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Metro East news briefs

— April 29, 2020

Bi-State okays $300 million-plus budget The Bi-State Development Agency Board of Commissioners approved the agency’s Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Years 2021 – 2023, during…

Madison County seeks input on opening up
— April 29, 2020

A special “Opening Up Madison County Again” commission has been appointed by Republican County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler to develop strategy for the reopening of county businesses,…
Metro East news briefs
— April 15, 2020

Annual township meetings postponed Illinois’ annual townships meetings, scheduled for April 14 and April 21, have been postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April…
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…
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
— April 22, 2020

Madison County Triad targets scams against seniors The new Madison County Triad — an alliance of law enforcement, senior support groups, and social service agencies — is hoping…
More Guard members deployed across Illinois for pandemic response
— March 30, 2020

SPRINGFIELD —Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated about 115 additional Illinois National Guard soldiers and airmen in support of COVID-19 response operations. About 80 of these additional…
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:…