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Illinois Humanities director: Arts and culture ‘weave our civic fabric’
The executive director of Illinois Humanities said the group’s focus is on making sure the arts and humanities are central to the state and available to everybody. “You can’t have a state that’s just and creative and connected without the humanities,” said Gabrielle Lyon. The head...
Well-known St. Louis restaurant chain to add new location in Kirkwood
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — A St. Louis-based restaurant group will open its latest location on the ground floor of a new apartment complex in Kirkwood. The Napoli Group will open its sixth restaurant at The James, an apartment building that opened in March at 436 N. Kirkwood Road. Napoli Kirkwood...
How a St. Louis content creator finds success — and community — through Black nerd culture
Being a “nerd” is typically not something people aspire to. The label can get more difficult to navigate within Black American circles; a deviation from Black art and media may be misconstrued as a betrayal of "authentic Blackness." Today, much of Black nerd (also known as “Blerd”) culture has made it to the mainstream — and even popularized — thanks to celebrities like rapper Megan thee Stallion, actor Michael B. Jordan and guitarist Thundercat.
Illegal immigrants can keep professional licenses despite deportation with new law
(The Center Square) – Migrants who get deported from the country may be able to keep their professional license from Illinois under a new law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure into law last week. House Bill 5457 provides that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may not revoke, suspend, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a license or permit issued under the law based solely upon an immigration violation. ...
Big Changes Coming to 23 Illinois Costco Stores in September
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That's actually not true for 23 Costco store locations in Illinois that will be changing in September and I predict many will be unhappy with what's coming. Let me be clear that I'm not business expert and I have no...
Man cut two neighbors with machete in South City, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 33-year-old man cut two of his neighbors with a machete in South City on Sunday night, police say. The incident happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of Chippewa in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Police say the 33-year-old man went to the home of a 42-year-old and 19-year-old man and caused a disturbance. During the incident, he swung a machete and cut both victims.
Never be bothered by a spam call again with this simple setting
To reduce unwanted calls, add your number to the national "Do Not Call" registry, only allow calls from your contacts, answer unwanted calls and remain silent to confuse the dialer software, or use an app like RoboKeller, Hiya, or Truecaller.
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Michael Siani’s Value To The Cardinals Continues To Grow.
We’ve come to admire Michael Siani’s defense in center field. In both defensive runs saved and outs above average, Siani is running in a virtual tie at the top of the center-field leaderboard with Washington rookie Jacob Young. Siani certainly will be in the discussion when the Gold Glove talk starts to bubble.
Babies “R” Us is making a comeback, with 11 new stores in Illinois
Attention children (and parents) of the 1990s: Babies "R" Us, the beloved retailer you may remember from your younger years will soon return to the Chicago area in a new way. Babies "R" Us, which went out of business in 2018, will soon open 200 stores across the country, each inside of Kohl's Department stores, a press release said.
Therapy shows promise in reversing autism symptoms: Study
A study published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine claims that therapy reversed symptoms of severe autism in twin girls, with one patient's symptoms being "reversed to the point of being indistinguishable from children who had never had a history of autism symptoms."
Data shows a large increase in traffic stops last year by Illinois police
(The Center Square) – Illinois police departments had a busy year in 2023, with an increase in traffic stops over the year before. In Illinois Department of Transportation data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, there was a 12% increase in traffic stops last year from 2022. “Police in Illinois conducted another 200,000 additional stops in 2023 compared with 2022, and to put that in a finer...
Groundhog Makes It Onto Racetrack, Get’s Tossed By Brave Woman
You never know what is going to happen at the race track. I only know that the page Dirt Race Central uploaded this video in June. I don't know when the video was originally made, but I do know that this woman needs some sort of free raceway tickets, or something like that, for life to handle that rodent like she did.
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