Metro East news briefs
May 6, 2020Scott AFB reservists called to NY COVID-19 care Approximately 20 reserve citizen airmen from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) 932nd Airlift Wing, stationed at Scott Air Force Base, were mobilized,…
Scott AFB reservists called to NY COVID-19 care Approximately 20 reserve citizen airmen from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) 932nd Airlift Wing, stationed at Scott Air Force Base, were mobilized,…
Bi-State okays $300 million-plus budget The Bi-State Development Agency Board of Commissioners approved the agency’s Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Years 2021 – 2023, during…
A special “Opening Up Madison County Again” commission has been appointed by Republican County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler to develop strategy for the reopening of county businesses,…
More than 40 Metro East public school districts could receive federal funding to help address the needs of students during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an advisory last month…
Madison County Triad targets scams against seniors The new Madison County Triad — an alliance of law enforcement, senior support groups, and social service agencies — is hoping…
A 17-year-old Cahokia girl was killed in a single-car crash Friday in Alton. Police said the girl, whose identity was not being released as of Saturday, April 18, was a passenger in…
A Cambridge, U.K.-based organization that hopes to establish “a world-leading agritech nervecentre” in the famous British university town, is pursuing relationships with partners…
Faith in Action comes to East St. Louis Live Free — a campaign of the California-based Faith in Action network of faith-based communities — has expanded to East St. Louis. Led…
Nearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk of lead exposure in children are in Cook County. The 172 Cook County areas at high risk of lead exposure in children include…
For generations, America has been thought of as the land of opportunity, a place where anyone who worked and studied hard could grow up to achieve any goal they set for themselves. …
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois. His comments came after the Bloomington-based…
CHICAGO — At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, a powerful Democratic Party organization decided who to endorse in the March 17 primary in one key statewide race. The Cook…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…