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Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition marks genocide 30th anniversary with public event series
The Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition—a partnership of 16 local organizations—will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide with a series of public events from July 10 to 12, culminating in a solemn March of Remembrance through downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12. These commemorations serve as a powerful reminder of the July 1995 atrocity,…
Read MoreIDFPR launches another 18 license types on new licensing system
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has announced that 18 more professions are now available for licensure via the Department’s new online licensing system, CORE (Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment). This recent announcement marks the successful completion of CORE’s Phase 2.2, with all of Phase 2 set for completion in the coming weeks.…
Read MoreIllinois to roll out direct admissions program for most state universities
Governor signs new state requirements for dual credit programs, financial aid assistance By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades. With his signature, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday approved a bill creating…
Read MoreO’Fallon chamber hosts ribbon cutting for Compassionate Hands Home Healthcare
On June 19, 2025, Compassionate Hands Home Healthcare (4610A N. Illinois St., Fairview Heights, IL 62208) celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce. Pictured in the photo of the ribbon cutting ceremony with the oversized scissors is Compassionate Hands Home Healthcare Owner Makayla Hampton. To view a…
Read MoreSchnucks customers, company, donate $110K to help tornado victims
Donations to be shared with United Way of Greater St. Louis, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Schnuck Markets Inc. recently announced that Schnucks customers and the company raised $110,000 to support St. Louis tornado victims following a “Round up at the Register” that concluded on June 10. The two-week campaign allowed customers to choose…
Read More‘Hidden gem’: Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois
Inside the state’s push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region By SONYA DYMOVA, MAGGIE DOUGHERTY and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…
Read MoreBudzinski announces $1.1M in federal funding for St. Louis Downtown Airport
The Department of Transportation grant would rehabilitate an access road at the airport On June 30, 2025, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) announced $1,158,009 in U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding for St. Louis Downtown Airport in Sauget, Ill. The federal grant would go towards rehabilitating the access road to the airport’s hangar buildings. “St. Louis…
Read MoreIllinois Arts Council announces FY2026 Creative Projects Grant guidelines, application
The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) recently announced the release of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Creative Projects Grant (CPG) guidelines and application. The goal of CPG is to provide up to $12,000 to support art projects for Illinois artists, eligible not- for-profit organizations, municipal entities, or colleges and universities. CPG projects must culminate with a…
Read MoreLocal Boeing IAM Union workers ready to strike if negotiations fall short
By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] “Rising in unity” is how IAM District 837 leaders describe it as thousands of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM Union) across Boeing facilities in Mascoutah, Ill., and in St. Louis, St. Charles, Mo., announce their readiness to “fight for the fair contract…
Read MoreAG Raoul wins court order blocking Trump administration’s dismantling of HHS
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today secured a preliminary junction halting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ensuring continued access to critical public health and social service programs. On May 5, Attorney General Raoul and a coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit to stop…
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