Area News

BarberMurphy has shared their list of recent commercial real estate transactions completed as of April 22, 2025: Belleville: John D. Conkright Revocable Trust sold 24,558 SF multi-story office/retail investment buildings located at 116 & 120 E. Main St. to Grato Holdings LLC.  BARBERMURPHY represented both parties. Heritage Property 1 LLC leased 3,144 SF of retail…

  2,100 tons of wood waste diverted from landfills in 2024 An Ameren initiative to repurpose retiring wood utility poles for commercial applications prevented 2,100 tons of wood waste from being discarded in area landfills last year. On average, Ameren replaces 24,000 poles in its two-state service territory each year due to storm damage, vehicle…

Madison County’s law enforcement agencies, in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, will operate a drop-off site for Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26, in Edwardsville. The drop-off site, open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be in the Madison County Administration Building’s back parking lot on Second Street in…

The goal is to help build better bus stops through the addition of a basic amenity – a bench Hundreds of thousands of area residents pass through MetroBus and MetroLink stops each year to get where they need to go. In recent years, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis have been…

  As of April 17, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is offering the Geographic Enhancement Opportunity Plus (GEO+) Award to continuing degree-seeking international undergraduate students who have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours at SIUE while enrolled on an F-1 or J-1 visa. Now, international students, regardless of household income, will pay tuition equal…

The O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 17 to help officially celebrate the opening of CALC Institute of Technology’s location at 1476 Greenmount Road in O’Fallon. Seen at the center and getting ready to cut the ribbon is CALC Institute of Technology President Tim Slater. An official announcement noted a…

Pope Francis will be remembered as a cleric who emphasized dignity and who advocated for marginalized people throughout the world, says Father Joseph A. Brown, a professor and coordinator of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Africana Studies Program and director of the School of Africana & Multicultural Studies. Pope Francis, who died on April 21 of…

State Senator Erica Harriss (R-56th-Glen Carbon) has announced that more than $17,000 in state-funded library grants have been awarded to public school libraries throughout the 56th Senate District. These grants aim to enhance educational and research opportunities for students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. “This funding is a direct investment in our students’ academic success…

  Companies’ products to receive a four-week trial at 15 St. Louis-area Schnucks stores Products that were a part of the first class of Schnucks Springboard local and diverse-owned business* accelerator will soon appear on shelves at select Schnucks stores in the St. Louis area. Starting Wednesday, April 23 the companies will receive a four-week…