MCT breaks ground on new administration building in Pontoon Beach
Pictured from left: MCT IT Manager Marco Theberge; ACT Board member Chrissy Wiley; MCT Director of Fleet Justin Dixon; MCT Fixed-Route Operations Manager Pam Ruyle; MCT Paratransit Manager Susan Thomas; MCT Director of Engineering Mark Steyer; MCT Board Chairman Ron Jedda; MCT Board members Chris Guy and Al Adomite; MCT Managing Director SJ Morrison; MCT…
Read MoreNew First National Bank of Waterloo facility opens July 11
The First National Bank of Waterloo’s new banking center opened for business on July 11, 2022, in the heart of the O’Fallon-Shiloh retail district. Located at 1177 North Green Mount Rd., the center is across from Dierbergs Crossing and adjacent to the Shoppes at Richland Creek. The new two-story location is also home to a…
Read MoreTemporary tax relief measures to begin Friday in Illinois
Rebates to be mailed while other taxes put on temporary pause By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday (July 1, 2022) when the state’s new fiscal year begins. That includes some income tax rebates, property tax rebates, a suspension of the state’s 1 percent tax on…
Read MoreGodfrey day care recognized with RBGA small business award
Pictured from left: Megan Ricketts, Raven Eckert, Shannon Knight, Crystal Younger, and Jessica McKaig. Little Knights Inc. has been selected as the June 2022 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 1100 Airport Road in Godfrey, at the Godfrey United Methodist Church and just behind Walmart, the state-licensed child…
Read MoreLeadership Council rep completes training program
Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced that Weston White, Project Management & Marketing Communications coordinator, of Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, recently completed his first year at Institute for Organization Management, a four-year nonprofit leadership training program at University of Wisconsin in Madison. “Institute graduates are recognized…
Read MoreSenator urges follow-through on issues plaguing Cahokia Heights
Illinois’ senior U.S. senator reminded federal officials this week of ongoing water and sewer issues faced in the Cahokia Heights area of Metro East. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District Engineer & Commander Col. Kevin…
Read MoreNurse celebrates 50 years at Alton Memorial Hospital
Left to right, AMH President Dave Braasch, Amy Toenyes and Vicky Garvey of the Digestive Health Center, and AMH Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive Debbie Turpin present Diane Mize (middle) with her 50-year Crystal Service Award. Diane Mize had quite the adventure while driving to her very first day of work at Alton Memorial Hospital. But…
Read MoreUnion, others blast potential loss of jobs at Granite City steel mill
By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE The potential loss of up to 1,000 jobs at U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works as part of an updated metals strategy is prompting fiery reaction from all corners of the community. The company announced Tuesday that it had signed a Non-Binding Letter of Intent calling for SunCoke Energy Inc. to purchase…
Read MoreBudzinski will face Deering in Illinois 13th race in fall
A race with implications for Metro East was decided on Tuesday night. Nikki Budzinski decisively won the Democratic primary in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District and will square off against Republican Regan Deering in the November General Election. Budzinski, of Springfield, won all seven counties in the district. Deering, of Decatur (shown left), was the apparent…
Read MoreBailey wins GOP gubernatorial nomination to challenge Pritzker
Race pits conservative challenger against Pritzker’s progressive record By JERRY NOWICKI & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. JB Pritzker’s pandemic executive order authority in court, will be the incumbent’s challenger in the November general election. As of about 9 p.m. Tuesday, Bailey had carried…
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