CHICAGO, IL — As Illinois continues to face a severe shortage of affordable housing, the Illinois Housing Council (IHC) is urging lawmakers to advance House Bill 4413 and Senate Bill 3738, sponsored by State Rep. Dagmara Avelar and State Senator Mike Porfirio, to both extend and expand the Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit (IAHTC)—a long-standing, bipartisan program that has […]
ST. LOUIS – April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s (GSEM) largest community service program, begins this Friday, April 17 when Girl Scouts, their troop leaders, and families help people in need by going door-to-door, distributing sticky notes throughout the community with the request for personal care item donations. The following Saturday, April 25, Girl
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SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Commission on Equity and Inclusion (CEI) has released its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Annual Expenditure Report for the Business Enterprise Program for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities (BEP), in accordance with Section 8f of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act (BEP Act). This report showcases
Chester brings home 11 “Superior”, 1 “Excellent” and 2 “Good” ratings By Jim Beers CHESTER – After a challenging football season, an extremely long and busy basketball season, a fantastic 2025 Christmas Concert, and various numerous other community performances, Chester High School musicians managed to prepare for the 2026 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest March
King and Queen are Isaac Sims and Camryn Wolff; Prince and Princess are Karim Landeros and Aubrey Colvis By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School Prom was Saturday April 11. The event was held at Juergens Gymnasium at CHS. Doors opened to the Dance at 7:00 p.m. Music was provided by D.J. Aiden Blechle.
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BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 8.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.69/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 45.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 78.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, the 5th Annual All Together Art Show was held at Common Grounds Coffee Shop! Each year, students and community members create artwork that highlight and celebrate inclusion. The theme of this year’s show was Sprinkles, Scoops and Smiles that Shine — Inclusion is Sweet All the Time, and
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JEFFERSON CITY — Two Ste. Genevieve residents received minor injuries in a traffic crash Friday on Route B in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 74-year-old man and 69-year-old woman were taken to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital for treatment. The patrol says the crash happened when a northbound
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Library has announced it has recevied a grant from the American Library Association. It is the fourth and final round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities,
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The agenda for this morning’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission and the minutes of two recent meetings have been released. The commission will meet this morning at 8:15 in the Ste. Genevieve County Courthouse. The tentative agenda for the meeting: SG COUNTY AGENDA Minutes of the
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