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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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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Metro East news briefs
— December 25, 2019Confluence area habitat preservation effort grows The Mississippi River Palisades north of Alton will be among the areas garnering new attention under expansion of the National Great…
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Lewis & Clark Community College trustees call special budget meeting
— October 23, 2019The Lewis & Clark Community (L&C) College District 536 Board of Trustees has scheduled a special budget meeting for Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. in the L&C Commons, to review…
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SIUE Diversity Day to celebrate cultural inclusion
— October 1, 2019Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s second annual celebration, under the theme “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World,” will be held Monday-Tuesday,…
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Bethalto man sentenced for driving into group, killing woman
— January 18, 2020A Bethalto man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to driving his car into a group of people in 2018, killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring another. Caleb…
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Metro East news briefs
— November 20, 2019Cahokia 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,…
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Other states snag Illinois’ gambling dollars
— October 16, 2019(Third in a series looking at Illinois’ gambling expansion) Despite Illinois having nearly double the population of neighboring states, its casinos are not reaping the rewards. Casino…
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