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Remember that patch of Dame's Rocket blowing in the wind that I showed you a couple of months ago? Here it is again, but in a normal photograph that shows what it actually looks like. It's a pretty little flower when you get close up.

A couple of days ago I posted this chart showing that corporations were paying their workers less but marking up their products far, far beyond the rate of inflation: But Matt Yglesias says there's nothing either wrong or unusual about this: Excess demand and profit-seeking by greedy corporations are not competing explanations for inflation — ...continue reading "Corporate markups, take 2"

by Steven Hibbard, Burns & McDonnell The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will deliver a much-needed boost to developers of solar, wind, energy storage and other clean energy technologies over the next 10 years as existing tax credits are expanded and new credits are added. Though the clean energy industry will be directly in line for […]

Today on TAP: But it’s kinda late, no?

A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her family days after Christmas in 2018 will suffer the death penalty in state prison, a St. Charles judge ruled Thursday.

Authorities have issued an Endangered Person Advisory after Tatiyana Walls, a 12-year-old girl from North St. Louis County, went missing.

VIRDEN - The Macoupin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Thursday afternoon that at around 9:46 a.m. today, the Virden Police Department received a call from North Mac High School in reference to a note being found that indicated there was "an active shooter." Virden officer arrived on scene within 3 to 4 minutes and begin searching the building. The Virden Police officer was able to determine very quickly that there was no active shooter. The building was put on full lockdown and searched thoroughly by the Virden Police department, the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office Illinois State Police, and the Secretary of State Police. "There is no threat to the school at this time," the Macoupin County Sheriff's Office said. The investigation is being conducted by the Virden Police Department along with assistance from the Macoupin County Sheriff's Office.

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From Rethinking The Future:  There are plenty of application programs available in the market today with which laymen can design aesthetic homes for themselves. Although a knife in the back for many designers who go by different names, it serves the very important function of creating tasteful spaces for people who don’t have access to […]

Brinkmann Constructors has completed a leadership succession plan that promotes Brian Satterthwaite, 55, to chief executive officer (CEO), and Tom Oberle, 54, to president. Founder Bob Brinkmann, 73, formerly CEO, remains engaged as chairman of the board for the company he launched in 1984. Brian Satterthwaite (left) and Tom Oberle (right) Since 2010, Bob Brinkmann […]

From RiverBender:  During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, along with 13 of their Senate colleagues, wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of steps they have taken to […]

A coalition of homeless advocacy groups on Thursday urged votes against Alderman Jack Coatar for aldermanic president.

Hillcrest High School was evacuated as Springfield Police Department officers, ambulances, and fire department vehicles arrived at the school on Thursday.

From Construction Dive:  Supply chain disruptions due to the Ukraine war are stretching project timelines in the Americas region, if not directly, then through rising costs for fuel, metals and other commodities, according to the fifth annual Crux insight report on global construction claims and disputes. The report claims inflation, though still lower than the […]

Jeopardy! contestants generally have a wide range of knowledge on a variety of topics. Perhaps that's even more so for the select few competing in this year's Tournament of Champions field.

From Construction Dive:  The death toll in construction hasn’t changed in the past decade, raising important questions about the effectiveness of OSHA and what it would take to save more lives, according to an analysis by Construction Dive. Workers continue to die at the same rate — 10 out of every 100,000 workers didn’t come home […]

The appellate court told Cedar County Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Pyle to wait for a subsequent order before he does anything else in the case.

Dave Werner, Maplewood's unofficial poet laureate, died on October 21, 2022, of heart complications. He was 68 years old, and he's grumbling over my shoulder as I write this.

Kid pestering you to get their ears pierced? There are plenty of options for both walk-in and appointment-based piercings, as well as some general good-to-know considerations.

ST. LOUIS - An overnight Amber Alert on a 10-month-old girl who had been determined to be “critical and unstable” at the hospital has been canceled. St. Louis County Police authorities said the Amber Alert was issued after police said the child's 24-year-old mother took her from Children’s Hospital in the Central West End, violating at least two previous orders. St. Louis County Police said the 10-month-old girl was brought to Children’s Hospital appeared drastically underweight. The 10-month-old weighed only 13 pounds and the average weight for a 10-month-old girl is 13 pounds. The Amber Alert lasted more than two hours before it was canceled. St. Louis County Police said a protective custody order was issued for the child, but the mother took the child out of Children's Hospital in St. Louis against the protective custody and doctors' orders.

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