Metro East news briefs
April 22, 2020Madison 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…
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Teen girl killed in Alton crash
April 18, 2020A 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…
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British group explores ag-tech partnerships in Metro East, St. Louis region
April 14, 2020A 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…
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Metro East news briefs
April 8, 2020Faith 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…
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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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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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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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