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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will use a new automated notification system to relay chronic wasting disease (CWD) test results to deer hunters starting with the current 2025-2026 deer season. Hunters who harvest deer across the 25-county CWD endemic area of northern and west-central Illinois are encouraged to have their deer tested by IDNR biologists at mandatory or voluntary firearm deer check stations, at participating vendors, or by dropping deer heads at self-serve drop-off sites. Hunters statewide who provide a mobile phone number with their CWD sample and have a valid email address linked to their ExploreMoreIL customer account will receive text and email notifications of test results. Notifications to hunters who harvest deer testing presumptive positive for CWD will include a link to an interactive mapping application to verify the location of where they harvested their deer. Final confirmation test results will be sent via text

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From Construction Dive: The U.S. Department of Transportation has removed sex and race as criteria for automatic certification in its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, according to an interim final rule announced Sept. 30 that went into effect on Oct. 3. “A determination that an individual is socially and economically disadvantaged must not be based in […]

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The 2025 Adobe Graphic Design Bundle has 3 courses designed to help you learn the essentials of graphic design and how to apply those skills to your projects. Courses cover Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. You’ll learn all aspects of the design process. It’s on sale for $50. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and […]

From St. Louis Public Radio: Urban explorers love vacant hospitals. Stephanie Botkin should know — she lives across from one, the former St. Alexius Hospital on Jefferson Avenue. “They’re totally attracted to it,” Botkin said. “Because you’ve got the morgue, and how scary is that? You’ve got the old operating rooms with all the equipment […]

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Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon on what would have been the musician’s 85th birthday.McCartney shared a black-and-white photo on Instagram of him and John, taken…

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EDWARDSVILLE – The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is proud to announce the appointment of Schneidine Louis as the new Director of the International Trade Center (ITC). Louis brings a wealth of international experience to the role, having served as a diplomat and holding a master’s degree in international business with a concentration in global supply chain and logistics from Georgia State University. Her expertise in export readiness and strategic global expansion will be instrumental in supporting Southern Illinois entrepreneurs and business owners seeking to grow their international footprint. She succeeds Silvia Torres Bowman, who retired earlier this year after a distinguished 27-year tenure leading the ITC. “We are thrilled to welcome Ms. Louis to our team,” said Jo Ann Di Maggio May, Director of the Illinois SBDC at SIUE. “Her global perspective, marketing acumen,

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ST. CLAIR COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss a study for the proposed improvements on Illinois 13 from Illinois 157 to South 23rd Street in St. Clair County. The meeting will be held: Wednesday, Oct. 29 4-7 p.m. Southwestern Illinois Justice & Workforce Development Campus 231 2301 W. Main Street, Belleville IDOT, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, has initiated the Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Study of Illinois 13. This section of Illinois 13 is located within the city of Belleville as well as unincorporated St. Clair County. The Phase 1 study will evaluate options to address traffic safety and mobility through the study area. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce the project and obtain public input. Handouts and display boards will be available for public review, along with information on engineering, land acquisition and environmental processes. Representatives fro

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ALTON – Two Alton residents have been charged in separate felony cases of domestic battery. Byron R. Delp Sr., 62, of Alton, was charged on Oct. 3, 2025 with one count each of criminal damage to property (a Class 4 felony) and domestic battery (a Class A misdemeanor). On Oct. 2, 2025, Delp allegedly pushed a household or family member to the ground, causing them to fall; charging documents state he also caused over $500 worth of damage to the victim’s “television, bicycle, and hunting bow.” Another Alton man, 38-year-old James A. Stewart, was charged in an unrelated case from Oct. 1, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated domestic battery and his second or subsequent offense of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. Stewart allegedly strangled a family or household member and forcibly pushed the victim into a wall on Sept. 30, 2025. He had previously been convicted of attempted murder in a Madison County case from 2006. According to the state’s

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Alderwoman Pam Boyd of the 13th Ward discusses the May 16 tornado, ward reduction and addressing nuisance properties.

“The City of Florissant invites bids for 25-0223PW “Demolition/land clearance and Asbestos Abatement” to be submitted onto the City’s OpenGov Procurement portal. Documents for this can be found on the Current Bid Opportunities page of the City of Florissant’s website. These bids are taken in compliance with Equal Opportunity Laws. Email mbringer@florissantmo.com.”

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From St. Louis Magazine: When a storm tears through a historic neighborhood, the damage it causes isn’t just to shingles and siding—it’s often to the delicate craftsmanship that defines a street’s character. In St. Louis, many century-old homes are topped with distinctive slate or terracotta Spanish roof tiles, materials chosen as much for beauty and […]

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Civil rights organizations, including both St. Louis and St. Louis County NAACP chapters, decried the changes announced by the airport officials.

North Grand Neighborhood Services (NGNS) has successfully rehabilitated over 20 abandoned properties into affordable housing units in north St. Louis over the past 20 years, despite facing challenges such as theft.

CARLINVILLE — Ricky J. Collins, 50, of Edwardsville, was charged with domestic battery causing bodily harm on Sept. 30, 2025, following an incident in which he allegedly struck his daughter in the head with his hand on Sept. 29, 2025. According to the charging document, Collins knowingly caused bodily harm to his daughter by striking her in the head. The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department is handling the case. All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Airport officials are asking contractors in its minority and disadvantaged business programs to provide evidence of discrimination they have suffered, in the latest change born of the Trump administration’s opposition to diversity initiatives. St. Louis Lambert International Airport is reevaluating all the companies it certified through the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise […]

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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is sending a reminder out to Missourians to be vigilant after a surge of West Nile virus cases this year.