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SIU hosts fun, hands-on STEM careers conference for grades 5-9

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by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. – Girls and boys in grades 5-9 can have fun exploring careers in science, technology, engineering, math and more during the annual Expanding Your Horizons conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Saturday, Nov. 1.     An Expanding Your Horizons participant enjoys the Saffron Scientific Histology Services Lab with longtime workshop […]

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More than half of Illinois municipalities implement local grocery sales tax to support key services

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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Municipal League (IML) announced Monday that 656 municipalities across Illinois – more than half of all municipalities in the state – have adopted an ordinance establishing a 1% local grocery sales tax to replace the statewide grocery tax when it expires on January 1, 2026.   The statewide 1% grocery sales tax,

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Mo DCI warns: termination of coverage for storm-damaged homes will not be tolerated

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) issued a forceful bulletin to halt the practice of insurance companies cancelling or non-renewing policies for homeowners still grappling with recovery from the catastrophic spring 2025 storms. This action comes after the department became aware of a few companies terminating coverage for Missouri consumers actively working to complete

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Local drop-off locations opening soon for Operation Christmas Child

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MISSOURI — Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 17 – 24. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations in Missouri.     Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including

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FOP statement calls for ouster of acting corrections director following numerous incidents

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SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Corrections Lodge 263 has lobbied for years and continues to stand firmly with legislators calling attention to the escalating crisis at Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg and across the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).   FOP Corrections Lodge President Scot Ward issued the following statement:  

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USDA ‘Sun Meals To-Go’ program was huge success

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District No. 139 provided 9,100 meals a week through the summer of 2025 By Jim Beers CHESTER – District No. 139 Superintendent of Schools Kimberly Briggs said, “Our district was proud to participate in the USDA’s Sun Meals To-Go program, a federally funded initiative designed to reduce food insecurity during the summer months. Through this

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Ste. Genevieve aldermen hear report on tourist riverboat docking

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen heard from Associate County Commissioner Mark Marberry concerning the possibility of bringing the tourist riverboats back to dock at Ste. Genevieve.   Marberry provided this written comment to the Sun Times News:   On October 09, 2025, I addressed the Ste. Genevieve City Board of Alderpersons

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