SPRINGFIELD – With just a few weeks left to apply, the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) is reminding high school seniors across the state to submit their entries for the Illinois Retail Challenge Scholarship Competition by March 30 to qualify for scholarships of up to $60,000. The first competition of its kind in Illinois, the scholarship challenge […]
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued its first-ever carbon monoxide surveillance report, detailing all known unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) exposures in the state from 2019-2023. Data from the report will help state and local officials work on targeted public information and education efforts and other interventions to help Illinoisans avoid emergency room
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Springfield – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (Illinois EPA) Office of Energy is offering up to $1,500,000 in grant funding available to support energy efficiency projects at publicly owned public water supply (PWS) facilities, commonly referred to as drinking water treatment plants (DWTP). Awarded projects will range from $50,000 to $500,000 with match a requirement of
CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Economic Development Corporation (Illinois EDC) announced that Site Selection Magazine has named Illinois #2 for corporate expansion and relocations for the fourth year in a row, and Chicago was named the #1 metro for the 13th consecutive
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lt. Governor David Wasinger announced nominations are now open for the 2026 Missouri Senior Service Awards, honoring Missouri seniors who helped build their communities and continue serving them through volunteerism, civic leadership, and selfless commitment to others. The Senior Service Awards recognize Missouri residents 60 years of age and older who
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve will hold its fourth annual Living in Ste. Genevieve House Tour on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The tour is generously sponsored by YPR Agency. Photos of the 2025 tour courtesy of Niamh Johnson This year’s Living in Ste. Genevieve House Tour is focused on transformation
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a 15-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming. This action supports farmer access to glyphosate, one of the most environmentally sound and widely used herbicides on the market. “For decades, Missouri’s farmers
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources invites the public to a reception to kick off the MoDNR Photo Contest exhibit at 2:30 p.m., Monday, March 9, at the Missouri State Museum in the state Capitol building in Jefferson City. The reception will feature the winning photographs from the 2025 MoDNR Photo
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of 47-year-old Robert W. Kloeppel of Glen Carbon, Illinois in Perry County, Mo. at 12:08 p.m. Monday, March 2 on a Macon County charge of failure to appear on an exceeding the speed limit by 16 charge. He was being held in the
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. today for a work session in the career center multipurpose room. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda for the meeting: AGENDA PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32 Board of Education Meeting
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