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Eli Lilly Breaks Ground on $4.5 Billion Lebanon Facility, Real ID Requirement Takes Effect, New Board to Guide Resource Allocation Between IPS and Charters, Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution
May 07, 2025
Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly broke ground Tuesday on its $4.5 billion facility in Lebanon. It may become more difficult to board commercial flights or enter some federal buildings beginning Wednesday without what’s called a Real ID. If you're a parent in the city, your voice could help shape the future of Indianapolis Public Schools. Half of all Americans have been breathing in dangerous levels of air pollution between 2021 and 2023.
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