Wendy Todd

Prior to 2022, the Illini District of Scouting America (formerly known as Boy Scouts), hadn’t had any Eagle Scouts for over two decades. At a ceremony last Thursday at a church in Belleville, three young men received the honor, the highest rank in the organization, which is awarded to only 4% to 6% of scouts […]

Charles Edward Kirksey, who dedicated his life to serving the St. Louis community as a defense attorney and circuit court judge during a 50-year legal career, has died. He was 78. Kirksey, who grew up near The Ville and in Richmond Heights, died Aug, 20. He is remembered by many as a scholar and a […]

Veteran journalist Ronald James Harris, a 71 year-old beloved father, author and professor died in a sailing accident. Harris went missing on a sailing trip on August 25 after checking in with a friend where he reported having trouble with his anchor. His body was recovered off Ossabaw Island in Georgia after a multi-day search […]

Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. has been selected by his peers to be the high court’s next chief justice. Neville, a career Democrat, will begin his three-year term in October. He will be the state’s second Black chief justice after the late Justice Charles E. Freeman, who served from 1997 to 1999. […]

Our legal and electoral systems are complex—even the most informed among us may not know all the details. In response to readers’ election questions, The St. Louis American is launching the “Unlock the Ballot” initiative to demystify down-ballot propositions and races for judges and school board seats. Now more than ever, St. Louisans need to be informed about lesser-known candidates and issues that may not make headlines but deeply affect our lives and communities.

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