Dynegy to close power station in southern Illinois

ALTON, Ill. (AP) – Dynegy says it’s closing its Wood River Power Station in southern Illinois because of economic reasons. The company said in a news release Wednesday that it’s closing the 465-megawatt facility in Alton because of its “uneconomic operation” in a “poorly designed wholesale capacity market” in central and southern Illinois. That system,…

Chesterfield city council votes to censure mayor

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The city council in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield has voted unanimously to censure the mayor for what it calls inappropriate and abusive language in conversations with city officials. Some members of the council praised Mayor Bob Nation Wednesday night for his fiscal leadership, but still voted for the censure,…