Metro East news briefs
— May 1, 2019Gateway becomes World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison opened its 2019 season, April 17, as the World Wide Technology (WWT) Raceway at Gateway. The new long-term…
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Madison Co. debuts video on skills workers need to find employment
— April 28, 2019Madison County officials and area business leaders attended a public debut on April 18 of a short film highlighting “soft skills” in the workplace. “We are so pleased that you’re…
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Southern Illinois sites get Habitat Fund Project Grants
— April 20, 2019The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) approved more than $1.9 million in grants for 13 wildlife habitat projects through the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Wildlife Funds…
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Park projects get funding Madison County communities
— April 11, 2019The Madison County Board, March 20, unanimously approved Park Enhancement Program (PEP) grants for almost three dozen l subdivisions across the county. Administered by Madison County’s…
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Former area bishop takes over Washington D.C. Archdiocese
— April 9, 2019A priest with Chicago area and Metro East ties has been named the new archbishop of Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, currently archbishop of Atlanta, will succeed Cardinal…
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Metro East news briefs
— April 24, 2019Troy elementary staff to assist underperforming schools A Troy elementary school is among the first in to state to be selected by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to provide…
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Metro East news briefs
— April 17, 2019Federal agency re-ups again for Little Egypt development effort It may not be the pyramids, but federal officials say Southern Illinois Airport’s emerging “High Tech Zone” offers…
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Metro East Area News Briefs
— April 10, 2019Eastern elected new East St. Louis mayor Robert Eastern III, was elected the new mayor of East St. Louis during the city’s April 2 consolidated election. Eastern, currently a city…
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