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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 […]
On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court maintained the state's prohibition on certain high-powered firearms, including AR-15-style rifles. This is a huge win for those who advocate for stricter gun control in Illinois.The Democrat governor, J.B. Pritzker, approved the strictest gun control laws in the Midwest in January. After a major massacre in Highland Park, Illinois, in 2022, in which a shooter murdered seven people and injured dozens more with a high-powered rifle during a Fourth of July parade, the prohibition received widespread support among Democratic politicians, who dominate the state legislature.
Perhaps this is the summer that finally renders climate change real. Flooding and soaring temperatures across the nation have made global warming indisputable. The problem, as always, is how to reach political consensus on an action plan. Republicans want to plant a “trillion” trees; Democrats want to limit carbon emissions. If the nation’s response to […]