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Former funeral director surrendered his license in March after state regulators found deplorable conditions. The new owner recently found three disembodied human legs — although a mundane explanation emerged.
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There are still no confirmed cases of the H5N1 influenza virus in Illinois' dairy livestock after the federal government enacted mandatory testing and reporting for interstate travel.
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The bill sponsored by Missouri Rep. Travis Smith, R-Dora, would cut the tax rate, currently 4%, to 3% on Jan. 1 and make another one percentage point cut each year until the tax is eliminated in 2028.
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"These projects are not about public officials," said Kaskaskia Engineering Group's president. "They’re about the people who live in Belleville.”
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The Lovejoy apartment complex, soon to be built in downtown Alton, is to be complete by the end of 2026 and house 120 family units. In all, the project will cost more than $50 million. The company building the complex received more than $1 million in federal funding for construction on Tuesday.
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The annual markets outlook from the Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute anticipates declining farm income, higher costs for producers.
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Grants were awarded to farms across Illinois — including Saint Jacob-based DeMange Family Farms, which will use $106,000 to build an energy-efficient produce packing and storage building.
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Communities in the path of next month's total solar eclipse could see millions of dollars flow into their communities for a chance to witness a few minutes of darkness when the moon passes in front of the sun.
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The funding comes from the Great American Outdoors Act, a Trump administration measure that supports recreational access on public lands — as well as their upkeep.
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Programs are in high demand at the disability-led nonprofit institute, which plans to use the donation to expand.
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When Fontbonne University administrators announced last week that the school would close, the decision stunned students, alumni and others in the St. Louis region. Here’s how the school and its students will move forward during the school’s final months.
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The investment includes more space to store shelf-stable and perishable food as well as a new teaching kitchen and other programming for members of the regional community.