Belleville woman convicted in worker’s comp scheme
March 17, 2020A Belleville woman has been convicted on three counts of mail fraud for allegedly trying to obtain ongoing disability payments. Paula Klaustermeier, 53, is scheduled to be sentenced…
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Feds: Woman faked breast cancer, muscular dystrophy
March 16, 2020A Highland woman has been charged with falsely claiming she had diseases for her own financial gain. Sarah Delashmit, 35, has been charged with wire fraud, mail fraud and aggravated…
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Now with confirmed cases, Metro East hospitals brace for COVID-19 surge
March 16, 2020Across the country, healthcare organizations are bracing for epidemic levels of COVID-19 patients. And Greater St. Louis, where healthcare is now among the region’s largest…
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Few countywide races on primary ballots in Metro East
March 13, 2020Madison and St. Clair counties will each see only one race for countywide administrative office during the March 17 primaries, with no primary contests in Monroe County. The political…
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Pritzker budget: $280 million in local investment
March 11, 2020Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed Illinois state budget for fiscal year 2021 would allocate at least $280,221,967 for capital improvements Metro East Funding would come from…
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Metro East news briefs
March 11, 2020Area judges vie for state supreme court Illinois Fifth Appellate Court justices David K. Overstreet of Mount Vernon, John B. Barberis, Jr. of St. Jacob, and Judith Lynn Cates of Swansea…
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New ag director says flooding, broadband among top priorities
March 8, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Jerry Costello II has some decorating to do in his office. The new director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture still has framed pictures stacked against a wall…
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111th House district race one of state’s most expensive
March 4, 2020Among all races for the Illinois General Assembly during this election cycle, Metro East’s 111th House of Representatives District has become the fifth most contested in the state,…
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