Area News
Illinois Department of Natural Resources reintroduces ‘Newsbits’
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will now send out a monthly update of upcoming IDNR events and noteworthy items. For March 2025: March 1 Illinois fishing licenses go on sale Statewide Illinois residents 16 and older may purchase a fishing license for only $15. Visit the IDNR website for a full list…
Read MoreIllinois DCFS to provide free webinar about hiring process on Mar. 6
Job recruiters from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (Illinois DCFS) are hosting a free webinar designed to guide job seekers through the DCFS application process from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025. For easy registration, participants can sign up here. Attendees will learn about available positions at Illinois…
Read MoreDOGE cuts include Fairview Heights OSHA office, more
By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] A list of federal office closures recently posted by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) includes several lease terminations of offices in the St. Louis Metro region. Of particular impact to regional business and industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration location in Fairview Heights…
Read MoreEducators, students join national guests at region’s first nursing educators conference
The inaugural Southern Illinois Nursing Educators Conference (SINEC) is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on March 21 and registration is now underway for the event featuring Tim Bristol, founder of the nationally acclaimed nurse education leader of tomorrow, NurseTim. Nurse educators and nursing students will find valuable information and opportunities at the all-day event, which begins…
Read MoreJoe’s Market Basket encourages locals to start prepping for Spring now
With warmer temperatures arriving, it’s important to start preparing your yard for the springtime now. Joe’s Market Basket General Manager Andy Klos said cleaning up your lawn throughout the month to make sure your grass has an ideal environment to grow is extremely important. Klos said picking up debris around your grass and plants in…
Read MoreBudzinski reintroduces apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship program support legislation
The bipartisan LEAP Act uses tax incentives to expand workforce development opportunities Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15), Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) recently re-introduced the Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act, a bipartisan bill to expand workforce development opportunities by providing federal tax incentives to businesses…
Read MoreTrump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs
USDA funds are part of nearly $2 billion being withheld from Illinois, Pritzker says By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois March 4, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and supply fresh food to Illinois food banks. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that…
Read MoreFreeburg high school wins 3D printing, advanced manufacturing competition; Triad second
AMICSTL, Project MFG celebrate innovation and collaboration The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis (AMICSTL) and Project MFG successfully hosted a dynamic 3D printing and additive manufacturing competition, showcasing the talents of nine high school teams from across the St. Louis bi-state metro region. This event provided students with a unique opportunity to apply their…
Read MoreS.M. Wilson CMO Bohnert, company, projects, named finalists in AEC Show-Me Awards
S. M. Wilson & Co. has been named as a finalist in four categories in the 2025 AEC Show-Me Awards by the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (SLC3). “We are honored to be named a finalist in multiple categories,” said Michael Yazbec, president of S. M. Wilson. “Our company has built a reputation as…
Read MoreThe Heart Center at OSF Saint Anthony’s conducts another “first” with pacemaker implant
Cardiology services specialty program at hospital completes its second “first” in less than a month’s time The Heart Center at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center has impeccable timing when it comes to announcing multiple first-ever procedures its conducted in less than a month’s time – especially with the announcements coming last month (February), which…
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