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St. Louis Downtown Airport sees continued growth
September 26, 2023

St. Louis Downtown Airport announced flight operations at the airport increased to a total of 104,156 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. The data follows a positive trend…
St. Clair County green lights huge solar energy farm project
September 20, 2023

The St. Clair County Board on Aug. 28 approved an expansive, 150-megawatt solar energy project that will eventually generate enough electricity to power between 30,000 and 35,000 homes…
St. Clair could get disaster funding
September 8, 2023

Illinois’ congressional representatives are urging President Joe Biden to grant a federal disaster declaration for St. Clair and 26 other Central Illinois counties in the wake of…
SIU professor doing research to see if virtual reality can reduce opioid overdose deaths
August 30, 2023

In 2020, more than 90,000 people died in the United States of opioid overdose with half of those deaths occurring in their own homes. Southern Illinois University faculty member Wasantha…
Voting precincts eliminated in St. Clair County
August 28, 2023

Twenty-five percent of voters in St. Clair County will be going to a different precinct to cast their vote in the spring presidential primary. A new state law raising the average number…
Project 90: A second chance for SIU students who left Carbondale too early
August 15, 2023

Thirty-four years after leaving the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus two classes short of a bachelor’s, Percy James Timberlake Jr. of Chicago has earned his degree,…

New State Police rules for assault weapons permits take effect

October 1, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its new assault weapons ban will soon be able to register those weapons so they…

As SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail

October 1, 2023

In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether a defendant will be jailed while awaiting trial based…

Rock ’n’ Roll museum celebrates Illinois’ contributions to great music

September 26, 2023

An impressive array of musical styles from Illinois artists were celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Illinois Rock ’n’ Roll Museum on Route 66’s third annual induction ceremony…

Copay requirements paused for noncitizens on state health plan

September 26, 2023

SPRINGFIELD — The state has paused a new policy requiring certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments for certain services, instructing…

State Fair reports nine-year attendance high

September 26, 2023

The Illinois State Fair — a multi-million annual agriculture festival in Springfield — reported a nine-year attendance record this year. The state Department of Agriculture, which…

Battery manufacturing plant coming to Illinois — with $530M incentive deal

September 26, 2023

A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotion, a Chinese…

SIU researcher seeks to stabilize complex, uncertain water supply systems

St. Louis Downtown Airport sees continued growth

St. Clair County green lights huge solar energy farm project

St. Clair could get disaster funding

SIU professor doing research to see if virtual reality can reduce opioid overdose deaths

Voting precincts eliminated in St. Clair County

Project 90: A second chance for SIU students who left Carbondale too early

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New State Police rules for assault weapons permits take effect

As SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail

Rock ’n’ Roll museum celebrates Illinois’ contributions to great music

Copay requirements paused for noncitizens on state health plan

State Fair reports nine-year attendance high

Battery manufacturing plant coming to Illinois — with $530M incentive deal

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