SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is officially seeking its first federal disaster declaration since 2013 to help businesses, local governments and homeowners recover from damage caused by several…
It may not yet be a national leader, but a nonprofit program to implement solar energy systems in Metro East has been expanded across all three of the region’s core counties,…
A proposed new “Metro City” regional government structure involving the City of St. Louis and neighboring St. Louis County, will not include any portions of Metro East, spokesperson…
“One of the Most Haunted Small Towns in America” is a title many communities would likely not relish. However, with interest in the paranormal apparently growing nationwide,…
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) plans almost 100 roadway and related public infrastructure projects in the Metro East area over the next five years — including a…
Metro 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…
Madison County Animal Care and Control is starting off the new year with some changes. The animal control facility will no longer be open on Saturday. “It’s unfortunate that…
Most Illinois counties in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) report operating surpluses for fiscal year 2017, according to the Illinois Office of Comptroller. However,…
