Granite City

The move comes after steelmaking was partially idled at the Granite City plant in October, leading to roughly 400 temporary layoffs. Company leaders now tell workers they can meet steel demand through their other plants.

Program organizers said it solves two problems — it gives students a chance to enter the workforce and provides employers the opportunity to find badly-needed help.

The latest Illinois Report Card provides information about schools across southwestern Illinois. Here’s how metro-east high schools fared in the 2022-23 report.

The steelworkers union expects 260 to 265 employees will lose their jobs. Pittsburgh-based parent company U.S. Steel has said the layoffs will be temporary, lasting no longer than six months.

If not repaired, the aging bridge, the only connection to Choteau Island for vehicles, could be further shuttered to the dismay of farmers, utility providers and government agencies.

“There’s not a scarcity of resources right now. We have this ability to be a great economic hub because of the attributes we have in this region and the development that is happening today,” one elected leader said.

While a looming deal to sell two furnaces at Granite City Works could cut 1,000 jobs, the local's president at the steel mill says U.S. Steel needs union approval to sell.

In the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, providers in southern Illinois are working overtime to absorb dozens of abortion patients each day who come from states that banned the procedure.

A federal judge has upheld Granite City’s "crime-free" housing ordinance. Housing advocates say the fight isn't over.

A pending corporate deal would permanently shut down steelmaking operations at the mill in Granite City, cutting an estimated 1,000 jobs.