SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that four projects have been recognized as “Projects of the Year” by the Illinois chapter of the American Public Works Association. “We’re proud to earn top honors for our efforts on behalf of this great state,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “Whether we are responding to disaster situations, expanding transportation options or enhancing access to historic sites, we take pride in the services we provide you, no matter how large or small the project.” The winners: The Kickapoo Rail Trail took honors as the top transportation project in the less than $5 million category for repurposing an abandoned 1,300-foot railroad bridge for recreational use near Vermilion County’s fairgrounds. Structure shoring to an Illinois 111 bridge in Washington Park won for emergency construction repair project of less than $5 million. After inspections revealed
ST. LOUIS - Cardinals fans are the third heaviest drinkers among MLB fans. The average fan consumes more than 2.5 beers per baseball game, but, according to a study by NY Gambling Online, Cardinals fans drink 3.05 beers per game. The Miami Marlins snagged the number two spot at 3.06 beers per game, and the [...]
ST. LOUIS - The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 59 cents per share. This dividend is payable on June 30, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 8, 2022. Separately, the board of directors of Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri, declared regular quarterly cash dividends on all classes of Union Electric Company's preferred stock. These preferred stock dividends are payable on Aug. 15, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 22, 2022. In addition, the board of directors of Ameren Illinois Company declared regular quarterly cash dividends on all classes of Ameren Illinois Company's preferred stock. These preferred stock dividends are payable on Aug. 1, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 11, 2022. About Ameren Corporation St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 millio
At a time when Russia and Russian oligarchs should be facing more scrutiny and careful work by investigative reporters, it is actually becoming that much more difficult to do so. And the main reason is that EU and UK “data protection” laws, passed in a flurry with promises of protecting your privacy from the greedy […]
POCAHONTAS – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces lane restrictions will be encountered Monday, May 16, 2022, through Friday, May 20, 2022, on eastbound I-70 near Pocahontas. Weather permitting, the right lane eastbound over Shoal Creek will be closed from May 16 through May 18. Upon completion, the left lane eastbound over the East Fork of Shoal Creek will be closed through May 20. These restrictions are needed to perform deck patching on the bridge structures over Shoal Creek and the East Fork of Shoal Creek. IDOT District 8 Operations forces will make the needed improvements. Full access will be restored as soon as possible. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. To avoid the work area, when feasible, use of alternate routes should be considered. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert
Missouri voters will be required to present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot under a wide-ranging elections bill headed to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. The bill includes several other provisions …
Big Bounce America is bringing the world's largest bounce house to Brookdale Farms (8004 Twin Rivers, Eureka, 636-938-1005) Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 10. Any age can jump, but different age groups have separate sessions. There are also multiple bounce houses to explore, including a competitive sports arena, a giant obstacle course and a space-themed inflatable called “airSpace” that has slides, ball pits and a 25-foot inflatable alien.
Forget Me Not Boutique, a women’s boutique, is planning a grand opening on Saturday, May 14, at 2718 Sutton Boulevard. The space was formally Elements of Design. Also, Rob Birenbaum announced on Facebook that BLK MKT Eats (blkmkteats.com) is coming to his property at 7356 Manchester Road in the fall. Rob said: “Interesting flavors and […]
Located in the Streets of St. Charles development, this Hot Box location is owned by franchisees Dan and Michele Fitzgerald. The dessert shop offers guests a dozen cookie flavors, as well as ice cream sandwiches, icing sandwiches, cookie cakes and catering services.
ALTON - Flock Food Truck and Bar held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 11th. Alton mayor David Goins attended the ceremony and showed his support for the local business. Flock had their grand opening yesterday May 12th to great success. They had a good turnout on another near 100-degree day. Flock serves a variety of food from their different food truck vendors including Homestyle Grill, Pig on a Wing, Taqueria Los Reyes, Taylor’s Fire & Smoke, and Street Dogz to name a few. Jenna Forrest of Alton attended the opening and wanted to acknowledge the great food from Homestyle Grill in particular. They will be back again tonight (May 13) from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. The bar at Flock serves its signature house-crafted cocktails and mocktails, beer, and wine. Tonight (May 13th) Flock will be having live music from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. The bar will be open from 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. Going forward, here are Flock Food Truck and Bar's hours: Monday and Thursday from 11:00 am-9:00
Logan University broke ground Thursday on construction of a $28 million expansion of the private chiropractic and health school’s science building. Here's a look at what the renovation will bring to the university's Chesterfield campus.
STAUNTON - Dennis Russell, Madison’s Plant Superintendent, represented the SCTE Gateway Chapter at the annual Chapter Leadership Conference in Indianapolis on March 23rd and March 24th along with Hunter, and Todd Lancaster from Charter. The SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) is an international organization that is split up between 68 chapters. Dennis did an outstanding job representing Madison Communications and the SCTE Gateway Chapter in the Cable-Tec Games. He came home with several individual awards such as; 5 gold medals, one silver medal, along with winning best overall! The SCTE scores each chapter in many areas and tracks with a Compliance Matrix. Dennis developed a system to meet compliance by organizing and scheduling trainings, filling out all of the required paperwork, sending notifications, and compiling attendance. The Gateway Chapter was awarded the Chapter Compliance Award for having the most compliance points overall. This was a huge honor
The streets in DeMun are little bit smoother thanks to Jamison Ford. Ford lives in Clayton, just on the other side of St. Louis' city limits. He says that over the past two years, after watching pot holes in the city get worse, he's taken it upon himself to repair five of them.
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