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USGS: 3.1 earthquake reported in Illinois

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. — A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was reported in central Illinois, according to the United States Geological Survey.The USGS reports the earthquake happened around 4:10 a.m. Monday near Waltonville, a village in southern Jefferson County, Illinois.So far, there have been no reports of damage. No further details have been provided.Just last month, a 3.6 magnitude quake was centered about a mile southeast of Standard, Illinois — which is southwest of La Salle.

Homeless encampments to be cleared to clean viaducts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

CHICAGO -- Homeless encampments will be cleared as viaducts in West Loop begin cleaning Monday as requested by local residents and aldermen.After months of exchanges between Conway and Ald. Brendan Riely and the Mayor's office and homeless camps will be cleared and crews will power wash the viaducts. In a statement 34th ward Ald. Bill Conway calls it a big step forward but says he recognizes it will not solve the problem. The group called on Mayor Johnson to authorize power washing under viaducts and the removal of tents. "This was once a peaceful homeless encampment years ago but over the past year or so we've seen the change very dramatically," Conway said in a statement along with Riley at a press conference near Clinton and Lake Street earlier this month. They say the encampments have been magnets for violent crimes. On Dec. 7 a man was found near Clinton and Lake Street unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police said that was a case of a drug deal gone wrong. Dow...

Did you know this famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

(WHTM) - Whether you believe Christmas music is meant to be played before Thanksgiving or after Thanksgiving, one thing is true. "Jingle Bells" was originally written as a Thanksgiving song."Jingle Bells" was written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857.According to History, Jingle Bells wasn't even the song's original name, it was "One Horse Open Sleigh."(Getty Images)According to Southern Living, Jingle Bells would first be performed in a church by a Sunday school class.Where Pierpont wrote the song isn't clear, but two places claim that he wrote it in their city: Medford, Massachusetts; and Savannah, Georgia.The song doesn't mention Christmas at all, according to the Washington Post – the song was inspired by sleigh races that were popular in the 1800s. This could explain why Medford claimed the song as the sleigh races took place in Massachusetts and not Georgia.According to Southern Living, the reason the song became associated with Christmas is because the children per...

Texas Lottery plans to launch contest winners to space; how you can enter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A $20 scratch off could be your ticket to space. The Texas Lottery announced this month a new promotion, the "Space Perspective Cash Adventure," that could send four lucky winners to space."We're always looking for these kinds of unique, extraordinary special prizes," said Ryan Mindell, Deputy Executive Director for the Texas Lottery.According to Mindell, this prize isn't like a normal scratch off. You win this prize by losing. The $1,000,000 Cash Blast ticket has numerous prizes on it, but if you don't win any of those you can then enter the "2nd Chance Promotion.""You go onto our login promotion site, you enter in the losing ticket, and then we're going to do drawings off of the losing tickets," Mindell said. "If you win, you win some cash. If not, then you're gonna have a chance to win this."75 winners of the "2nd Chance Promotion" will receive a four day trip to Florida. Of those 75, four plus a guest will be selected to travel to space.Starship Neptune will take...

BOA discussing new plan for Rams settlement money today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Rams settlement money, all $250 million dollars, could be left in the bank.According to FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, aldermen are looking into setting up a municipal endowment to invest some or all of the cash. That would generate recurring returns that could then be spent on various city needs. Is ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ a Christmas movie? Depends who you ask Mayor Tishaura Jones and the Board of Aldermen President Megan Green are in agreement about finding a plan that can produce an evergreen crash for roads, bridges, and development projects.

Japanese steelmaker 'Nippon Steel Corporation' buys U.S. Steel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. - Japanese steelmaker 'Nippon Steel Corporation' announced Monday morning that it is buying U.S. steel.The two companies reached an agreement this morning for NSC to acquire U.S. Steel for $55 per share in an all-cash transaction. It's unclear how this will directly impact the U.S. steel plant in Granite City. Police cruiser crashes into south St. Louis City bar overnight NSC says it will honor all collective bargaining agreements with the United Steelworkers Union. U.S. Steel will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh.

Longtime Coors Western Art curator reins things in with new gallery show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

Rose Fredrick is one of the better-known figures in the Denver art scene, mostly because of her long tenure as curator of the annual Coors Western Art Exhibit. She left that job — after 27 years — when the 2023 edition closed.It’s a hard act to follow. The Coors exhibit, which takes place at, and along with, the annual National Western Stock Show, is a major event on the city’s cultural calendar. The art is Western-themed and the out-of-town ranchers, or at least the ones who can afford it, snatch it up.The Coors show can easily sell $1 million worth of art in its brief, 15-day lifespan, though a good deal of those sales are motivated by the fact that a portion of the proceeds go toward scholarships for future ranchers. Still, it is a flashy, cash-y endeavor every go around, and one wonders what a curator would do for excitement after such a long run.For Fredrick, the answer is to go smaller, and more intimate, and to move the goods to commercial galleries. She has formed her ...

Trompeau Bakery opening second location in downtown Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

Trompeau Bakery & Cafe is joining the rise of high-end bakeries expanding their reach to keep up with Denver’s demand for baked goods.The bakery: Trompeau Bakery & Cafe, 934 16th St., on the ground floor of Courtyard by Marriott Denver DowntownAbout: Trompeau Bakery debuted its first location in Englewood near the University of Denver campus in 2001. Owner Beth Ginsberg also owns Zaidy’s Deli & Bakery, which she reopened on South Holly Street after the original owner closed the Jewish deli in Cherry Creek in 2021.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | “Chopped” winner Dave Hadley opens modern Indian concept in downtown Denver Restaurants, Food and Drink | LoHi sushi spot files for bankruptcy as owners battle in court Restaurants, Food and Drink | Familiar Denver hot dog stand closes following death of owner Restaurants, Food and Drink | Another favorite Denver restaurant opening at ...

Coloradans have been losing Medicaid coverage at pre-pandemic rate following end of public health emergency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

Halfway through the process of determining who still qualifies for Medicaid coverage in Colorado, recipients are getting kicked off at about the same rate they were before the pandemic.During the COVID-19 public health emergency, states received extra federal money if they kept almost everyone already in Medicaid on their rolls. Under normal circumstances, the state would run annual checks to determine whether recipients still qualified based on their income, disabilities, pregnancy status, or other factors.The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing sent out the first renewal notices in March and began reassessing members’ eligibility in May. Just over 1 million households’ coverage will come due for review by April 2024.At the end of October, about 54% of people who had come up for renewal in the previous six months kept their coverage, which was comparable to the average of 57% in 2018 and 2019. That comes out to about 434,000 people so far who have re...

Driver killed, 4 injured in violent Sun Valley crash caught on video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:42 GMT

One person was killed and four others injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Sun Valley Sunday night.The crash occurred shortly before 9 p.m. in the 13200 block of Roscoe Boulevard near Grace Community Church. Surveillance video from a nearby home shows sparks flying from a car as it collides with two other vehicles. Emergency crews respond to a fatal crash in Sun Valley on Dec. 17, 2023. (RMG News)It then struck a parked vehicle and pole before overturning and coming to a rest on the street. The unidentified driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Four other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident.The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The deadly collision comes just one day after a hit-and-run crash killed a 15-year-old father-to-be on Strathern Street. Family of teen killed in violent hit-and-run speaks out An SUV lost control just after 11 p.m. and hit several parked vehicles. One of those vehicles struck and killed the teen, identified by...