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Amendment to SAFE-T Act filed

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) – Senate Democrats filed an amendment they believe fixes the problems that have plagued the SAFE-T Act for months. Early Wednesday morning, Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) filed an amendment clarifying several items in the SAFE-T Act. Most of the changes in the amendment focus on tightening up vague language that left law [...]
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Father McGivney Forward Jackson Rodgers Scores 18 Points In Griffins' Contest, Is A Byron, Carlson, Petri And Kalb Male Athlete Of The Month

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GLEN CARBON - Jackson Rodgers, a senior forward for the boys' basketball team at Father McGivney Catholic High School, had a solid performance in the Griffins' home opener on Nov. 29, leading the Griffins with 18 points in a 53-46 loss to New Athens in the team's home opener. Rodgers, overall, is off to a great start, averaging 16.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game, as is considered one of the team's top seniors on a veteran-laden team that is hoping to do well in the 2022-23 season. The Griffins started out 3-1, finishing second in the Mulberry Grove Thanksgiving tournament, losing to St. Elmo in the final, going into the game against the Yellowjackets. For all of his efforts, both on and off the court, Rodgers has been named a Byron, Carlson, Petri and Kalb Law Firm male Athlete of the Month for Father McGivney. Rodgers, who plays for head coach Todd Strong, felt that although the Griffins did some good things during the game, the team didn't play all that well against New Athens

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PowerPlex will share the Hazelwood site of the former Mall

2 years 11 months ago

New Joint Venture at old St. Louis Mills will Include both Sports Complex plus Office Park A real estate developer from Ohio , Industrial Commercial Properties has purchased the former St. Louis Mills Mall and plans to turn it into an industrial office park while continuing to develop PowerPlex sports complex at the Hazelwood complex. […]

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Florissant Hearing on “Behind the 8 ball”

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City Not Expecting Any Trouble with New Business                        By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met for the second November meeting Monday at City Hall and held one public hearing about a proposal to open a billiard parlor at 1165 N. Highway 67.  Darryl Wallace, the owner of the business, spoke to the council […]

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Albertsons-Kroger mega-deal raises questions from lawmakers about higher food prices

2 years 11 months ago

WASHINGTON —  Members of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee panel raised concerns during a Tuesday hearing that a proposed merger between two of the largest U.S. supermarket chains could mean a monopoly on groceries and lead to higher food prices for Americans. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat who chairs the Subcommittee on Competition […]

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Lindsey Lankford From Glen Carbon Designated A Gold Award Girl Scout

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GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois congratulates Lindsey Lankford from Glen Carbon, Illinois for becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout—a designation she earned by providing sensory support to students with disabilities. Lindsey worked in the special education classroom at her school for six years. She also joined Key Club, which planned community events – including events for students with disabilities. Lindsey noticed some struggles that students with special sensory needs faced, so she centered her Gold Award project around making these students feel supported. Lindsey created three sensory walls on wheels that were given to a library, a high school, and a middle school. The walls offer a variety of sensory toys and items that appeal to a variety of sensory needs. She also created an educational video to build awareness and understanding of special sensory needs. Lindsey learned valuable life skills when completing her impactful project. “This projec

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The St. Clair County Transit District To Host "Reindeer Games" Event On Dec. 18th At The Belleville Transit Center

2 years 11 months ago
BELLEVILLE - Rudolph might not have been able to join in all the “reindeer games,” but area residents can. The St. Clair County Transit District, in conjunction with Citizens for Modern Transit and Metro Transit, will host “Reindeer Games” on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Belleville Transit Center, which is located at 800 Scheel Street in Belleville. The event is free and open to the public and will feature a live reindeer, games, snacks, crafts and a commemorative photo. Children will also receive a goodie bag. Those in attendance will be able to see a live reindeer before making a reindeer craft, playing reindeer-themed games, taking a photo and enjoying cookies, milk, juice and water. The Belleville Transit Center is accessible via MetroLink; three, fixed MetroBus routes, including 1–Main Street-State Street, 15–Belleville-Shiloh-O’Fallon and 16–St. Clair Square; the SCTTD Flyer Service. There is also a spacious

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Durbin, Blumenthal, Scanlon Introduce Corporate Crime Database Act

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05) today introduced the Corporate Crime Database Act , bicameral legislation that requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on federal corporate criminal enforcement actions. Currently, there is no comprehensive national data collection on corporate crime and no centralized database of federal enforcement actions against corporations that the public can view. “We believe that comprehensive, national data collection and a searchable public database of the results of federal enforcement actions against corporations and individual actors engaging in corporate misconduct would provide better oversight, inform DOJ’s corporate criminal prosecution practices, and demonstrate the effectiveness of corporate sanctions—which is exactly what our bill aims to do,”

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