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The Edwardsville Police Department announced the results of its enhanced traffic enforcement efforts as part of the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). These efforts, conducted periodically between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025, were aimed at reducing traffic crashes and saving lives. During the most recent additional enforcement campaign, mainly…

U.S. News & World Report has again recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital and its physician partners at WashU Medicine among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking St. Louis Children’s No. 1 in Missouri, No. 1 in St. Louis, and No. 3 in the Midwest region. This is the 17th consecutive year St. Louis Children’s has been ranked the…

  The community is invited to attend the open house event taking place from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23 OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center is extending an invitation to residents in and around the Riverbend region to celebrate the hospital’s first 100 years of their health care Ministry in Alton by…

Applications are due Nov. 14 for High School Healthcare Bootcamps at Breese, Greenville, Highland and O’Fallon hospitals High school students interested in a career in healthcare are invited to apply for the Winter 2025 High School Healthcare Bootcamps at HSHS hospitals in Breese, Greenville, Highland and O’Fallon. The bootcamp is designed for high school juniors…

  A new era in higher education admissions has arrived in Illinois with the launch of the One Click College Admit program, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is among the first universities to participate. Governor JB Pritzker and state education leaders announced the initiative on Aug. 19, 2025, offering Illinois students a simpler, barrier-free path…

St. Clair County Transit District is teaming up with Metro Transit to offer another safe, convenient and affordable way for St. Louis Blues fans in the Metro East to get to the Enterprise Center – the Blue Note Express. This new service will be available for select home games starting on Thursday, Oct. 9. A…

Do you own a historic home or commercial building, or might you be interested in purchasing one? Learn about a variety of financial incentives that are available for property renovations at a workshop at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at The Wedge Innovation Center, 620 E. Broadway, Alton, Ill. The workshop is being co-presented…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will host the Crossing the Credit Barrier Conference Oct. 22-23, bringing together researchers, bankers, innovators, community leaders and other stakeholders to discuss affordable credit and banking for low- and moderate-income communities. The conference, titled “Crossing the Credit Barrier: Advancing Access and Creating Opportunities,” aims to leverage the intersection…

The St. Louis Regional Freightway recently released the St. Louis County Manufacturing and Logistics Industry Overview, which was developed in collaboration with the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. St. Louis County, Mo., sits in the central part of the St. Louis region, surrounded by the City of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the…