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Illinois Auctioning Off Hundreds of Unclaimed Items Just in Time for the Holidays

You'd be hard-pressed to find a better bargain on eight pocket knives for that special someone in your life

By Daniel Hill

Dec 7, 2022

Last-minute shoppers hunting for a good bargain, rejoice: The Illinois State Treasurer's Office is auctioning off hundreds of pieces of unclaimed property this week, just in time for the holidays. The online auction is slated to run through December 8, with more than 450 pieces of unclaimed property ranging from jewelry to collectible coins to cars all priced to move...

Who wouldn't love a dump-body plow truck this Christmas?

St. Louis Battlehawks Unveil New Jerseys

The jerseys nod to the city's history of jet aircraft manufacture and to the Gateway Arch

By Benjamin Simon

Two people wearing eagle hats stand in The Dome at America’s Center. The person in the front spreads his arms out while wearing a "Ka-Kaw" shirt.

This $1,000 Hot Dog Is Gunning for the Guinness World Record

A St. Peters restaurant is infusing a dog and bun with edible gold leaf

By Cheryl Baehr

Lucciano Bacci, pictured with his two-foot-long Nightmare Dog, is on a mission to make the world's most expensive hot dog.

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Return Steve's Hot Dogs' Stolen Yoda Statue, You Must

By Ryan Krull

Still from Steve's surveillance video.

Review: Jerry’s Girls Is a Musical Treat With Heart and Humor

By Tina Farmer

From left: Kelsey Bearman, Lisa Rosenstock, Greta Rosenstock, Molly Burris and Christina Rios in Jerry's Girls.

Witness to an Execution: A Friend Recounts Kevin Johnson's Last Moments

By Pam Stanfield

Khorry Ramey (left) and Kevin Johnson (center) and Johnson's elementary school principal Pamela Stanfield (right).

Amber McLaughlin Is Next on Missouri's Execution List

By Ryan Krull

Amber McLaughlin was found guilty of murdering an ex-girlfriend.

Andoe's Society Page: Barbara Clark and Geoff Story Showcase Historic Elsah

By Chris Andoe

Barbara Clark and Geoff Story celebrated an RFT cover story about their friendship with a party at Clark's home in Elsah, Illinois.

Drugs for Lethal Injection Are Hard to Come By, But Missouri Persists

By Kathy Gilsinan

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3 Former St. Louis Aldermen Sentenced on Federal Bribery Charges

By Ryan Krull

Lewis Reed outside the federal courthouse after being sentenced to 45 months in prison.

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