Metro East Sun

State offers tax refunds to 'eligible' unemployed who filed in 2020

By Karla Florez | May 24, 2021

Unemployed in Illinois? Some good news awaits.

Illinois' State Armory project will honor Dr. King, is 'transformative for the capital'

By Karla Florez | Apr 14, 2021

A planned $122 million renovation of the State Armory Building in Springfield would be a boon and “transformative for the capital,” state Sen. Doris Turner said in a release.

New Wood River sewer project set to “improve travel and living conditions in the Metro East”

By Karla Florez | Apr 13, 2021

A needed sewer project that will help address roadway flooding will receive federal funding, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) said.

Lilly: Illinois health reform bill 'will go a long way towards providing health care justice'

By Karla Florez | Apr 10, 2021

The Illinois House approved health reforms backed by the Legislative Black Caucus that would address inequalities.