March 2026

Illinois EPA announces $1.5 Million in funding available for energy efficiency upgrades at public water supply facilities

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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 […]

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Illinois ranked No. 2 for corporate expansion for fourth consecutive year, Chicago named No. 1 metro

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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

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Lieutenant Governor Wasinger opens nominations for Missouri Senior Service Awards

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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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Living in Ste. Genevieve House Tour scheduled for March 21

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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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Mo joins 14 other states in filing brief to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming

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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

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MSHP arrest reports

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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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Plan to attend SIU’s popular Maple Syrup Festival at Touch of Nature March 21-22

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The 2026 Maple Syrup Festival, a popular springtime tradition for the whole family, is happening March 21-22 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center. The Maple Syrup Festival features demonstrations of the process to make the syrup from tap, lumberjack games, a breakfast featuring homemade maple syrup

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Return of daylight saving time is opportunity to test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, review home fire escape plans

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JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians prepare to “spring forward” for the return to daylight saving time on Sunday, March 8, State Fire Marshal Tim Bean reminds them to use the time change as a reminder to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and home fire safety plans.   Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m.

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