Illinois’ two U.S. senators are among Democrats in the Illinois congregation calling on Amazon to enact safety measures in the wake of Edwardsville’s deadline storm. In a letter to Andy Jassy, president and chief executive officer, of Amazon, they urged Amazon to revisit its safety standards, emergency action plans, and employee training to protect employees…

Census estimates show state lost more than 113,000 in one year By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest Illinois is continuing to lose population. The latest estimates, released Tuesday, pegged the state’s population at 12,671,469 as of July 1, 2021, down by 113,776, or 0.9…

ABOVE: The graphic at left shows year-to-date home sales for 2021, through Nov. 30. The graphic at right shows average home prices. Compared to November 2020, St. Clair County home sales increased 12 percent and Madison County had a 5 percent decrease, in a new report from the Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois. Compared to…

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Minimum wage workers in Illinois will see a boost in their hourly pay to $12 per hour starting Jan. 1, while tenants in affordable housing units will be allowed to keep pets. Those are just some of the more than 300 new laws that take effect…

Governors’ Parkway is to the right and Plum Street runs through the center in this photo. Madison County is selling 15.41 acres of property along a key commercial stretch of Plum Street near Edwardsville Crossing Shopping Center and will accept sealed bids through mid-February. “The county is putting the property out for bid,” Chairman Kurt…

State Police say newly released numbers show a community based approach is helping reduce violent crime in East St. Louis. The Illinois State Police Public Safety Enforcement Group, an investigative unit, saw a decrease in homicides at a time when murders are spiking nationwide as well as a significant increase in homicide clearance rates during…

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the Delhi Bypass in Jersey County will open to all four lanes of traffic several months ahead of schedule, weather permitting, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22. The $18.6 million project, a cornerstone of Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program…