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Ameren Illinois donated $15,000 and provided energy savings incentives to help a rural community re-open a grocery store and give residents access to sustainable, local food options closer to home, a news release says. The support was provided to Cornerstone Community Wellness, a nonprofit organization that launched a fundraising effort to acquire and remodel the […]

Nearly 60 Ameren employees, Decatur Park District staff and community members volunteered on Tuesday during the Green Thumb Give Back planting trees in the park.

The Courier Lincoln, Ill. – Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois (CAPCIL) received a $20,000 grant from Ameren Illinois to support the procurement of materials needed for Workcamp for Lincoln that will take place across the community this summer. As part of a partnership with a national organization called Group Mission Trips, the workcamp will bring youth from across the country to Logan County to complete home repairs for 60 to 70 homes. The focus will be on low-income, veterans...

Footage taken from an Ameren Illinois drone, surveying infrastructure at a substation.  Ameren Illinois OREANA — Ameren Illinois crews began working this month to replace over 80 poles and power lines running roughly 4.5 miles parallel to Illinois 48. The route east of the railroad tracks connects Ameren Illinois’ Oreana Substation between Decatur and Oreana to its substation on the north side of Argenta. Upgrades include installments of T-2 power lines consisting of tw...