Metro East Area News Briefs
— February 20, 2019Edwardsville becoming ‘urban lifestyle’ mecca Edwardsville saw a record $248 million in new construction during 2018, Mayor Hal Patton reported during the city’s annual Business…
Edwardsville becoming ‘urban lifestyle’ mecca Edwardsville saw a record $248 million in new construction during 2018, Mayor Hal Patton reported during the city’s annual Business…
New 600-acre TradePort coming to Pontoon Beach The Gateway TradePort – a new 600-acre industrial park with seven million square feet of institutional industrial space – will begin…
SW Illinois program looks at developing 2030 workforce A work-ready labor force with the skills required by 21st century commerce and industry is the goal of the Leadership Council…
Madison set to $2.3 million for Godfrey road improvements Madison County officials are set to approve a $2.3 million road construction project for Seiler Road in Godfrey. The County…
Dist. 189 plans stepped-up busing for student safety East St. Louis School District 189 hopes to soon offer bus transportation for all students, according to a spokesperson for District…
For 50 years, Corene McDaniel has walked through the rows of graves at Mound City National Cemetery to visit her father, who lies in rest there alongside thousands of other veterans….
East St. Louis mayoral race underway “Promises made promises kept,” was the theme as Mayor Emeka Jackson-Hicks officially launched her campaign for a second term at the helm of…
EPA: Metro East, Jersey County at risk for radon, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging residents across the Metro-East to test for radon — an odorless, colorless,…