Grants support clean energy efforts
— June 13, 2025CHICAGO – Gov. J.B.. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have announced 27 awards totaling $23 million through the Equitable Energy Future…
Tag: Metro East Chronicle
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Courier for India-based fraud ring sentenced to 12 years
— June 4, 2025A native of India who was in the United States illegally has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in a fraud conspiracy that victimized an 85-year old Madison County…
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State loses more than 1,000 jobs
— May 24, 2025Illinois lost more than 1,000 jobs in April. Figures from the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity showed that 1,026 jobs were eliminated during April at businesses…
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Suspect charged in shooting of three Fairview Heights officers
— May 22, 2025A Belleville man has been charged in connection with the shooting of three Fairview Heights police officers. Elijah Thompson, 22, has been charged with four counts of attempted murder,…
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Reaction to Pope Francis’ death swift, personal
— April 25, 2025Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a century, died on Monday, hours after delivering his final Easter message to faithful Catholics…
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Police officers receive Medal of Honor
— June 1, 2025Twenty-three officers from 10 law enforcement agencies in Illinois have been awarded the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor in recognition of their service. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois…
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Former O’Fallon bank exec pleads guilty to $2 million fraud
— May 23, 2025A former senior executive at the Bank of O’Fallon has pleaded guilty to defrauding the bank of nearly $2 million and cheating a Lebanon couple out of nearly half a million dollars…
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Six charged with soliciting minors
— May 4, 2025TROY – Six men have been charged with seeking to engage in sex acts with minors. The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation Enforcement Bureau arrested…
