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Investor-owned utility profits have soared as consumer utility bills have skyrocketed in recent years, according to a new analysis of dozens of electricity providers. The Energy and Policy Institute, a watchdog group tracking fossil fuel and utility industries, analyzed financial disclosures from 110 investor-owned electric utilities between 2021 and 2024, as well as available 2025 […]

A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states is suing the Trump administration over a new federal requirement that would force colleges to report detailed admissions data, including race, gender, test scores and financial aid for individual students.  The mandate is an expansion of a 40-year-old system known as IPEDS and follows the 2023 Supreme Court decision […]

An EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 85 miles per hour briefly touched down in rural southwest Illinois late Sunday afternoon.

We’ve discussed at length how Trump’s “fix” for TikTok’s problems basically involved forcing the sale of the platform to his greedy billionaire buddies (with the help of pathetic Democrats). The deal fixed none of the real issues Trumpland pretended to be concerned about (national security, privacy, propaganda), and China still maintains a significant ownership stake. […]

Josephine Orsan, 88, was standing near a bus stop in the 1700 block of Lemay Ferry Road about 2:30 p.m.

A winning scratcher ticket with a $100,000 prize was sold from a St. Louis County store.

Foo Fighters have announced a one-off show taking place April 28 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.Presales begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET, and tickets go on sale to the general public on…

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A woman already on probation for multiple counts of stealing, with additional convictions on her record, is back in jail for orchestrating retail robberies in St. Louis County.

CHICAGO — Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2026-03 to establish an Illinois State Attainment Working Group. The working group will evaluate Illinois’ workforce and training needs, which includes identifying the degrees, certificates, workforce credentials, and support systems Illinoisans will need to meet future labor market demand, strengthen economic mobility, and support long-term economic growth across the state. The group will also establish a postsecondary

MEQUON, Wis. — Concordia University-Wisconsin officials have released the Fall Honors List for the 2025-26 academic year. The President's Honors List for the University is composed of those full-time undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 12 combined undergraduate and graduate credits in a 16-week semester and have a minimum grade point average of 3.75 or above. Bethalto's August Frankford, a sophomore, Pharmaceutical Sciences major, was named to the Concordia University-Wisconsin

The Sunday storms included at least 3 tornadoes in the Metro East area, near New Athens in St. Clair County and in Monroe and Clinton counties.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss a study for the proposed improvements on Illinois 177 in Mascoutah. The meeting will be held: Wednesday, March 18 4-7 p.m. Mascoutah High School 1313 W. Main St., Mascoutah The project involves replacing the existing pavement on Illinois 177 in Mascoutah that was originally constructed in 1921 and last rehabilitated in 2002. The project will also evaluate intersection improvements

One Florissant woman is facing a dozen charges after allegedly spending more than $17,000 on a debit card owned by the HOA.

MoDOT will close westbound lanes of I-70 at Florissant Road overnight Wednesday and Thursday. One lane of westbound I-70 will close at 7 p.m., and at 8 p.m. a second lane will close. Both will reopen by 5 a.m. Thursday.