Metro East news briefs
— August 28, 2019Alton becoming river cruise hub The City of Alton and American Cruise Lines have finalized a docking and promotions agreement designed to establish the Riverbend city at a key terminal…
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Metro East news briefs
— August 21, 2019Local bike path projects awarded state of Illinois grants Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $2.6 million in grants for 16 local projects that will help communities acquire, develop and improve…
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Metro East news briefs
— August 7, 2019Effort seeks new interest in Metro East brownfields Much of Metro East’s considerable inventory of abandoned commercial and industrial land could be redeveloped through better utilization…
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Report offers ecological approach to development in southwest Illinois
— July 31, 2019Commercial and residential development is picking up across Metro East — so is the development of the public infrastructure to support it. But also growing is concern over environmental…
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Metro East news briefs
— July 17, 2019Hardin oil spill largely contained, guard reports Oil and diesel fuel leaking from a trio of sinking barges on the Illinois River near Hardin has largely been contained, according to…
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Law targets cleanup at four Metro East coal ash sites
— August 14, 2019Gov. J.B. Pritzker, July 30, signed legislation designed to prevent coal ash pollution and facilitate clean up at coal ash-contaminated sites — including four Metro East sites. “Coal…
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Alton man sentenced for streaming sex abuse
— August 6, 2019An Alton man has been sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for live-streaming the sexual abuse of a child. Travis Varble, 42,…
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O’Fallon touts new Mid America Commerce Center near airport
— July 17, 2019One of the largest industrial and logistics parks in the St. Louis area is coming to O’Fallon. The O’Fallon City Council on June 17 gave final approval to zoning changes for the…
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