SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support 15 stewardship programs managed by land trusts on land protected by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC). The grants are part of the Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Grant program , which aims to increase the delivery of much-needed land and water stewardship activities to natural areas permanently protected within the INPC system. Given the growing stewardship needs of natural areas throughout Illinois, this grant program funds projects that help land trusts expand staff and purchase equipment for these activities. The following grants were awarded for fiscal year 2025: The Nature Institute | Madison County $80,680.95 Enlist staff and contractual support for oak and hickory woodland restoration. Ballard Nature Center | Effingham County $65,458.50 Purchase supplies and equipment to expand volunteer stewardship including protective equipment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) today reintroduced legislation to help increase access to on-campus child care for the more than 3 million parenting students currently enrolled in postsecondary education programs. Despite the latest cuts from the Trump Administration, the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act would reauthorize and increase funding for the only federal program that exclusively supports on-campus child care services and ensure the U.S. Department of Education is meeting the needs of parenting students. “Whether by illegally withholding CCAMPIS funding or repeatedly calling to eliminate the program altogether, it’s deeply cruel that Donald Trump is working to rip yet another lifeline away from student parents across the country,” said Senator Duckworth. “No parent should be forced to drop out of college or take on even more
Aerosmith and Yungblud have shared their new collaborative single, "My Only Angel."The track follows Steven Tyler and Joe Perry's performance with Yungblud, born Dominic Harrison, at the 2025 MTV Video Music…
WASHINGTON — Advocates Thursday raised alarm over immigrants with special deportation protections facing detainment across the country, as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign. Home is Here, a coalition of advocates for immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, status, has documented a pattern of immigration agents targeting DACA recipients. […]
We’ve mentioned repeatedly how the AT&T–>Time Warner–>Discovery series of media mergers were some of the most destructive and pointless business efforts ever, resulting in tens of thousands of layoffs, the cancellation of endless popular programs, higher prices for consumers, and a shittier overall product. One of the men at the heart of this dysfunction has […]
No injuries were reported after an overnight fire in north St. Louis' Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood, which broke out around 1 a.m. at Arlington and Theodosia.
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. - Pep Zone returns as FOX 2's Ty Hawkins visits Webster Groves High School Friday morning to get a feel of the school spirit. While at the school, Hawkins spoke with students, teachers, and coaches ahead of their upcoming football game.
Two St. Louis police officers hit a handcuffed man and shocked him with a Taser, leading to a $600,000 settlement. A deputy in southwest Missouri was convicted of assaulting another deputy’s wife. An officer in southeast Missouri who kicked a man on the ground and wrote a misleading report was fired. They kept their Missouri […]
Crews are working to repair broken water mains in Glendale, Missouri, with North Sappington and North Berry Roads closed in the affected areas and repairs expected to be completed by 9 a.m. Friday.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO. - A teen was left hospitalized early Friday morning after being pulled from an overnight trailer fire in Byrnes Mill. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. on the 6800 block of Heatherwood Drive. Police say a trailer caught on fire and trapped a 15-year-old boy with autism inside. Officers attempted to [...]
As a kid growing up in southeast Missouri, I watched the moon landing in awe. America had done it! Our astronauts were the first to walk on the moon’s surface. It wasn’t until I was elected to represent Missouri in Congress that I more fully appreciated the generational impact “winning the space race” had on […]
It’s probably never been an easier time to find new music by big-name artists. (Just tune into any other popular podcast to hear Taylor Swift talk about her new album.) But that same tactic may not work for local artists. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis on how to find St. Louis musicians.
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