April 2024

$9 million for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients across Illinois

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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have announced the recipients for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Housing Rehabilitation. A total of $8.9 million has been awarded to 14 communities, which will support housing rehabilitation projects.   “No one should have to worry if their home […]

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A service mentality

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Story written by Audrey Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. — If you walk into Cornell Hall on the University of Missouri campus around 2 p.m. on a Monday, chances are you’ll hear the faint sound of music emerging from a classroom on the second floor. And if you follow that melodious trail, you’ll likely end up in

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All Together Art Show highlights inclusion through ‘Cosmic’ artwork

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STE. GENEVIEVE –- Recently, the third annual All Together Art Show was held at Common Grounds Coffee Shop!     Each year, students and community members create artwork that highlight and celebrate inclusion.     The theme of this year’s show was Cosmic Kaleidoscope: Out of this World Inclusion, and the displays were adorned with

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Another ISP squad is struck by Scott’s Law violator

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ULLIN – On April 23, 2024, at approximately 9:06 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a traffic crash in Union County involving an ISP trooper’s squad car hit by a motorist who failed to move over.   On the above date and time, an ISP squad car was parked on the inside shoulder on Interstate 57 northbound near

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Attorney General Bailey announces massive payment from tobacco companies to Missourians

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that the State received its annual payment from tobacco companies under a 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) to recover healthcare costs associated with treating smoking related illnesses. This year’s payment to Missouri totaled over $104,398,888. “We’ve all seen the effects that the tobacco epidemic had

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EPA announces online collection of environmental justice resources

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LENEXA, KAN. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the Environmental Justice Clearinghouse, a first-of-its-kind online collection of resources related to environmental justice. Directed by President Biden’s Executive Order on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, the Environmental Justice Clearinghouse will help the public access federal and non-federal resources online as part of the

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Grant program will fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles

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LENEXA, Kans. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund the replacement of certain polluting heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA will award competitive grants for projects that

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Illinois signs on to America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) commends the Biden Administration for launching the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge to conserve and restore America’s vital freshwater systems for future generations.   The America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge: A Partnership to Conserve and Restore America’s Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands sets a national goal to

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