Area News
Local business part of work at St. Clair County fairgrounds
By RANDY PIERCE [email protected] Millennia Professional Services of Fairview Heights is participating in the renovation project at the St. Clair County Fairgrounds Park in Belleville, providing observation, documentation and materials testing services to assure what happens there will includes safe and structurally sound results. The St. Clair County Public Building Commission recently approved a revised…
Read MoreNew General Assembly sworn in as House, Senate take different tones
Lawmakers face potential budget shortfall as new legislative term begins By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones. The House inauguration ceremony, conducted in an auditorium on the University of…
Read MoreContegra completes new Metro East office/distribution center to house BHMG Engineers, more
Facility is 75,000 square feet, with BHMG leasing 25,000SF and quintupling its Metro East presence BHMG Engineers is settling into its new Metro East office in Collinsville, Ill. The St. Louis area utility engineering firm is leasing 25,000 square feet at Eastport Commerce Center, a 75,000-square-foot office/distribution facility developed by a partnership led by Contegra…
Read MoreNew deputy commanders lead Cross-River Crime Task Force recent deployment
Commander Marcos Pulido announced, on Jan. 8, 2025, that the Madison County Cross-River Crime Task Force has completed another successful deployment. The deployment conducted Friday, Jan. 3, included the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the arrest of an individual in possession of half an ounce of suspected methamphetamine. The deployment was led by the…
Read MoreRivers Project master plan update opens up public review, comment period
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, invites public review and comments regarding the revised draft “Rivers Project Master Plan Update” with accompanying “Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)” and “Environmental Assessment (EA)”. The Rivers Project Master Plan is a conceptual document that guides public use and natural resource management of over 48,000…
Read MoreConstruction firms predict strong demand in 2025; worry about labor and materials prices
New industry outlook shows firms are worried about impacts of President-Elect Trump’s trade and immigration policies even as they increase investments in artificial intelligence and other technologies to boost productivity Construction contractors are optimistic about certain private-sector segments and have high hopes for most types of public-sector work, according to survey results the Associated General…
Read MoreFour facing federal charges for Brinks truck robbery in Madison
BENTON, Ill. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging four individuals for their involvement in an armed robbery of a Brinks truck in Madison. Lee O. Griffin, Jr., 23, of Cahokia Heights, is facing one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, one count of interference with commerce by robbery,…
Read MoreIL DCFS partners to prevent human trafficking, promote education, awareness, and support survivors
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is joining forces with the Illinois State Police (ISP), the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), and various community organizations to raise awareness of Human Trafficking, one of the most under-reported and under-identified…
Read MoreCommentary: Pharmacy benefit managers create crisis in patient care that demands immediate action
By GARTH REYNOLDS, BSPharm, RPh, MBA, FAPhA Executive Director, Illinois Pharmacists Association The pharmacy profession is under siege. Community pharmacies (independent and chain) are closing at an alarming rate, leaving countless communities without access to essential medications and care. The culprits behind this crisis are pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), whose opaque and predatory practices are…
Read MoreCity of Fairview Heights audit provides positive results
By RANDY PIERCE [email protected] Increased income and reduced expenses, a positive indication concerning any business or financial ledger, were among the items presented from the City of Fairview Heights’ most recent audit report for the fiscal year which ended on April 30, 2024. As accepted by the city council at its final meeting of the…
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