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Members of the Memorial Hospital leadership team and board members toured Memorial Hospital East on Friday.

‘This isn’t a dream’: Memorial’s new facility beginning to take shape

While many drive past ground zero for the upcoming Memorial Hospital East, whether it’s Interstate 64 or Cross Street, the $124 million satellite campus is becoming more of a reality for those closest to the project’s evolution.

Crime

The campaign for 40 days of non-violence kicked off Friday night at the East St. Louis City Hall. From left, participants included East St. Louis Treasurer and program coordinator Joe Lewis Jr.; retired St. Clair County Judge Milton Wharton; Anthony Gray, the attorney for the Michael Brown family; Anita Brandon and her husband, St. Clair County Judge Walter Brandon; and East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks Jr.

East St. Louis kicks off 40 days of non-violence

An exuberant crowd gathered inside the East St. Louis City Hall rotunda Friday night to show their support for the city’s campaign for 40 days of non-violence in East St. Louis and surrounding communities.

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New ownership has taken over and renamed the upscale restaurant in O'Fallon formerly known as Paulo's at The Mansion as merely The Mansion. Former owner Paulo Pacheco will remain during a transitional phase assisting the new owners - Executive Chef Jerry Conway, and his fiancee' Kathy Cox, who will serve as front-of-the-house manager. Here, from left, are: Pacheco, Cox, and Conway.

Restaurateur buys The Mansion in O’Fallon

There is a new proprietor of The Mansion, a fine dining establishment housed inside a 19th century mansion in O’Fallon. 3 hours ago

Sports

Top performers: Week of Jan. 18 to 25

Top high school sports performances for the week of Jan. 18 to Jan. 25 2 hours ago

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Andra Lang, a junior at East St. Louis Senior High School, is an aspiring painter, who has been accepted into the Early College Program Summer Institute at the prestigious School of Art Institute of Chicago. Andra hopes to raise the $4,000 he needs to pay for the program through a Gofundme.com web site, where individuals can donate to cover his tuition. He has until May 29 to raise the money he needs.

‘I’m not giving up: Student raising money to attend prestigious art program

Andra Lang, 16, is ambitious. One day, he wants to open an art studio not just anywhere, but in New York City. 2 hours ago

State|Region

Mike Bost.

Bost touts efforts to bring map-maker to Scott AFB

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost on Monday morning delivered a highly upbeat assessment of plans to bring the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and its 3,000 jobs, to Scott Air Force Base.

Nation|World

This image, taken from the the Waze app on an iPhone, shows the reported location of police on a map. Sheriffs are pressuring Google Inc. to turn off this feature.

Sheriffs want popular police-tracking app disabled

Sheriffs are campaigning to pressure Google Inc. to turn off a feature on its Waze traffic software that warns drivers when police are nearby. They say one of the technology industry’s most popular mobile apps could put officers’ lives...

Opinion

Quick action shows support

The U.S. Transportation Command unveiled its new isolation units for military planes last week, and these are a welcome and much-needed addition to our nation’s ability to respond to outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases.

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