Mask mandates come down in schools, most public places
Pritzker issues new executive order in light of updated CDC guidance By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Facial coverings are now optional in most public places in Illinois, including schools, after Gov. JB Pritzker issued new guidance Monday to comply with new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. “Across the…
Read MoreIMPACT Strategies completes latest projects in logistics park
Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies has completed two tenant finish projects at the Fenton Logistics Park in Fenton, Mo., the firm’s fifth and sixth projects there. The first of the latest projects is a 39,000-square-foot expansion for BASF; the second is a 2,100 square-foot tenant fit-out for Curology. The BASF expansion utilized adjacent vacant space to…
Read MorePending home sales slump again in latest report
Pending home sales slumped in January, continuing what is now a three-month drop in transactions, the National Association of Realtors reported this past week. Of the four major U.S. regions, only the West registered an increase in month-over-month contract activity. All four regions posted a decline in year-over-year activity. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI),*…
Read MoreGranite City foundation awards $69,000 to local medical students
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Foundation in Granite City recently announced its annual scholarships awards for 2021, in the amount of $68,966. Direct scholarships in the amount of $60,966 went to 13 young men and women who are pursuing a medical career, plus $8,000 to Southwestern Illinois College. The 2021 gifts will bring the total amount given…
Read MoreHelmkamp Construction building Illinois American Water operations center
East Alton-based Helmkamp Construction has begun construction of Illinois American Water’s new operations center in Jerseyville. The 16,000-square-foot center will consolidate field operations, administrative and operations support staff in a single location at 501 Mound St. Kyle Ogden, project director at Helmkamp, welcomed attendees at a groundbreaking event this month. “Thank you to the entire…
Read MoreMemorial nurse receives prestigious award
Debbie Syano, RN, has been honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Syano is a staff nurse in Memorial’s Family Care Birthing Center in Shiloh and has been employed at Memorial for three years but has…
Read MoreBill aims to attract semiconductor industry to Illinois
State Sen. Rachelle Crowe, D-Glen Carbon, has gotten behind a bill aimed at increasing microchip production and attracting companies to invest in Illinois. Crowe said she supported legislation in the Senate to create a series of tax credits to uplift the semiconductor industry. Senate Bill 3917 passed the Senate Thursday and moves for further consideration…
Read MoreFlorida health insurance execs cited in Southern Illinois fraud indictment
A federal grand jury in East St. Louis this week returned an indictment charging a former owner and two top tier executives of a south Florida telemarketing business known as Simple Health with federal fraud offense involving victims throughout Southern Illinois. Former owner Steven Dorfman, 37, of Fort Lauderdale, former Chief Compliance Officer, Candida L.…
Read MoreState files appeal to Supreme Court on mask mandate ruling
Pritzker says clarity needed for ‘next emergency’ By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to review the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 mitigation orders for K-12 schools on an expedited schedule. Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition for appeal Tuesday, along with a motion…
Read MoreEdwardsville Neighbors opening nonprofit bakery and community kitchen
All proceeds from Neighbors Bakeshop to benefit District 7 residents Edwardsville Neighbors, which has raised more than $1 million to ease the financial burdens of local families, is opening a nonprofit bakeshop to further its charitable efforts. The first of its kind bakery/community kitchen is called Neighbors Bakeshop. All proceeds generated from the store will…
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