Baseball PERRYVILLE – Perryville lost at Festus 2-1. The Pirates host Festus today at 4:30. CHESTER – Chester plays at Trico today at 4:30. STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic plays at Park Hills Central today at 4 p.m. PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent plays at Scott City today at 4:30. […]
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Lady Jackets place 3rd and YellowJacket boys finish 4th By Jim Beers CHESTER, Ill. – The Chester High School Track and Field Teams opened their 2024 home season Tuesday March 26 at the Chester High School Charles R. Young Memorial Track and Field Complex. Chester’s Jasmine “Jazzi” Merideth clears her final hurdle
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois railroad unions, and Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI) applaud the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) for finalizing a new federal rule requiring railroads to maintain minimum two-person crews for most freight and passenger operations. In 2019, the same organizations worked to pass
CHICAGO, Ill. — Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed the month of April as Fair Housing Month in Illinois, highlighting the federal and state fair housing laws that promote fair and equal housing opportunities for Illinoisans across the state. “Illinois is a leader in expanding housing protections to our most vulnerable residents,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Everyone deserves a safe,
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CHICAGO, Ill. – April is Safe Digging Month in Illinois, and the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is reminding citizens they can help reduce utility outages and accidents by calling 811. With temperatures starting to rise, this annual proclamation is a reminder to all professional excavators and homeowners to call 811 to safely locate and mark utility
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A coalition of tipped workers, service operators, and local businesses today urged the General Assembly to reject a flawed proposal that would eliminate the tip credit. HB 5345 would fundamentally alter the way restaurants, bars, breweries, hotels, and other businesses who use the tip credit pay their employees, leading to less take-home
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – On April 2, 2024, voters re-elected David Bova and Geralyn Diesel to the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education. This will be Bova’s fifth term on the Board, and Diesel’s second. The two will be sworn in at 6:30 p.m. April 16, 2024, at a Re organizational Session scheduled
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Five Missouri Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs will expand due to a new state-funded grant program implemented by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). These grant awards will help hospitals, health systems and educational entities train more medical school graduates to address health care access challenges and workforce shortages
By Team Progress MO JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House Election Committee has moved forward with adding so-called ballot candy to SJR74, a shameful move meant to trick voters. The resolution would dismantle democracy as Missourians have known it for over 100 years. SJR74, as currently constructed, would end majority rule in Missouri, potentially
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CHICAGO – This April the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will be celebrating 30 Days of Public Health, an extended observance of National Public Health Week that also coincides with National Minority Health Month. The month-long slate of activities is intended to engage Illinoisans and raise awareness about all that public health does to keep individuals healthy and safe. The
