Local governments fear COVID-19 relief shortfalls
April 7, 2020Six Metro East political subdivisions have been allocated federal funding to fight COVID-19, under the newly enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)….
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East St. Louis leaders plan online Community Wellness Check-In today
April 2, 2020East St. Louis area leaders will conduct a virtual Community Wellness Check-In at 2 p.m. Thursday (April 2). Leaders with Live Free, a campaign of Faith in Action that focuses on ending…
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Metro East news briefs
April 1, 2020Draft regional work plan includes disease surveillance Disease surveillance and infection control strategies are among the aspects of regional planning covered in the East East-West…
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COVID-19 poses fiscal concerns for cities
March 31, 2020Municipalities face potentially serious fiscal problems because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to government and financial industry observers contacted by the Chronicle. Sales,…
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Federal charges filed in state trooper’s death
March 27, 2020A federal grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment against a man charged in the death of an Illinois state trooper in East St. Louis. Christopher Grant, 46, has been charged…
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Public health group donates gloves across the state
March 26, 2020As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies in Illinois, and in an effort to respond to the growing need among frontline healthcare providers for PPE (personal protective equipment), the Illinois…
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Metro East news briefs
March 25, 2020Biden wins 60 percent in Metro East primaries Echoing results of March 17 Democratic presidential primary balloting across Illinois, former Vice President Joe Biden easily won Metro…
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Southwest Illinois region works to counteract COVID-19 pandemic
March 24, 2020St. Clair County will remain an officially declared disaster area through the duration of the COVID-19 epidemic, after seven presumed cases of the infectious coronavirus were…
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