invited to […]

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Police are asking for the public's help with identifying three possible suspects accused in a St. Louis shooting that injured two children last month.

Missouri lawmakers wrapped up their special session Tuesday when the state Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 million package of incentives targeting rural economic projects. The bill, passed 26-3, creates tax credits …

The newly completed agreement calls for Labcorp to manage St. Louis-based Ascension’s hospital laboratories in 10 states. Burlington, North Carolina-based Labcorp also acquired select assets of Ascension's outreach laboratory business.

Many high schools and school districts around the St. Louis area are being recognized not only as Missouri's best, but also as some of the top institutions in the nation.

So this was unexpected (well, perhaps not that unexpected) but Elon Musk sent a letter to Twitter last night stating he now intends to move ahead with the original deal to buy Twitter, with no changes to the terms. Gentlemen: On behalf of X Holdings I, Inc., X Holdings II, Inc. and Elon R. Musk […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that challenges an Alabama redistricting map and could potentially eliminate remaining federal safeguards against racial gerrymandering. Voting rights advocates fear that the high court’s conservative majority will further weaken the Voting Rights Act, with implications for voters in states across the country. […]

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The Missouri Senate on Tuesday passed an agricultural tax credit bill, paving the way for incentives for meat processing, urban farming and purchases of farm equipment.

Last Thursday (Sept. 29th), the Forum hosted a webinar presented by accountants and consultants Wipfli, LLP on new energy tax credits that are available to designers, builders, and developers. If you missed the energy credit webinar last Thursday, or even if you were one of the 39 people in attendance and feel like you need […]

The service will begin in February 2023, and Frontier said it will bring its number of nonstop destinations served at Lambert to eight.

The Senate's passage of the agricultural tax incentive bill caps off the rest of lawmakers' unfinished business for the special legislative session.