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62,000 state employees will see no change in paychecks By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois plans to continue withholding federal payroll taxes on behalf of its 62,000 employees despite a program President Trump launched in August that allows workers to defer paying those taxes through the end of the year. “I’m…

Glen Carbon Mayor Robert Jackstadt will not be seeking re-election to a fifth term in the upcoming April 6, 2021, municipal election. “I am simply confirming what I said the night I was elected  on April 4, 2017:  that this will be my last term. As of the end of April 2021,  I will have offered my background,…

Fairview Heights Director of Economic Development Paul Ellis, left, and local resident John Vitale were among those present for a meeting of the Mid-America Business Brokers Association held in early September at The Rec. By RANDY PIERCE Fairview Heights Tribune [email protected] Fairview Heights’ recreation complex served as the location for the signing of an agreement…

New developments in federal court case to extend deadline By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker appeared in Macomb Friday to promote the census less than two weeks before the Sept. 30 deadline for responses. As of Thursday, Illinois was 16th in the country for “total enumeration,” or the percentage…

Swansea-based Holland Construction Services recently completed work on the $6 million expansion of Missouri Baptist University’s Spartan Field to upgrade the facility for intercollegiate athletic competition. The project includes the addition of a new running track, new bleacher system, concession area, three additions to the existing field house, press box finishes, scoreboard, sports field lighting,…

‘We have a lot of work to do,’ board chair says By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Board of Higher Education is preparing a strategic plan to make higher education more equitable in the state. The board focused on gender disparities in higher learning at its regular meeting this week.…

CyberUp, a nonprofit organization that focuses on filling the cyber workforce in the Greater St. Louis region, is teaming up with federal and private sector entities to host a full month of cybersecurity awareness activities in October, which is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The NCSAM month was created as a collaborative effort between government and…

The Metro East Park and Recreation District has awarded nearly $2 million in grant funding to 13 agencies throughout Madison and St. Clair counties, for projects that develop or improve local parks and trails within the district. In July, MEPRD published its FY21 Park and Trail Grant Program, a revamped version of a funding opportunity…

The Southern Illinois University board of trustees on Thursday announced creation of the SIU System Commitment, a system-wide initiative beginning Fall 2021 that will cover tuition and mandatory fees for new four-year undergraduate students who have a family income of less than $63,575 and meet basic requirements. SIU System President Dan Mahony said the program…

The Southern Illinois University board on Thursday approved an alternate tuition program for Department of Defense civilian personnel, who are SIUE undergraduate or graduate students and are eligible for the DoD Tuition Assistance program. During spring 2019, the board approved an alternate tuition program for SIUE active duty military students. This applied to undergraduate and…