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East St. Louis solar project could cut utility bills by 40%

4 hours 47 minutes ago
Thousands of East St. Louis residents could soon see substantial reductions in their utility bills, potentially by up to 40%, through a new community solar project. The initiative aims to transform a former industrial landfill into a source of free and discounted energy for the city.
Taylor Harris

Illinois girl healthy 10 years after liver transplant

4 hours 52 minutes ago
10 year old Braylee Frankford of Carlinville, Illinois returned to St Louis Children's Hospital last week for an important checkup. She received a liver transplant as a baby. This exam will check to see how her liver is functioning 10 years later.
Mandy Murphey

Millstadt gardener fights weed citation

8 hours 56 minutes ago
A Millstadt gardener is challenging a village citation that labeled her half-acre garden as high grass or weeds, arguing the plants are intentionally cultivated and protected under Illinois law.
Chad Mira

FAA restricts drone flights in St. Louis for FIFA World Cup

9 hours 45 minutes ago
The Federal Aviation Administration has implemented temporary flight restrictions for drones in St. Louis from May 29 to July 21, impacting remote pilots around sites related to upcoming FIFA World Cup events. St. Louis is one of 12 cities affected by these stricter drone rules.
Patrick Clark

Rep. Bell visits constituent in Louisiana ICE detention center

10 hours 22 minutes ago
Missouri Representative Wesley Bell traveled to the Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana, a facility being used as a U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) detention center, to visit Boanerges Flores-Bravo, a St. Louis resident who was detained by ICE on May 18 during a scheduled immigration meeting.
Natalie Schaefer

Illinois Senate panel advances bill on transgender, abortion prescription tracking

10 hours 25 minutes ago
Senate Bill 4834 would remove testosterone from the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program, a database created to track potentially addictive controlled substances, and would prohibit state officials from adding estrogen, abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol, and puberty‑blocking or hormone‑suppressing drugs to the system.
Jim Hagerty

Missouri's first Aritzia opens soon at Plaza Frontenac

12 hours 8 minutes ago
FRONTENAC, Mo. – Popular fashion retailer Aritzia will open its first Missouri location on Thursday, June 4 at Plaza Frontenac. The Canadian clothing retailer is known for its “Welcome to Everyday Luxury” brand and offers a range of women's apparel, accessories, and lifestyle products. Located on the first floor of Plaza Frontenac, the 10,000-square-foot store [...]
Nikki Nguyen