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Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson said the numbers may drop in the next eight weeks but he doesn’t expect that to continue. A jail spokesman said the jail population could even increase in the long term.
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Child care providers and educators in the Metro East and St. Louis have struggled to get by with meager state and national funding.
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Up to 50 homeowners in Belleville will be allowed to keep chickens in their backyards under an ordinance adopted by the City Council on Monday night.
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In its petition, Illinois said Spire broke state law by failing to comply with a consent order from 2021 requiring that it place proper measures against erosion.
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State lawmakers passed and the governor signed the criminal justice reform back in 2021. Originally scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, lawsuits slowed the SAFE-T Act's enactment. The legislation includes the elimination of cash bail.
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HSHS hospitals, including O'Fallon's St. Elizabeth's, are restoring power after a cyber attack caused outages for weeks. Such attacks are becoming more common as health systems rely more on interconnected servers, experts say.
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After settling the lawsuit where a former player sued the Mascoutah volleyball coach for allegedly violating her civil rights, the coach is suing the player, alleging defamation.
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Sauget is one of many French names St. Louisans may botch. The family the town is named after says it one way. Many area natives say it another. Does it matter?
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The search comes after Darcy Benway said she would step back from her role because for "medical purposes," according to the school board's president. Benway's replacement will be hired next July.
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Call for Help Inc., an East St. Louis-based nonprofit known for assisting people in need, said it was shutting down at the end of September.