Metro East news briefs
February 5, 2020Weather warmer, wetter across area so far in 2020 Metro East and surrounding area have experienced warmer-than-average temperatures, but greater-than-average precipitation so far in…
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Scott air base, high-speed rail two of the top priorities for St. Louis region
January 29, 2020The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), Scott Air Force Base, H-1 B visas, and a Hyperloop are among the top legislative priorities for St. Louis-area business this year,…
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Metro East news briefs
January 29, 2020I-255 reconstruction begins this weekend Reconstruction of a seven-mile stretch of Interstate 255 in Metro East begins Feb. 1 with the full closing of both the north- and southbound…
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Metro East news briefs
January 29, 2020I-255 reconstruction begins this weekend Reconstruction of a seven-mile stretch of Interstate 255 in Metro East begins Feb. 1 with the full closing of both the north- and southbound…
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Granite City Harbor is first Illinois Freight project completed
January 22, 2020A million-dollar update of the Granite City Harbor has become the first project completed under an Illinois freight infrastructure development program. The America’s Central…
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Feds’ input sought on possible death-penalty cases in Madison County
January 21, 2020The U.S. Attorney’s Office will examine three recent Madison County murders to see if any of the cases should be prosecuted federally, which would allow for the death penalty…
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Arkansas man charged after police chase through southwest Illinois
January 19, 2020An Arkansas man faces multiple charges, including armed violence, after leading police on a chase through southwest Illinois towns and crashing into two vehicles on Illinois Route 111….
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New state funds bolster per-student spending
January 15, 2020Per-student spending in many of Metro East’s poorest school districts now exceeds that in many of the region’s most affluent districts, according to data from the Illinois State…
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