Illinois Business Journal

The Illinois Business Journal was created to serve a specific need in the St. Louis metropolitan area, and it accomplishes this effectively. It offers news and detailed analyses of topics that are especially relevant to businesses in Southwestern Illinois. Published monthly, it covers news stories from an Illinois viewpoint, delivering information and insights that are often overlooked by the media on the Missouri side.

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‘Cons,’ creatives and ‘the art of the deal’

1 week ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] Artists of any genre or medium continue to come to terms with being recognized as being in business as well. These creative entrepreneurs represent not only an important business and industry sector, a vocation and career path, and a defining community culture, but also are also an imperative economic development factor and a vital component of any thriving and sustainable local and regional economy.
Glen Carbon’s Gateway Urgent Care to permanently close in May

1 week ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] An announcement from Gateway Regional Medical Center was made recently indicating that its Gateway Urgent Care facility located in Glen Carbon at 4273 State Route 159 would close permanently in May. The clinic will permanently close at the end of business on May 14, 2025. All medical records will be transferred to Gateway Regional Medical Center and be accessible to any patients’ future healthcare providers.
Native American mascot ban clears the Illinois House, heads to Senate

1 week ago | ibjonline.com | Bridgette Fox

By BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots which 90 schools throughout the state use, such as the Mt. Zion Braves or the Cahokia Comanches, according to legislators. House Bill 1237 passed in the House on Thursday with a vote of 71-40.
Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge maps

1 week ago | ibjonline.com | Ben Szalinski

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday (April 9, 2025). As a result, the Democrat-majority court will not hear the case.
‘Chilling silence’: Waves of Illinois’ international university students lose their visas

1 week ago | ibjonline.com | Jackson Brandhorst |Bridgette Fox

By JACKSON BRANDHORST, BRIDGETTE FOX, MOLLY PARKER, JULIA RENDLEMAN & LYLEE GIBBS Capitol News Illinois, Saluki Local Reporting Lab [email protected] The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few details, including how many students have been impacted.
Federal facilities in Alton, Mt. Vernon marked for accelerated disposition

1 week ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] The William L. Beatty Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Alton was recently marked for accelerated disposition by the U.S. General Services Administration. Located at 501 Belle Street, the facility serves as a Social Security Administration office and also houses the Office of Surface Mining. Constructed in 1972, the two-story Beatty Courthouse is made of dark brown brick, gray-vein limestone trim, and fascia stone.
Opportunities for winter canola in southern Illinois

2 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Rhiannon Branch

By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Southern Illinois farmers can contribute to the growing renewable biofuels market all while diversifying their revenue stream and improving soil health by adding winter canola to their crop rotation. Pioneer and Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables created a certified winter canola program to recruit new canola growers and aid in both agronomics and marketing of the crop in the mid-south, including the southern third of Illinois.
Bill banning dwarfism slur as mascot passes House

2 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Bridgette Fox

By BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — The House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban public schools from using mascots that discriminate against people with disabilities. The bill, if signed into law, currently would affect just one high school in St. Clair County. Freeburg Community High School’s mascot, the “Midgets,” is considered a slur used against people with dwarfism. The school’s administration did not reply to a request for comment.
Illinois FBLA Collegiate hosts successful 2025 State Leadership Conference in Springfield

2 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] Illinois Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate hosted its annual State Leadership Conference on March 29-30, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, bringing together ambitious college students from across the state for a weekend of leadership development, networking, and competition.
River system greatly affected by ‘weather whiplash’

3 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Phyllis Coulter

By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Weather has changed over the past century when much of the river infrastructure was built, according to Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University Extension weather and climate specialist. The Mississippi River Basin has received an increase in annual precipitation with more coming in heavy rainfall events.