I just received the news yesterday that after more than one hundred years of operation, the Granite City Steel Works operated by US Steel is in talks to permanently end production of steel, potentially costing 1,000 union workers their jobs over the next two years.
There have been 69,077 confirmed coronavirus cases in St. Clair County as of June 30, with 742 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).
There have been 3,430,843 confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois as of June 30, with 34,138 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).
There have been 6,592 confirmed coronavirus cases in Jersey County as of June 30, with 73 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).
There have been 75,796 confirmed coronavirus cases in Madison County as of June 30, with 802 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).
There have been 75,694 confirmed coronavirus cases in Madison County as of June 29, with 801 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).