a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

St. Peters to get $42M affordable apartment development

2 years 4 months ago
Together We Grow, is a national real estate development company that focuses on building commercial, market-rate, affordable, and senior housing. They will be creating more housing called Reserve at Spencer, a $42.9 million affordable multifamily community, in St. Peters, Missouri. 
Liz Dowell

New Dental Office, Other Meridian Plaza Site Plans Approved By Glen Carbon Board

2 years 4 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Preliminary site plans for a new Heartland Dental office and two other commercial buildings in Glen Carbon’s Meridian Plaza have been approved following a vote from the Glen Carbon Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday. The new Heartland Dental office will measure 4,200 square feet and will be constructed on Lot 4 of Meridian Plaza along Route 157. The two commercial buildings will be zoned for commercial/office use and will be constructed on Lot 2. While a few tenants for these buildings have been identified, no further information about them was publicly available yet. Director of Community Development Erika Heil said at the Village Board meeting Tuesday that all of the necessary code requirements have been met and the plans have been unanimously approved by the appropriate committees. The Village Board unanimously gave the plans their final approval and construction on both projects is expected to move forward, though an exact timeline is still

Continue Reading

Gov. Pritzker Celebrates Groundbreaking Of New Saline River Farms Facility

2 years 4 months ago
CREAL SPRINGS – Governor JB Pritzker and Saline River Farms today joined local leaders and partners to break ground on Saline River Farms’ new state-of-the-art USDA meat processing facility. Supported by the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit (EDGE) program and a $1.5 million grant through the Meat & Poultry Supply Chain Capital Grant Program along with a $6 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Saline River Farms’ expansion will create more than 400 jobs over the next several years. “This facility will soon become a state-of-the-art, 60,000 square-foot USDA meat processing plant — simultaneously improving our nation’s food supply by producing hundreds of thousands of pounds of beef a day while creating good-paying full-time jobs,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “More food getting to consumers’ grocery aisles and more jobs for hard-working Southern and Central Illinoisans is a win-win.

Continue Reading

Police: Second teen admits kicking-in door, sparking AMBER alert

2 years 4 months ago
Note: The video in this story is from August, 10. ST. LOUIS -- A second teen has been identified by police as a suspect after a mistaken confrontation over stolen property turned into an AMBER Alert. Cam’ron Henderson, 18, of St. Louis faces charges of child kidnapping, child endangerment, burglary, and armed criminal action. He [...]
Joe Millitzer

COUNTRY Financial Supports the Smithton Volunteer Fire Department With Operation Helping Heroes Donation

2 years 4 months ago
SMITHTON, Ill. - COUNTRY Financial Representative Deric Blaha is pleased to support the Smithton Volunteer Fire Department with a donation of $1,500. The funds will be used to support the purchase of a new grain chute to be used during grain bin rescues. Today, grain bin structures serve as critically important facilities for farm operators to store and safeguard their harvests. But beneath this innocuous structure lies a hidden danger that, all too often, claims lives. Grain bin entrapments have been on the rise for years. Purdue University’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department has been documenting and investigating these incidents since the 1970s. In its most recent study, in 2022, the group tracked 83 cases including 24 fatalities. This represents a 41% increase over the 59 entrapment cases reported in just the year prior. “Grain bin incidents often lead to severe injuries and fatalities and take an immense emotional toll on farming communities,”

Continue Reading

Attorney General Raoul Supports Delaware's Restrictions On Assault Weapons And Large-Capacity Magazines

2 years 4 months ago
CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief , defending Delaware’s commonsense laws that restrict access to assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines. Raoul and the coalition filed their brief in Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The attorneys general argue that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prevent states from enacting reasonable firearms regulations, including those that restrict the possession of unusually dangerous weapons and accessories to protect public safety, prevent crime and reduce the harms caused by gun violence. “I support Delaware and its commonsense laws to restrict access to assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines. Like Illinois, Delaware is actively protecting its citizens and communities from deadly firearms,&rdquo

Continue Reading

NGRREC Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2023 Water And Environment Grant

2 years 4 months ago
EAST ALTON - NGRREC announced this week that it is the recipient of an American Water Charitable Foundation 2023 Water and Environment grant, focused on the expansion of the Water Festival experience to the Chicago and Bellville service areas. “The generous support provided by the American Water Keep Communities Flowing grant enables NGRREC to expand the Water Festival across Illinois,” said Jennifer Mandeville, interim director of education at NGRREC. “This expansion will provide free water and environmental education programs and educator professional development to communities in nine new counties. NGRREC will serve as a resource center to the new communities and provide training, manuals, and serve as consultants to support the establishment of Water Festival in other parts of the state.” The grant is part of the American Water Charitable Foundation’s Keep Communities Flowing Grant program. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization established b

Continue Reading