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Metro East news briefs

— March 25, 2020

Biden wins 60 percent in Metro East primaries Echoing results of March 17 Democratic presidential primary balloting across Illinois, former Vice President Joe Biden easily won Metro…

Metro East news briefs
— March 18, 2020

Scott AFB to test novel bird hazard preventive A pair of Scott Air Force Base airmen have been awarded $300,000 to test a novel approach to the prevention of aircraft bird strikes:…
Coronavirus hitting closer to home
— March 8, 2020

A virus that started half a world away is starting to impact the lives of Illinois residents. Many churches have stopped using shared chalices for communion, trade shows that…
Crowded field vies to succeed Shimkus for 15th Congressional seat
— February 20, 2020

A quintet of Republican hopefuls will vie in Illinois’ March 17 primary for the right to challenge longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin — one of the Democratic Party’s most…
Metro East news briefs
— January 29, 2020

I-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…

Now with confirmed cases, Metro East hospitals brace for COVID-19 surge
— March 16, 2020

Across 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…
Metro East news briefs
— March 4, 2020

St. Louis activist, husband-wife on presidential ballot Longtime political activist and St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education member William C. Haas will be among 22 candidates…
Metro East news briefs
— February 12, 2020

Illinois boosts funding for opportunity zones The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Jan. 27, announced a new competitive grant program; offering a total…