Metro East news briefs
December 11, 2019IEMA highlights holiday safety in December With the holiday season in full swing, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is offering tips to help people stay safe now and into…
IEMA highlights holiday safety in December With the holiday season in full swing, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is offering tips to help people stay safe now and into…
Madison County is establishing a program that will offer the pets of domestic violence victims a place to put their paws as their caretakers leave home to get help. “We know pets…
Metro East seeking trade deal with Peru Representatives of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) International Trade Development Center and the South American nation…
More than a third of the 20 major infrastructure initiatives, most the critical to establishing Greater St. Louis area as the “epicenter of American logistics,” have officially…
As Thanksgiving nears, two faculty members of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Historical Studies and Native American Studies, provided an opportunity to…
Cahokia Mounds hosts holiday craft market days The annual Native American Holiday Market to be held at Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will feature 35 artists,…
Projects on nearly every major regional traffic artery in Metro East are outlined in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2025 Proposed Highway…
Man tried to swap pipe bomb for meth A Missouri man has said he created a pipe bomb and brought it to Columbia, Ill. in exchange for methamphetamine. Donald Novy, 35, of Dittmer, Mo.,…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…
SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…
SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…
SPRINGFIELD — Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois. …
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were…