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Madison County offering $4,000 scholarships

Madison County Community Development is offering scholarships to students who will be attending college this fall. Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) scholarships will be awarded to students who will be attending an accredited college, university, training program or vocational school in the State of Illinois in the fall 2024/spring 2025. The CSBG program will select…

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Ameren Illinois pollinators thriving in Metro East

East Carondelet, Troy pollinator sites earn special environmental distinction      Ameren Illinois continues to transform its landscape around substations and in the rights-of-way of transmission and distribution power line corridors in the Metro East. The company is removing woody and invasive vegetation where it is incompatible and replacing it with native vegetation where feasible as part…

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Budzinski announces $9.4 million for six Metro East projects

  Funding has been signed into law to support projects in Alton, Bethalto, East Alton, East St. Louis and Wood River Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) has announced that six projects in the Metro East will be receiving a combined $9,409,097 in federal funding. The funding was requested by Congresswoman Budzinski during the House of Representatives’…

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Republic Services named among ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’ for sixth time

Company recognized for best-in-class ethics, compliance and governance practices For the sixth time, Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. Republic Services is one of 136 companies globally to be recognized in 2024 for…

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O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce hosts recent ribbon cuttings

Celebrations were recently held for The Healing House & Studio and Durrah Development LLC   Pictured cutting the ribbon during The Healing House & Studio celebration on March 7, 2024, is one of the owners, Kelly Saggio. The Healing House & Studio, located at 635 Illinois Highway 50 in O’Fallon, focuses on wellness services and…

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Diversity, judicial appointments at issue in 1st District Supreme Court race

Two Democrats vie for Cook County seat with no current GOP candidates By HANNAH MEISEL DILPREET RAJU & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com The race for one of the seven Illinois Supreme Court seats pits an appointed incumbent against a second-time candidate as the two Democrats vie for their party’s nomination next week. Because…

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Candidate Q&A: Cunningham, Reyes make pitch for Supreme Court seat  

With no GOP candidates running, Democratic primary is likely the deciding race for 1st District seat Compiled by Capitol News Illinois There’s one contested primary for an Illinois Supreme Court seat on the March 19 ballot, with appointed incumbent Justice Joy Cunningham facing challenger and 1st District Appellate Court Justice Jesse Reyes. The 1st District…

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