ALTON — OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center has welcomed Eminajulo Adekoya, M.D. to its staff. Adekoya (left) specializes in urology, caring for diseases and conditions in the kidneys, bladder, urinary tract, and male reproductive system, as well as treating cancer of the bladder, kidney and prostate. “We are blessed to have Dr. Adekoya join…

  EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Chairman Alan J. Dunstan today announced he will call for a resolution to end County Board members’ participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. He plans the action at the September meeting of the Madison County Board. “To reduce the cost of pensions and save taxpayers money, it is time…

  SHILOH – The Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois will hold a real estate broker pre-license course beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The 90-hour broker pre-license course is a mandatory basic course for those who would like to begin a career in real estate. The real estate industry has evolved into a highly specialized business…

  Johnson Controls will celebrate the grand opening of its newest Source 1 HVAC Supply Center in Collinsville on Thursday, Sept. 1. Source 1 is the exclusive supplier of factory authorized service parts and residential accessories for all Johnson Controls Unitary Products residential and light commercial HVAC equipment. The company also offers a broad variety…

  ALTON – OSF Saint Anthony’s Physician Group in Alton is introducing a new primary care team – Dr. Yusuf Mohyuddin and Elaine Rynders, PA-C. Rynders is a Physician Assistant-Certified, meaning she has received advanced medical training allowing her to examine, diagnose, and treat patients alongside Mohyuddin. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are both considered…

  A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alum with a master’s degree in geography is putting his expertise – and his entrepreneurial talents – to work in his new board game business in downtown Edwardsville. Otherside Games, located at 231 North Main St. in Edwardsville, opened Monday, Aug. 1, and is the brainchild of Alex Tidball.…

  EDWARDSVILLE — Construction-management firm IMPACT Strategies has begun work on a $12 million contract to build a 51,000-square-foot public safety facility for the city of Edwardsville. The project officially kicked-off at a groundbreaking event held Saturday at the building’s site located at 333 S. Main St. The new facility will be directly adjacent to…

  SHILOH – BARBERMurphy Group has added James Leopold as a broker associate. He will be focusing on industrial/commercial sales and leasing in the Southern Illinois area. Leopold is a University of Missouri graduate with a finance major. Most recently he worked in the Illinois residential market and managed a portfolio of investment properties in…

  The Illinois Department of Transportation says Illinois Route 4 between Airport Boulevard and Illinois Route 161 in Mascoutah will be closed starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, for three days to allow Norfolk Southern Railroad to rehabilitate its crossing. IDOT also said that Illinois Route between Woburn Road and North Main Street in…

  NAPERVILLE – Nonprofit and public organizations may apply for grants to fund programs and services that improve the oral health of Illinois children. Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501 (c)(3) philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, will accept applications for its annual Community Grants Program until Sept. 9. The foundation focuses its…