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Local Italian Eatery Supports Non-Profit Healing Action With Giveback Tuesday

3 years ago
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Join Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria on September 27 at its Rock Hill location for its monthly Giveback Tuesday event. This month, 100% of profits from the event will be donated to Healing Action , a nonprofit that partners with survivors and the community to end commercial sexual exploitation. They accomplish that through community awareness, client advocacy, and a comprehensive array of services. Every month, Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria features a local nonprofit organization and donates 100% of profits from the entire day to the charity. So far, Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria has donated $335,065 to local nonprofit organizations. The donations from this Giveback Tuesday will be used to meet the ongoing services and needs of Healing Action’s clients. These services include providing survivors of trafficking and exploitation with basic needs, such as: Safe housing Food Hygiene supplies Clothing Medication copays Transportation

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Illinois State Treasurer's Office Tech Team Rated Among Best In World In Recent Competition

3 years ago
SPRINGFIELD – The tech team at Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ office is one of the world’s best, a recent cybersecurity competition showed. A three-person Information Technology team from the state treasurer’s office reached the semi-final round in the International Cyber League 2022 competition. The team finished 15 th out of 500 that entered. Just 200 teams escaped the qualifying round, and the Illinois treasurer contingent was the only government team to do so. The treasurer team performed better than counterparts from some Fortune 100 companies and a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. “We take cybersecurity very seriously, as the results of this competition illustrate,” Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said. “We are very proud of our Information Technology group for its problem-solving skills and top-notch teamwork.” The treasurer’s team was led by Joe Daniels, the office’s chief information officer

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$11M Street Project Designed to ‘Bridge the Gap”

3 years ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The city of St. Louis has an $11 million project in the works designed to “bridge the gap” between north St. Louis and downtown by revamping one of the major roads linking the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency campus to the Major League soccer stadium. The project to upgrade a 1.6-mile corridor […]
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Ameren Illinois Supports Madison County Food Pantry With $2,000 Contribution

3 years ago
MADISON – Soup n Share, a food pantry based in Madison, estimates it distributes approximately 6,000 diapers per month as part of its "No Child Left Wet Behind" campaign to assist young mothers and families throughout Madison County. Ameren Illinois has been a corporate sponsor of the pantry for several years and presented Executive Director Sherrie Hare with a $2,000 contribution to support the organization's diaper bank. "We are so blessed to receive this contribution from Ameren Illinois. Diapers are expensive and this donation allows us to literally buy dozen of cases of diapers for our clients," Hare said. "Infants and toddlers do not have a voice when families are in need and when families do not have diapers these little ones often have to sit in wet or soiled diapers for long periods of time. Wet and soiled diapers can expose the little ones to sickness and unfortunate illnesses. "No Child Left Wet Behind" gives our area children a voice and the dry diapers they so

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Florissant, MO., Woman Arrested, Faces Charges After Brussels Traffic Stop

3 years ago
HARDIN - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office said deputies conducted a traffic stop at 11:13 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, on the Illinois River Road near Schleeper Lane in Brussels in Calhoun County. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Amanda A. Koskela, 42, of Florissant, MO., was arrested on the following charges: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine Unlawful Possession of Hypodermic Syringes Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Promoting Prostitution Felony Driving While Suspended Illegal Transportation of Alcohol Operating Uninsured Vehicle Improper Lane Usage Improper Lighting (Registration Light) The suspect was arrested without incident and lodged in the Jersey County Jail. The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are forthcoming. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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