Six people died when a tornado hit the Amazon warehouse, which labor advocates say highlighted the unsafe working conditions at the company.

The funding includes a new public safety center in St. Clair County along the MetroLink route and improvements to America’s Central Port in Granite City.

The call center in Planned Parenthood’s Fairview Heights clinic will help arrange travel logistics and connect patients with resources and support organizations in all 50 states.

The company “placed profits first instead of the safety of our son and the other families who lost loved ones,” said the mother of Austin McEwen.

A nearly identical bill unanimously passed the Illinois House and Senate last year, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed it. Now environmental groups are starting the whole process over.

Sheriffs who are charged with operating county jails around the state say IDOC’s decision puts more strain on county resources and personnel.

Gov. Pritzker said the state is bolstering its health care workforce by deploying more workers and allowing out-of-state health care providers to continue practicing in Illinois with expanded permissions to care for all patients.

NYU’s Maureen Mahon discussed Club Manhattan and the music scene in 1950s East St. Louis that inspired Tina Turner.

Using an augmented reality app, visitors can now see what the ancient temple atop Monks Mound and the surrounding city 100 feet below looked like.

All private coal plants in the state must eliminate carbon emissions by 2030. Publicly owned ones have until 2045 to achieve the same goal.