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…
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…
Six 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)….
East 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…
Draft 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…
Municipalities face potentially serious fiscal problems because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to government and financial industry observers contacted by the Chronicle. Sales,…
SPRINGFIELD — The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters…
Insurance companies operating in Illinois have a transparency problem with state regulators and consumers, four top state officials alleged. Illinois leaders remain frustrated by State…
The Democratic primary for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat features three of the state’s most notable Democrats, but U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly isn’t worried big spending or endorsements…
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…