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May 18, 2021
18 May 2021 Share Illinois will need to expand its nuclear capacity - not just maintain existing plants - in order to meet climate goals, a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has concluded. Keeping the states existing nuclear plants open at the same time as investing in advanced nuclear technology and renewable energy is the most economical path to zero-carbon that generates the lowest life-cycle carbon emissions, the study has found. Exelons Byron plant ...
May 17, 2021
Reaching Illinois climate goals centers on keeping existing nuclear energy plants open, advancing both renewables and next generation of nuclear technology New report highlights need for investment in current and new nuclear technology alongside renewables to achieve decarbonized energy system in Illinois News provided by Share this article Share this article CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois nuclear plants are critical to meeting climate and economic objectives in the sta...
April 23, 2021
Former St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom has been tapped as the Interim Public Safety Director Author: Christine Byers (KSDK) Updated: 12:38 PM CDT April 23, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Newly-elected St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has named key members of her Public Safety team – and one of them will be making more money than her. Former St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom has been tapped as the Interim Public Safety Director – which means all of the citys public safety app...
March 9, 2021
A Brick man is accused of stealing more than $50,000 worth of chainsaws and chainsaw parts from Amtrak, and then reselling them primarily through an online auction service, according to acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig. Jose Rodriguez, 48, is charged by complaint with one count of theft from an agency receiving federal funds and one count of theft of government property, authorities said. Rodriguez is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Falk via videoconference Tues...
March 2, 2021
Mayoral candidates agree: St. Louis must tame the violence The four mayoral candidates offer differing plans to contain the violence, but agree it’s the top priority Author: Jim Salter Associated Press Published: 6:18 PM CST March 1, 2021 Updated: 6:18 PM CST March 1, 2021 ST. LOUIS — The next mayor of St. Louis will face the same overwhelming challenge that has haunted the current mayor and many of her predecessors: Violent crime is rampant a...
February 11, 2021
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page (left) and St. Louis County Lt. Col. Troy Doyle. In one conversation, Page told Doyle he was getting “push back” regarding the appointment of a Black police chief, the lawsuit alleges. In the fall of 2019, it looked like the fix was in for St. Louis County Lt. Col. Troy Doyle to become the department’s first Black police chief. But it all came crashing to a halt when County Executive Sam Page started having campaign contribution problems, according to a...
January 16, 2021
Very worried about next week: Airports, transit brace for more D.C. chaos POLITICO 1/16/2021 By Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley © Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images TSA agents work at a security checkpoint at the Ronald Reagan National Airport on July 22, 2020 in Arlington, Va. Airlines are banning guns and suspending alcohol service. Amtrak is beefing up its police force to prepare for anti-mask riders. Airports are creating safe zones so lawmakers can escape threatening mob...