Metro East Area News Briefs
April 10, 2019Eastern elected new East St. Louis mayor Robert Eastern III, was elected the new mayor of East St. Louis during the city’s April 2 consolidated election. Eastern, currently a city…
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Former area bishop takes over Washington D.C. Archdiocese
April 9, 2019A priest with Chicago area and Metro East ties has been named the new archbishop of Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, currently archbishop of Atlanta, will succeed Cardinal…
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Alton works with SIUE collaborative on building bike, pedestrian plan
April 6, 2019The students and faculty of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) transformed two city blocks in Alton into a bike lane for a day…
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Metro East news briefs
April 4, 2019New call center to bring 50 jobs to East St. Louis Skilled Solution Services, a corporate support services firm based in India, is planning to open a new call center in East St. Louis,…
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Obscure Mascoutah chapel in southwestern Illinois now special events gem
April 4, 2019For the better part of its 90 years in existence, Mascoutah’s Espenschied Chapel sat unused and largely unnoticed. The chapel, at 317 N County Road, was built in 1928 to provide a…
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SIUE’s Goodwin named Head Start Teacher of the Year
April 1, 2019It wasn’t her first career choice, but Sandra Goodwin’s response to a need, and her desire to educate and empower others has earned the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville…
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O’Fallon, Smithton eye new school facilities
March 27, 2019O’Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90, during next week’s April 2 consolidation elections, will seek advice on whether to start moving in earnest toward construction…
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Metro East news briefs
March 27, 2019Several mayoral contests on April Metro East ballot Mayoral contests will be on the ballot in several Metro East communities during the April 2 consolidated elections. In East…
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