Will Bauer
Metro East ReporterWill Bauer is St. Louis Public Radio’s Metro East Reporter. Before moving to Belleville, Illinois, Bauer worked at Nebraska Public Media. At the state’s NPR and PBS member stations, he served as a general assignment reporter, covering politics, higher education, agriculture and other topics. He also produced the station’s talk show, Speaking of Nebraska.
The Minnesota native graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with degrees in journalism, broadcasting and sports communications in 2020. In college, he reported for the Omaha World-Herald’s breaking news and sports desks. In his spare time, Bauer enjoys playing golf and watching movies. You can reach him by email at wbauer@stlpr.org and follow him on Twitter at @Will_Bauer_.
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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. -
The contract, covering 140,000 St. Louis-area patients, had been set to expire at midnight Wednesday. -
In addition to receiving the lump sum, Shelton will remain on paid leave with the district until his resignation takes effect on March 13. He was put on paid administrative leave on Sept. 25. -
“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.” -
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. -
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. -
Granite City Works will need to hire roughly 400 employees to operate the blast furnace, according to U.S. Steel. When fully staffed, the mill will employ 1,200 to 1,300 people. -
Thursday’s decision by U.S. Steel will provide a short-term win for the steelworkers, who have long been critical of the company’s decision not to produce steel in Granite City. -
AltonWorks, a company that's opened a coworking space and has several housing efforts underway, funded the project along with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. -
While other former employees have been eligible under a federal program for more than $32 million in compensation, this set of employees has never tested positive for one of the 22 cancers required — which left them in a gray area. -
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a $73 million natural gas rate increase for Ameren on Wednesday. It’s not yet known how much bills will go up with the decision. -
At the start of the year, the state began taxing online retail sales when a product is shipped in from out of state.
