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Safety ratings vary for southwest Illinois hospitals

— May 30, 2019

Metro East’s seven major hospitals variously received grades from “A” to “C,” in the spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, issued May 15. The semiannual ratings recognize…

Metro East news briefs
— May 22, 2019

State, counties, and maybe feds offer help for flooded area “The water is receding and the sun is shining. Better days to come!” Mayor Rick Eberlin posted to Facebook, as Mississippi…
Report names hundreds of Catholic clergy, staff accused of sexual misconduct
— March 21, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 400 Catholic clergy members and church staff in Illinois, some still working, were named in a report released Wednesday by a Minnesota-based law firm accusing…
Eckert’s Farm hosts its annual Wine & Food Fest
— March 1, 2019

Eckert’s Wine & Food Festival will take place from 12 – 6 p.m. on both Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, 951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville. As you make your way through…
State gives most St. Clair County schools good grades
— December 12, 2018

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) gives passing grades to 59 of the 78 St. Clair County public schools, rated on 2018 Illinois Report Cards. Six of the county’s schools…

Illinois dioceses respond to report of Catholic clergy misconduct
— March 21, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois dioceses strongly dispute a report published Wednesday by a Minnesota-based law firm accusing nearly 400 clergy members and church staffers of sexual misconduct….
Metro East news briefs
— March 20, 2019

New private sector push for economic development A new St. Louis Regional Economic Development Alliance — announced in February by a trio of the region’s most powerful…
Spring tourism, park projects taking shape in southwest Illinois
— February 28, 2019

Spring will see some long-planned tourism, parks and recreation projects taking shape across Metro East. However, some are proceeding more quickly than others. For the third time in…