GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, announced that repairs to eastbound Interstate 270 between Illinois 3 and Riverview Drive in Missouri will require lane closures starting, weather permitting, at 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. One lane will remain open. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on the social media platform X at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $37,031,074 in federal funding for infrastructure improvements at airports across Illinois. Area airports that received funding are Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (Mascoutah) - $3,536,912, and St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia - $4,740328. This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration will go toward reinforcing the structural integrity of taxiways, expanding existing terminal buildings to accommodate more passengers and aircraft operations and installing various modernization measures, including mechanisms to alleviate noise pollution for surrounding residences, increase clean energy opportunities, improve drainage infrastructure and mitigate wildlife attractants. “Illinois’s airports are critical economic engines for our state and the source of jobs for s
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded over $37 million in grants to 12 Illinois airports for operations and infrastructure improvements, including expanding terminal buildings, increasing clean energy practices, and reducing noise pollution.
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EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is included in the WSJ College Pulse Ranking 2025. This prestigious list, which names the top 500 colleges in the country, is presented by The Wall Street Journal, College Pulse and Statista, the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and can be viewed on the WSJ website. The Best Colleges in the U.S. ranks undergraduate institutions by the value they provide to their students. This value is assessed based on the learning environment, years to pay off the net price, degree completion rates, the likelihood of higher salaries post-graduation and diversity. The results are derived from official data from the U.S. Department of Education and the Census Bureau, along with a nationwide survey of undergraduate students and recent alumni who graduated within the past five years. In one of the largest-ever independent surveys of verified college students in the U.S.,
EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane restrictions will be encountered on northbound I-55/70 between MM 3.2 and MM 3.6 beginning Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 7:00 a.m., weather permitting. The two left lanes will be closed to allow IDOT District 8 Operations forces to perform emergency bridge deck patching on the bridge over CSX, NS, and Conrail Railroads, just east of the merge with I-70. All entrance and exit ramps will remain open. All lanes are expected to re-open by 3:30 p.m. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. To avoid the work area, when feasible, use of alternate routes should be considered. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on X, formerly known at Twitter, at @IDOTDistrict8
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off" standalone illness. Investigators trying to determine how the person caught the virus have not been able to confirm the exact strain of flu. Centers for [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — DMVs throughout Illinois are now accepting "digital wallet" payments via Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. “Allowing for digital wallet payments like Apple, Google and Samsung Pay reinforces our steadfast commitment to improving the customer experience at the DMV by leveraging new technology,” Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said. “Adopting [...]
After Poison drummer Rikki Rockett wrote on Facebook Wednesday that frontman Bret Michaels "doesn't want to" tour in 2025, fans began speculating about why Michaels feels that way, with some being less than…
(The Center Square) – Two Missouri men, one a current employee and the other a former employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pleaded not guilty to charges of fraudulently obtaining federal pandemic loans.
Pamela Hupp, the Missouri woman charged in the bizarre 2011 murder of Betsy Faria, is one of three suspects featured in a new Tubi true crime docuseries called "Ms. Murder."
ST. LOUIS -- PETA is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revoke the Animal Welfare Act license of Tonia Haddix, a controversial wild-animal broker featured in the recent HBO docuseries "Chimp Crazy." The animal rights organization sent a letter to the USDA on September 12, 2024, urging immediate action. Haddix, who operates [...]
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