Metro East news briefs
— May 16, 2019Comprehensive Downtown Alton renovation planned Alton would become the “Healthiest and Happiest City on the Mississippi River” by 2029, under a comprehensive, long-term Downtown…
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Breach spotlights critical role of levees in Southwestern Illinois
— May 15, 2019Metro East water users are no longer under a conservation order, but the breach of a Mississippi River levee that damaged a critical water intake facility last week has focused new…
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Business owners wage preemptive fight against video gambling tax hike
— May 13, 2019SPRINGFIELD — Randy Rehmer, owner of Waterloo’s Double R Bar just south of East St. Louis, says raising taxes on video gambling will eat at the $70,000 he makes each year off the…
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Metro East news briefs
— May 8, 2019New 3D map displays East St. Louis development potential Real estate developers, business executives, and even local officials, evaluating projects in East St. Louis, can now benefit…
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Estimates show slow population decline in Metro East
— May 1, 2019The population of Metro East continues to slowly-but-steadily decrease, according to 2018 population estimates, released April 18 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Fortunately, despite severe…
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SIUE STEM Center urban gardening program helps girls grow
— May 14, 2019A little rain couldn’t dampen the excitement surrounding a field trip to Edwardsville’s Watershed Nature Center on Tuesday, April 30. Educators brought samples of the Center’s…
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Fairview Heights opens ‘full spectrum’ rec center
— May 8, 2019The city long known as the “Shopping Hub of Southwestern Illinois” is opening a $21 million recreation complex that officials hope will provide not only an attractive amenity for…
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Madison County touts pet adoption success at shelter
— May 4, 2019In celebration of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, Madison County Animal Care and Control held a special adoption event on April 30 with the Metro East Humane Society and Partners…
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