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ST. LOUIS - As daily air quality forecasting makes its return for the 2025 season, the American Lung Association’s latest “State of the Air” report finds that even after decades of successful efforts to reduce sources of air pollution, 46% of Americans – 156.1 million individuals – are living in places that received failing grades for unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution. This is nearly 25 million more people breathing unhealthy air compared to the years covered in last year’s report (2020-2022), and more than in any other “State of the Air” report in the last 10 years. The data reinforces the need to protect our local communities from the continued risks to public health resulting from a combination of factors, including extreme heat, drought, wildfire smoke and more. Looking back at the “State of the Air” data from almost 30 years ago, when the average number of high ozone days in the St. Louis region approached

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GLEN CARBON - The Village of Glen Carbon is continuing a municipal electricity aggregation program with Homefield Energy. This program was previously approved by referendum by the voters in each of the 27 participating communities. The Village’s primary goal is to protect residents from the continued rise in electric supply rates and spikes in the energy market. Residents and businesses are able to opt-out of the program if desired. The new rate for the Village of Glen Carbon is $0.1207 per kWh and will be a fully fixed rate from June 2025 through May 2026. The current Homefield Energy rate is $.09054. Ameren’s rates are scheduled to change June 1, 2025, so Good Energy is recommending that residents wait until Ameren announces their PTC (price to compare) rate prior to making any decisions on opting out. More information is forthcoming to eligible residents via mail beginning this May. If the account holder desires to continue participating in the program, they

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Kneecapping the consumer financial protection agency would do much to enable fraud, and next to nothing to reduce federal expenditures.

JERSEYVILLE – The City of Jerseyville shows no signs of slowing down on current and future street projects around the city . The City Council on Tuesday approved up to $535,055.72 in Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds to cover various road projects over the next fiscal year. Public Works Director Bob Manns said this total includes projected costs for not only road work, but also drainage improvements, signage, lighting, ice and snow removal, tree trimming, and other associated maintenance costs. Jerseyville currently receives about $30,000 each month, or $360,000 annually, in MFT funds. Manns said the city usually spends the same amount of MFT funding it brings in, and expects actual expenditures over the next fiscal year to be closer to $360,000. However, the approved amount of $535,055.72 ensures the city has an over $175,000 safety net for any unexpected costs that may arise. “We always budget high,” Manns explained. “We don’t know how Mother Nature’s

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ALTON - Alton Middle School students have combined STEM with soccer. Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow (SALT), an Alton-based nonprofit, has partnered with SIUE’s STEM Center, SIUE’s men and women’s soccer teams, and the O’Fallon, Edwardsville, Triad and Belleville East High Schools’ robotics teams to provide Cougar KickBots at Alton Middle School. Through this program, SIUE athletes take the kids through soccer drills and games and then the STEM Center and robotics teams teach them basic coding skills. “We’re engaging our children through STEM and also physical literacy. We’re proud of it,” said Damian Jones, founder of SALT, who conceptualized the program. “What we try to do with our programming is create really immersive and unique experiences that are little mountaintop moments for these children to get them out of the valley of sameness, of what they’re accustomed to, what they’ve been exposed to, and

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A woman is believed to be on the run days after she allegedly posed as a utility worker and robbed another woman's home in west St. Louis County.

On This Day, May 1, 1966 ...The Beatles performed a 15-minute set at the New Musical Express Annual Poll-Winners All-Star Concert at the Empire Pool in London.The performance, which took…

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In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the iconic Eads Bridge, Eads Bridge at 150 examines the complexities of its design, its construction, and the role it has played since it opened […]

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In the first survey of Montserrat-born British artist Veronica Ryan, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents more than 100 sculptures, textiles and works on paper, accounting for four decades of her […]

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Made literally from land, Pueblo pottery is one of America’s most enduring art forms, and the innovative exhibition Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery connects a remarkable group […]

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Interwar France was a period of exceptional creativity, innovation and turbulence. Roaring: Art, Fashion and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939, explores the role of the automobile as both subject and […]

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Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II explores the story of the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret unit who waged war with inflatable tanks […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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LGBTQIA+ people have been part of St. Louis from the beginning. But until recently, their lives, struggles, and contributions have often been overlooked. In Gateway to Pride, the Missouri History Museum […]

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Presented by the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, The Artist Who Captured Eichmann is a captivating temporary exhibition that tells the exciting exploits of Peter Malkin, a Mossad agent […]

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RIVERBEND REGION – The Riverbend area communities have renewed their municipal electricity aggregation program with Homefield Energy. This program, which was previously approved by referendum by the voters in each community. These communities include the Village of Godfrey, Village of Bethalto, Village of Roxana, Village of South Roxana, Village of East Alton, Village of Hartford, City of Alton, and the City of Wood River. The primary goal of these communities is to protect the residents from the continued volatility in electric supply rates as well as spikes in the energy market. The new rate for the Riverbend communities ranges from $0.1197 to $0.1207 per kWh and will be a fully fixed rate from June 2025 – May 2026. As expected, generation capacity for the region impacted the rate substantially and with capacity being a pass-through component of the supply, the expected capacity cost will have a similar impact on Ameren rates as well. Residents should keep in mind,

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health have identified two confirmed cases of measles. These are the first two cases in Cook County this year . One case was identified as an adult who is a suburban Cook County resident, and whose vaccination status is unknown. They presented to a local Hospital for medical care on Monday, April 28 and was quickly isolated. Another case was identified in an adult Chicago resident who traveled internationally through O’Hare Airport in early April. The individual had 1 prior dose of MMR vaccine. This patient had rash onset on April 25 and has been isolated at home since being diagnosed. All persons 12 months of age or older who plan to travel internationally should ensure that they have received 2 doses of MMR at least 2 weeks prior to travel, or other evidence of immunity. The health departments are working together collaboratively to identify and notify people who may have been exposed

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered remarks honoring Fred Wertheimer, this year’s recipient for the University of Illinois System’s Senator Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government. In his remarks, Durbin praised Mr. Wertheimer’s work as founder and President of Democracy 21, a nonpartisan, nonprofit dedicated to strengthening American democracy, safeguarding election integrity, and promoting government accountability. Named for the late Illinois Senator, the Senator Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government is presented to a person whose public actions and contributions have demonstrated a deep understanding and respect for ethical behavior and standards in government. Past recipients include former President Barack Obama, the late Senator Paul Simon, the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and former Representative Liz

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