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News from June 2017

City of Edwardsville Finance Committee will meet June 27.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

City of Edwardsville Finance Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 27.

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City of Edwardsville Zoning Board of Appeals met June 26.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

City of Edwardsville Zoning Board of Appeals met at 7 p.m. Monday, June 26.

Alton Amphitheater Commission met June 26.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Alton Amphitheater Commission met at 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 26.

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City of Edwardsville Board of Fire & Police Commissioners will meet June 27.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 26, 2017

City of Edwardsville Board of Fire & Police Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 27.

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As Mizzou enrollment plummets, U of I sees its largest freshman class

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 26, 2017

The 2017 University of Missouri freshmen class is the smallest in nearly two decades, and the school has closed at least seven residence halls since the race-fueled protests of 2015.

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St. Clair GOP chair calls on Democrats to 'step up to plate'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 26, 2017

Doug Jameson hopes the spotlight on Springfield will force Democratic lawmakers out of hiding to fulfill their constitutional duty, he fold the Metro East Sun recently.

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Village of Glen Carbon Village Board will meet June 27.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Village of Glen Carbon Village Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 27.

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Village of Glen Carbon Building and Development Committee will meet June 26.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Village of Glen Carbon Building and Development Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 26.

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Village of Glen Carbon Historical and Museum Commission met June 26.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Village of Glen Carbon Historical and Museum Commission met at 7 p.m. Monday, June 26.

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Village of Godfrey Emergency Services and Disaster Agency met June 26.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Village of Godfrey Emergency Services and Disaster Agency met at 11 a.m. Monday, June 26.

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Village of Pontoon Beach Village Board will meet June 27.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Village of Pontoon Beach Village Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 27.

Madison County Buildings & Facilities Management Committee will meet June 26

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Madison County Buildings & Facilities Management Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, June 26.

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Madison County Emergency Telephone System Board will meet June 28.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 26, 2017

Madison County Emergency Telephone System Board will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 28.

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Davis shares account of Scalise shooting, wider concerns

By Giovanni Whaley | Jun 25, 2017

Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) was up to bat when he heard a loud noise he thought was a large piece of metal falling on a construction site. He was wrong.

Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone

By Giovanni Whaley | Jun 23, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of the "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.

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Illinois among states seen as on the precipice of a pension disaster

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 23, 2017

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

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'Panicked' Democrats fear House downfall after approving school funding bill, radio host says

By Karen Kidd | Jun 23, 2017

Democratic state lawmakers showed their true colors in May when they demanded an investigation into an article about apparently doomed school funding reform legislation, a radio show co-host said recently.

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SIUE Cougars men's soccer program joins Mid-American Conference

By Robert Lawson | Jun 23, 2017

As Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) men's soccer embarks on a new season in a new conference, it will continue its push to become nationally recognized team, according to one of the people who helped develop the team along the way, head coach Mario Sanchez said.

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Overtaxed Illinoisans also seeing nation's smallest growth in personal income

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 23, 2017

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

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Meier hopes Rauner leadership will bring budget compromise

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 21, 2017

Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Highland) hopes Gov. Bruce Rauner’s influence will lead to a budget solution now that Rauner has called state lawmakers back to Springfield for a special session, according to a press release.