A consumer advocacy group is warning Amer and Energy customers to brace for a spike in your summer electric bill. That's among the stories you heard this week on WGLT. I'm Ben Howell with News and Review. Communications director Jim Chilson of the Citizens Utility Board says Amron expects a roughly 20% increase, somewhere between 37 and 45% extra.

A consumer advocacy group is warning Amer and Energy customers to brace for a spike in your summer electric bill. That's among the stories you heard this week on WGLT. I'm Ben Howell with News and Review. Communications director Jim Chilson of the Citizens Utility Board says Amron expects a roughly 20% increase, somewhere between 37 and 45% extra.

monthly for a typical residential customer. We tell people that energy efficiency can reduce waste and reduce your energy bills, but energy efficiency is never about taking risks and keeping your home too hot, Chilson said the rise is due to capacity price changes with regional power grid operators.

monthly for a typical residential customer. We tell people that energy efficiency can reduce waste and reduce your energy bills, but energy efficiency is never about taking risks and keeping your home too hot, Chilson said the rise is due to capacity price changes with regional power grid operators.

An organization that helps older adults in Central Illinois is taking a day of action to lobby Congress to protect federally funded services. Susan Riel is the CEO of the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging. She says splitting up the administration for Community Living could lead to major delays in food distribution for over 24,000 older Americans in McLean County.

An organization that helps older adults in Central Illinois is taking a day of action to lobby Congress to protect federally funded services. Susan Riel is the CEO of the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging. She says splitting up the administration for Community Living could lead to major delays in food distribution for over 24,000 older Americans in McLean County.

Many of them reported. That's where they get their full nutrition, meaning they get more out of the the delivered meal, the actual home delivered meal or the congregate meal, maybe than what they're able to cobble together on their own. The lobbying day also marks the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act. The head of the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloom.

Many of them reported. That's where they get their full nutrition, meaning they get more out of the the delivered meal, the actual home delivered meal or the congregate meal, maybe than what they're able to cobble together on their own. The lobbying day also marks the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act. The head of the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloom.

Says the impact of Federal Transportation Department staff cuts is being felt in relations with airports. Airport director Carl Olson says there have been a lot of retirements at the Federal Aviation Administration as workforce reductions loom,

Says the impact of Federal Transportation Department staff cuts is being felt in relations with airports. Airport director Carl Olson says there have been a lot of retirements at the Federal Aviation Administration as workforce reductions loom,

and in some instances we're finding where, where it's the airports that are kind of helping the new FA staff.

and in some instances we're finding where, where it's the airports that are kind of helping the new FA staff.

This is what you might want to consider in this situation because we're not smarter than them, it's just we've been around longer.

This is what you might want to consider in this situation because we're not smarter than them, it's just we've been around longer.

Olson says last year's aviation authorization bill included money for more air traffic controllers.

Olson says last year's aviation authorization bill included money for more air traffic controllers.

The Bloomington City Council decided not to extend a tax rebate program for local grocery co op Greentop Grocery. The agreement returns to the grocery 30% of the sales and local taxes it generates. Right now that's about $15,000 a year. The measure received 4 votes in favor but needed 5 to pass. Council member Sheila Monney questioned whether the co op was still worth subsidizing. And we will be doing that at the expense of all of our other residents across the community, um, and I, I just.

The Bloomington City Council decided not to extend a tax rebate program for local grocery co op Greentop Grocery. The agreement returns to the grocery 30% of the sales and local taxes it generates. Right now that's about $15,000 a year. The measure received 4 votes in favor but needed 5 to pass. Council member Sheila Monney questioned whether the co op was still worth subsidizing. And we will be doing that at the expense of all of our other residents across the community, um, and I, I just.

don't think that that's appropriate. The agreement expires in 2028. Republican Central Illinois Congressman Darren LaHood says he'll announce soon whether he will run for US Senate next year. Democrat Dick Durbin is not seeking re-election. LaHood says Senate seats don't open very often. I've gotten encouragement to look at the US Senate seat. I think there's an appetite for a Republican senator to represent the state of Illinois. Durbin served in the Senate for nearly 3 decades. A deputy city manager for Bloomington says the study suggested.

don't think that that's appropriate. The agreement expires in 2028. Republican Central Illinois Congressman Darren LaHood says he'll announce soon whether he will run for US Senate next year. Democrat Dick Durbin is not seeking re-election. LaHood says Senate seats don't open very often. I've gotten encouragement to look at the US Senate seat. I think there's an appetite for a Republican senator to represent the state of Illinois. Durbin served in the Senate for nearly 3 decades. A deputy city manager for Bloomington says the study suggested.

If you are going to dredge one of the two lakes the city uses to get drinking water, it should be Lake Bloomington. Sue McLaughlin says it wouldn't be cheap. However, you're still looking at like $35 million and that doesn't include the drying beds that we would need to acquire land to lay out that silt and whatnot to dry and, you know, so we can dispose of it. The city has never dredged Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen. They are slowly silting in even as water use is expected to rise in coming decades.

If you are going to dredge one of the two lakes the city uses to get drinking water, it should be Lake Bloomington. Sue McLaughlin says it wouldn't be cheap. However, you're still looking at like $35 million and that doesn't include the drying beds that we would need to acquire land to lay out that silt and whatnot to dry and, you know, so we can dispose of it. The city has never dredged Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen. They are slowly silting in even as water use is expected to rise in coming decades.

The collapse of Roe versus Wade and Planned Parenthood's closure closer to home promoted a group of women to organize a Bloomington Normal chapter of the National Organization for Women. Chapter president Lindsay Delahunt says normal now has been 3 years in the making. My generation has never, I mean, we've always had these rights. We've always known them to be true. We've never had to really fight or advocate for them. The National Organization for Women is approaching its 60th anniversary as the country's oldest and largest grassroots feminist organization.

The collapse of Roe versus Wade and Planned Parenthood's closure closer to home promoted a group of women to organize a Bloomington Normal chapter of the National Organization for Women. Chapter president Lindsay Delahunt says normal now has been 3 years in the making. My generation has never, I mean, we've always had these rights. We've always known them to be true. We've never had to really fight or advocate for them. The National Organization for Women is approaching its 60th anniversary as the country's oldest and largest grassroots feminist organization.

And a Bloomington counselor says the current mental health crisis has left some in need unable to find help due to a shortage of therapists. Licensed clinical and professional counselor Cary Company says friends and family can help those in need who can't access therapy. Talking with them, saying in a non-judgmental and in a very calm.

And a Bloomington counselor says the current mental health crisis has left some in need unable to find help due to a shortage of therapists. Licensed clinical and professional counselor Cary Company says friends and family can help those in need who can't access therapy. Talking with them, saying in a non-judgmental and in a very calm.

And curious way, asked the question, Hey, are you struggling? Do you want to talk or can I help you find someone who you can talk to? Company says disinterest in old hobbies and refusal to participate in them are signs to look for in those struggling. You can find more on all these stories at WGLT.org. I'm Ben Howell.

And curious way, asked the question, Hey, are you struggling? Do you want to talk or can I help you find someone who you can talk to? Company says disinterest in old hobbies and refusal to participate in them are signs to look for in those struggling. You can find more on all these stories at WGLT.org. I'm Ben Howell.