December 2024

Filing begins Tuesday for the April Municipal Election

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen has ordered that a General Election be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 for the purpose of election of officers to the following positions with the City:                                     MAYOR – TWO (2) YEAR TERM ALDERMAN WARD 1 – TWO (2) YEAR TERM ALDERMAN WARD 2 – […]

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IDNR announces changes to management partnership with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are announcing changes to management responsibilities at the Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area.   About 2,600 acres at Eckert’s Woods and Speaker Lake sub-impoundments will be returned to the USACE for wildlife management efforts. Prior to the management

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IDNR announces permit reduction for controlled pheasant hunting program

Affects number of permits available in the northern part of Illinois   SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is announcing a reduction in permits for controlled pheasant hunting for the 2024 season, which means some sites will have reduced permits available in the northern part of the state.   Hunters should check the permit

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IDOL works to compensate hundreds of laid off workers

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is continuing to seek recovery of over $3.8 million in back wages and benefits for over 350 displaced workers after their employers abruptly closed.   On October 30th, IDOL, through the Office of the Attorney General, filed three separate federal bankruptcy claims against Outfox Hospitality, LLC; Dom’s Kitchen

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Illinois EPA awards over $285,000 in energy efficiency and conservation block grant program funding

Additional Funding Opportunity Coming Soon   SPRINGFIELD —Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Acting Director James Jennings today announced that the Agency’s Office of Energy has awarded $285,400 in the third funding round of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. The Illinois EECBG Program supports municipalities and counties with the development or revision of

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Looking for an easy last-minute holiday gift? Give a Missouri State Parks gift card!

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, DEC. 4, 2024 – Holiday gift-giving doesn’t have to be hard, especially if you have someone who loves Missouri’s state parks and historic sites. Now is the perfect time to purchase a Missouri State Parks gift card, because you can give one as a gift and keep one for yourself! The best thing about

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Missouri to become FIRST abortion ban state to re-open clinics post ballot victory

Jackson County Court hears first challenge to existing bans and abortion restrictions Missourians for Constitutional FreedomMISSOURI – On Dec. 4th 2024, members of the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom coalition to end the abortion ban and enshrine protections for reproductive freedom took the first step at establishing abortion care in our state. Missouri’s Planned Parenthood and

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MoDNR: Follow-up sampling shows no change in Fredericktown-area drinking water after Critical Minerals Recovery fire

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the city of Fredericktown and Madison County Public Water Supply District #1, has confirmed through follow-up sampling that the area’s drinking water quality remains consistent with what the two systems had reported before the Critical Minerals Recovery fire.  On Nov.11, MoDNR collected drinking water

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Rebuilding Illinois: I-270 Mississippi River bridge reaches milestone in Madison County

First of two spans opens to eastbound traffic Sunday COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that work to replace two Interstate 270 bridges over the Mississippi River in Madison County, a cornerstone project in Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program, has reached the midway point with the completion of the south span.

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