Metro East

“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.

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.

A police officer was shot in Granite City Friday afternoon.

Before the outbreak, the Metro East producer had about 900 chickens and guinea hens, 80 ducks, and 20 geese. All had to be killed when the Illinois Department of Agriculture detected avian influenza.

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.

In Democratic-led Springfield, a willingness to build coalitions and reach across the political aisle are the marks of a productive lawmaker, a new report finds.