Meredith Howard
Service Journalism Reporter at Belleville News-Democrat
Service journalism reporter for @bellevillenewsd | Baylor alum | send tips or questions to [email protected] | 🏳️🌈
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1 week ago |
bnd.com | Meredith Howard
Many conscientious Illinois residents likely avoid littering due to its negative effects on the environment, but when is tossing trash illegal in the state? The Illinois Department of Transportation reports it spent approximately $26.9 million on cleaning up litter and large debris in 2024, and in addition to “unsightly” streets, garbage thrown out on roads can also cause distracted driving and even collisions.
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2 weeks ago |
pantagraph.com | Meredith Howard
BELLEVILLE — As Illinois schools are out for the summer and parents consider if and when to leave their children home alone for any period of time, state law and best practices both likely factor into the decision-making process. The average cost of child care in Illinois is more than $16,000 per year for an infant or toddler in center-based care, according to nonprofit Child Care Aware of America, a figure that is unaffordable for many families.
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2 weeks ago |
kentucky.com | Meredith Howard
A Murray man was arrested June 6 after police said he ”intentionally released a raccoon into an open business.” Police say the raccoon bit a person inside the business. Murray Police Department officials wrote in a June 10 Facebook post the man was later identified as 40-year-old Jonathan Mason. They said Mason left the scene and refused to roll down his windows or exit the vehicle when officers conducted a traffic stop on him, so they removed him from the vehicle.
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2 weeks ago |
bnd.com | Meredith Howard
As Illinois schools are out for the summer and parents consider if and when to leave their children home alone for any period of time, state law and best practices both likely factor into the decision-making process. The average cost of child care in Illinois is more than $16,000 per year for an infant or toddler in center-based care, according to nonprofit Child Care Aware of America, a figure that is unaffordable for many families.
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2 weeks ago |
bnd.com | Meredith Howard
Three Southern Illinois counties were among the top five in the state for population decline over a recent four-year period, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s population also decreased as a whole. The bureau’s estimates of the resident population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2024, released in March, show Alexander, Pulaski, Gallatin, Henderson and Greene counties lost the greatest percentage of residents.
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