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Free Museum Days In Illinois During September
If you're looking for some family fun but are on a tight budget, there are opportunities available for free days at some Illinois museums. During September Some Illinois Museums Offer Free Days. I was pretty lucky growing up. My parents liked to do activities as a family so I got...
TRAYF Comes to New Jewish Theatre Next Month
New Jewish Theatre will present Trayf by Lindsay Joelle. Running Thursday, September 12 through Sunday, September 29, performances will take place in the J’s Wool Studio Theatre. Trayf had its World Premiere at Theatre J in in Washington D.C. in 2018, and this is its first production in St. Louis.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts Illinois House GOP leader McCombie Sept. 9
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Illinois State Rep. Tony McCombie, the Illinois House Republican leader, will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Sept. 9 to discuss the party’s policy agenda and review the issues she believes will influence the November general elections in Illinois.
Illinois reports first West Nile Virus death this year
Illinois has reported its first West Nile Virus death of 2024.The person was in their 80s and lived in Lake County, Illinois.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThey developed symptoms in the middle of this month and died soon after.The Illinois Health Department says nine people across the state have come down with the virus so far this year.West Nile Virus is typically spread through mosquito bites.People older than 50 and immunocompromised individuals are at higher risk for severe illness from West Nile Virus.SEE ALSO | Dr. Anthony Fauci was hospitalized with West Nile virus and is now recovering at home
1 Illinois Place 4th Most Abandoned in US, 1 in 4 Buildings Empty
It's like a modern wasteland. There's one Illinois place that was just ranked as the 4th most abandoned in America where more than 1 out of every 4 buildings is vacant. This new ranking from 24/7 Wall St of the most abandoned zip codes in America reveals the cities and towns in the country where the people aren't, but buildings remain. One Illinois city was declared the 4th most abandoned in the entire country. It's not unusual to see foliage growing out of the buildings you drive by.
Washington University researchers studying urban heat islands and their impacts on public health
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - As an August heat wave beats down on the Midwest, some areas feel more intense heat than others. The City of St. Louis is prone to an urban heat island effect, a phenomenon caused by dense areas of pavement, flat roofs, brick buildings and other surfaces that absorb heat from the sun, radiating it back into the surrounding air.
107th Greater St. Louis Area Honor Flight honors WWII, Vietnam, and Korean War vets
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- The 107th Greater St. Louis Area Honor Flight took off for Washington, D.C., early Tuesday morning. Veterans and their honored guests stood anxiously ready to board that flight out of Lambert Airport as chatter filled terminal 2. “We’ll get to go to Washington and...
Apply for the WashU Research Ambassador Program (WRAP) - Humanities
Empower and expand the WashU undergraduate research community as a WRAPer!. The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is recruiting a knowledgeable and passionate humanities undergraduate researcher to join our current cohort of Research Ambassadors for the 2024-2025 academic year, helping us better serve students across diverse disciplines. If you're interested in supporting your peers’ research journeys through advising, programming, and community building, we encourage you to apply. The application will be open from August 28 - September 18, 2024.
Get to These W.Central Illinois Disc Golf Courses This Fall
Disc golf is growing in popularity year by year with new courses in new places. All you need is a disc (or a 3 pack starter set: driver, mid-range, putter), a friend or two and a willingness to learn and grow. --Fair Warning-- Disc golf can become addictive. A quick...
Marcellus Williams and Chris Dunn both claimed innocence. Only one man is free
Two high-profile criminal cases are drawing attention to the way Missouri courts handle claims of innocence. Last month, 34 years after his murder conviction, Chris Dunn was released from prison after his trial witnesses recanted their testimony. It was an example of the way Missouri law has changed since 2021,...
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