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Starbucks throws its weight behind 6 new community solar farms
Starbucks has partnered with Nexamp, the largest community solar provider in the US, to anchor six new community solar farms in Illinois. Everyone benefits: The coffee giant has committed to purchasing renewable electricity in the long term, which will, in turn, anchor more than 40 megawatts (MW) of community solar in Illinois.
OPRF switches gears after Illinois requires ACT exam for graduation
With an official switch back to the ACT exam, Oak Park and River Forest High School District 209 will be looking to bring in services to help students prepare for the college readiness assessment. “We have outside agencies that will come in and provide ACT support or test prep, just...
Illinois quick hits: Flood clean kits available; unclaimed property auction
Flood clean kits available Residents of Nashville, Illinois, will be able to collect cleanup kits from the American Red Cross this week to help with flooding recovery efforts. Last week, multiple inches of rain fell, leading to flash flooding in Nashville and the surrounding area. Local emergency officials warned of an imminent dam failure and evacuated over 200 residents. ...
Illinois House hearing into how pharmacy benefit managers affect drug prices
(The Center Square) – Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, which negotiate the terms for prescription drug access for much of the country, was the focus of an Illinois House hearing Tuesday. PBMs have been in the spotlight in recent years, with the U.S. Congress seeking to increase transparency into the industry’s operations and their effect on prescription drug prices. Pharmacists have urged Illinois state lawmakers to enact legislation banning certain...
Illinois Congressman Sorensen’s Priorities for Savanna, Sherrard Included in Infrastructure Bill
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of investments for Western Illinois in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), legislation that authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out major water infrastructure upgrades across the country. Following Sorensen’s advocacy, the bill was passed out of the...
Grief support group to meet weekly at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital will offer a grief support group every Wednesday. The grief support group is for anyone in the community who has experienced loss, regardless of whether the loved one was a patient at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm beginning August 7 through October 9, 2024. Attendees should come to the meeting room next to the Gift Shop in St. Mary’s Hospital located at 400 N. Pleasant Ave, Centralia, IL 62801.
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once the site of a Civil War Union Army camp
Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat. The grounds which serve as the site of the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was used very much as it is today 170 years ago, as a place for agricultural fairs and other events. But just after the start of the Civil...
SIU men’s basketball receives first Class of 2025 verbal commitment from Luke Walsh
SIU men’s basketball received their first verbal commitment for the Class of 2025 on Monday from 3-star guard Luke Walsh. The 6’2 Walsh is from St. John Vianney in St. Louis. Walsh led his school to the Missouri state semifinals in the 2023-24 season with a 25-7 record and third place finish.
New Tentative Trial Set for Troy Man
Subsequent to a ruling at the appellate court level as it relates to the detention of accused violators of the law, a new tentative date has been set for a trial for Matthew Delaney of Troy on charges of alleged aggravated fleeing and eluding from law enforcement authorities in early 2024.
Gillespie Woman Seeks Funds For Final Tennessee Mountain Trip
GILLESPIE - Anna Reiniesch, a 39-year-old woman from Gillespie, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to fulfill her final wish of visiting the Tennessee mountains. Reiniesch, who is on hospice care due to liver failure and Stage 5 kidney failure, hopes to make the trip at the end of August. "I...
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