SPRINGFIELD, IL. - The Illinois Police Memorial Committee held their 41st annual ceremony at the Capitol Thursday to pay tribute to fallen officers and their families.
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State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer joined law enforcement officers, fellow legislators, and community members to honor the lives and service of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
"This solemn ceremony honors the bravery, service, and sacrifice of those who lost their lives in the line of duty," Rep. Davidsmeyer said. "May God bless our fallen officers and all those who serve and protect our communities."
The ceremony took place on the Capitol lawn and included the Survivors Prayer, a 21-gun salute, and the playing of “Amazing Grace” and “Taps.”
Central and southern Illinois residents could face high electricity rates again this summer
Residents of central and southern Illinois could face another summer of brutally high electricity prices if the region gets hit by another heat wave.
That was the blunt warning recently from Ameren Illinois, which delivers power from LaSalle County in Chicago’s far southwest suburbs all the way to the Ohio River.
The utility based its warning on the latest capacity auction through which it reserves space for future electricity shipments on the grid run by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).
Along with neighboring grids like PJM Interconnection, which serves northern Illinois, the District of Columbia and 12 other states, MISO is scrambling to keep up with rising electricity demand from data centers.
In the wake of the MISO capacity auction, Ameren Illinois customers will pay 11 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity supply for the summer months beginning June 1.
This rate is lower than last year’s 12.2 cents, which was driven by record supply costs and a June heat wave. But it remains well above the 4.8 cents seen in 2021.
Supply costs make up about half of a typical residential bill.
