CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced $3.5 million in available grant funding for local grocers through the Equipment Upgrades Program as part of the Illinois Grocery Initiative. These grants will provide funding for energy-efficient equipment upgrades for existing grocery stores, with priority given to those located in food insecure communities across the state. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. “Local grocery stores are the backbone of food-secure and healthy communities, and investing in upgrades for these local pillars grants them the stability needed to continue serving local needs and ensuring access to fresh food,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This grant program will help offset energy costs and form a greener infrastructure, a win-win that makes our state stronger and battles food deserts in the communities mos
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: While Glen Carbon’s newest subdivision got its preliminary plat and rezoning approved Tuesday by the village’s building and development panel, not everything about it was smooth sailing. Hidden Hills, if it gets final approval, will turn from agricultural and forested land to 104 single-family home sites built in two separate phases. […]
As everyone predicted, economic growth in the final quarter of 2023 was excellent: Over the last year and a half, GDP growth has averaged about 3%. This is a nice, healthy growth rate, but without being so high that it threatens to overheat the economy and reignite a surge of inflation. This trend continued in ...continue reading "GDP rises a healthy 3.3% in Q4"
ALTON - A man from Alton has been charged with forgery, meth possession, and resisting an officer resulting in injury to the officer, according to Madison County court documents released last week. Joey L. Holoman, 34, of Alton, was charged by the Alton Police Department with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, forgery, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer on Nov. 18, 2023. Court documents allege Holoman possessed less than five grams of methamphetamine in addition to a fraudulent document “purported to have been made by … the U.S. Treasury” consisting of “various denominations of fake U.S. currency.” Holoman was additionally charged with resisting or obstructing a peace officer after allegedly pulling his arms away from the officer arresting him, which court documents state caused an injury to the officer, specifically “a laceration to the officer’s hand.” In total, Holoman faces two Class 3 felonies for possession
Billy Joel and Sting are teaming up for more stadium shows in 2024. The rockers and friends are now set to co-headline the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, October 25, and Las Vegas’…
Health care providers could refuse gender-transition care on “moral” grounds and a ban on hormones and puberty blocker for transgender minors would be indefinite under the legislation.
Appearing onstage at Birmingham, England's New Alexandra Theatre on January 24, Sharon Osbourne revealed more details about Ozzy Osbourne's farewell shows in the city, his hometown. According to the Birmingham…
Well, here’s a weird one. I was going through the various amicus briefs filed in support of the governments of Texas and Florida’s ability to tell websites that they must host speech that violates their rules, and, damn, there are some ridiculous ones (more posts coming on that front soon…). However, one of them — […]
Mark McCloskey, who made headlines in 2020 by waving weapons with his wife at racial injustice protesters, is requesting that the courts expunge a conviction tied to that incident.
A St. Louis man faces more than 70 charges after authorities say he broke into 16 different businesses in the past three months and stole cash and cigarettes.
Lauren Anthony grew up in the Metro East cooking with her family and, as a teenager, got her first job at fast-casual chain Lion’s Choice. Now she's executive chef of Commonwealth, located in St. Louis’ Angad Arts Hotel.
From Call Newspapers: Oakville Middle School and Wohlwend Elementary will get upgraded secure entry vestibules this summer. The Mehlville School District Board of Education voted unanimously Jan. 18 to approve a $1.026 million dollar bid for Aspire Construction Services to upgrade both the entry vestibules at Oakville Middle and Wohlwend Elementary. The bid includes professional, […]
From St. Louis Magazine: There are two weeks left to vote online for how you think the city should invest the Rams money (i.e., the $250 million the city won in its suit against the NFL over the Rams departure). This is not a binding vote. Rather, it’s a narrowed-down list of 20 ideas that […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Tourism agency Explore St. Louis is seeking $20 million more from the city of St. Louis for work on the expansion of the America’s Center tourism complex downtown, which officials said would bring the tab so far to $260 million. The money would come from interest on the city’s Rams […]
From Construction Dive: After numerous project wins in the manufacturing, infrastructure and healthcare construction sectors last year, Chicago-based Clayco plans to further expand its operations in St. Louis. The construction firm originally moved out of the city more than a decade ago, relocating its headquarters to Chicago in 2013. Since then, the company has begun […]
WOOD RIVER - Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn is identifying a Wood River female who died as a result of a structure fire in the 800 block of State Street, Wood River, Illinois on Wednesday morning, Jan. 24, 2024. The initial call was dispatched at 5:14 a.m. The victim is identified as one: Donna W. Nance, 81, female/white – DOB: 08/27/1942, Wood River. An autopsy examination has been completed and positive identification was made from an implanted surgical medical device. Preliminary findings are that the decedent suffered from probable smoke inhalation and significant heart and lung disease. A final cause of death will be issued upon completion of routine toxicology testing along with carbon monoxide testing. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Wood River Police Department, Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office, Madison County Coroner’s Office, and the Wood River Fire Department. Funeral arrangements are pending with Elias, Kallal and Schaaf
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