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ST. LOUIS - The Smashing Pumpkins today announced their North American arena tour with special guests Jane’s Addiction. Produced by Live Nation, the 32-date SPIRITS ON FIRE TOUR will commence on October 2 in Dallas, TX, and will conclude on November 19 in Los Angeles, CA at the Hollywood Bowl. Both bands revealed the exciting news live this morning exclusively on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show. Pre-sales begin on Thursday, May 12 from 10 am local. General on-sale begins Friday, May 13 at 10 am local. For tickets and more details, go to https://smashingpumpkins.com/tour Tomorrow night, in support of The Smashing Pumpkins tour announcement, the GRAMMY® Award-winning, critically acclaimed band will be performing and talking on CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden. Later today, The Smashing Pumpkins will appear at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood for a commemorative ceremony in celebration of their tour announcement. Each band member will add their

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is reminding residents about the upcoming deadline to submit nominations for the Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame, open to adults aged 65 and older who excel in the categories of community service, education, performance and/or graphic arts, and the labor force. “The deadline is quickly approaching to nominate an older friend, family member, or neighbor for this special recognition,” said IDoA Director Paula Basta. “Particularly as we celebrate Older Americans Month and honor the older people in our lives, the Department on Aging wants to hear from you about the ways older adults have contributed to the communities they call home.” The Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame was established by the General Assembly in 1994 to honor older adults’ accomplishments and contributions. Each year, four Illinoisans aged 65 or older are inducted into the Hall of Fame for their work in community service, education,

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Restaurateur Matt McGuire said he thinks the new restaurant is best described as “a classic city tavern and steakhouse” and “an intimate supper club.”

Edwardsville – David Smith, Executive Director of Illinois Family Action, is calling on pro-life voters in the 112 th District to join him in supporting the only 100 percent pro-family candidate in the race – Republican Jennifer Korte. “We look at a variety of issues when we decide to make an endorsement,” Smith said. “We are looking for candidates who will stand up for the lives of unborn children, but we also are looking for candidates who will stand up for families. The name of our organization is Illinois Family Action. Candidates who support tax increases on families or are weak on parental rights or are weak in their opposition to woke ideology being taught in schools are disqualified from consideration. We are supporting Jennifer Korte because she will be a strong advocate for Illinois families. She is a mom and someone families in the 112 th District will be proud to have as their voice in Springfield. I urge families across the 112 th District

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ST. LOUIS - Infielder Kramer Robertson was called up to join the Cardinals on Tuesday, and while college basketball is out of season, his mother came with him. Robertson's mother is Kim Mulkey, a women's basketball legend and the current LSU coach. When she led Baylor, she won three NCAA championships. She then took over [...]

GODFREY – With projected job market growth in the double-digits over the next decade, students entering Lewis and Clark Community College’s Paralegal program often have job offers before completing their Paralegal Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. Students who enroll this summer and qualify for L&C’s 30 and Out option, which is designed for students who have already earned an associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, can earn their paralegal degree entirely online and complete the program requirements by December 2022. Students who do not already have a degree can take all of the major courses on the front end of the program in order to develop their paralegal skills as early as possible and save the general education requirements for the end. “The demand for paralegals is so high that employers are hiring students prior to graduation,” Program Coordinator Becky Gockel said. “Employers are hosting

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GODFREY – Rather than viewing his education as simply a means to an end, Jerseyville scholar Andrew Beck uses his time at Lewis and Clark Community College as an opportunity to mold himself into the sort of employee he wishes to be. According to Busey Bank Senior Vice President Rob Schwartz, Beck made quite an impression. “Andrew is an impressive young man,” Schwartz said. “He is respectful, confident, and eager to learn. He takes advantage of opportunities to better himself and he will, undoubtedly, achieve success in his continued education and career.” With such a strong academic record, Beck could have chosen to attend a number of schools but decided on L&C. “There were so many good reasons to choose Lewis and Clark,” he said. “It has a great reputation and it’s affordable. It’s close to me and gave me the option to attend classes remotely, which allows me to work more.” Beck is quick to credit several teachers

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ALTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project Office, is celebrating the beginning of the outdoor recreation season with its new, free spring festival R.E.C. Fest on Saturday, May 21st at the National Great Rivers Museum. “The entire premise of R.E.C. Fest is to kick off the recreation season by giving our community an opportunity to learn about the many ways in which someone can recreate outdoors in our region, both on public lands and off,” said Museum Director Allison Rhanor. “We’ll have over 20 booths and activity stations on-site to showcase the where and how for sports like hiking, fishing, and hunting, as well as to teach safety techniques like what to do when you’re caught outdoors in bad weather and how to properly fit a helmet or life jacket.” R.E.C. (Recreation, Education, and Conservation) Fest, which runs from 10 am – 4 pm, will host organizations such as the Illinois Department of National Resources, Alton Parks

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Dozens of residents raised a stink at an Olivette City Council meeting Tuesday night over a special-use permit being considered for a medical-marijuana cultivation and product manufacturing facility. They worry the facility, owned by Proper Cannabis, would bring an unpleasant “skunk” odor to the neighborhood. “It’s a fairly quiet community, we enjoy time outside,” Christina Hansen, an Olivette resident since 2007.

Police said the man complained of minor injuries at the scene of a crash in St. Louis and was transported to the hospital.

Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at

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Reporters at ProPublica and NBC News are conducting research on Arizona’s child protective services agency (the Department of Child Safety, or DCS) and how it investigates Black families in the Phoenix area at a higher rate than white families. We would like to hear directly from people who have been affected by this issue.

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Bob Dylan's music catalog from his contributions to the super group the Traveling Wilburys has been acquired by the Primary Wave Music company, Variety revealed in an exclusive report. According…

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. - Today, Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network announced they are appealing the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)’s decision to grant a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to Williamson Energy LLC, the owner of the Pond Creek coal mine. The NPDES permit, which was granted by the IEPA on April 15 , does not remedy major flaws in the 2019 draft permit, does not protect the environment, and does not adhere to Illinois or federal law. In the appeal, Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network, who is represented by Albert Ettinger and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, ask the Illinois Pollution Control Board to order the IEPA to reconsider the permit in order to establish conditions necessary to protect the Big Muddy River and other Illinois waters. The IEPA granted this new NPDES permit to Williamson Energy LLC, which is a subsidiary of companies that emerged from the Murray Energy bankruptcy, despite

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Impressionism and Beyond traces the complex and generative encounters of artists with modern life, highlighting the diverse conversations between tradition and innovation, representation and abstraction, and

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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Admission to the Missouri History Museum and this special exhibit is free.   Women, often portrayed as secondary characters in the city’s formation, were actually

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In August, we may not think twice about these conditions. But the fact of the matter is our bodies aren't used to them in the month of May.