Illinois American Water’s regional treatment facility, located along the Mississippi River in East St. Louis, serves a population of 350,000 in St. Clair and Madison counties.

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The U.S. Department of Education has canceled an estimated $168 million of ongoing, multi-year funding for community schools, saying the grants “did not align with the Administration’s priorities.”

Southwestern Illinois College's taxing district includes all or parts of eight counties. In recent years, SWIC’s levy increases have been closer to 4%.

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“To have these prices go up and not provide assistance is unacceptable,” Durbin said at a press conference in Cahokia Heights on Friday. “We've got to do something about it.”

The federal lawmakers would like the agency to look into Veolia's incinerator in Sauget. The CDC previously completed an air pollution investigation in May, which suggested the EPA should monitor air quality and conduct soil testing.

Last month, Alton’s attorney asked the mine company to pay for the massive hole in Gordon Moore Park to be drained. The process is still being worked out.

After being off the list in recent years, the St. Clair and Madison counties are now ranked as the seventh-worst court systems, according to the American Tort Reform Association.

As Illinoisans use more natural gas to heat their homes with colder weather hitting the region, Ameren says changes to the company’s local natural gas storage fields in the Metro East will help make it more efficient and save customers money in the long run.