Metro-east news
House panel gives OK to 'fracking'; could mean 47,000 jobs for Southern Illinois
A proposal that aims to create thousands of jobs in Southern Illinois by kick-starting high-volume oil and gas drilling cleared a top committee Tuesday, sending it on to the House floor.
Metro-east news
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EDUCATION
Millstadt's two public schools to have one principal next year
Millstadt Primary Center and Millstadt Consolidated School will be under the direction of one principal next school year. Who that person will be is still being determined by the Millstadt School District 160 school board, according to Superintendent Jonathan Green.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Want to help? Metro-east to aid Okla. storm victims
The mayors of three metro-east communities are teaming up so residents can help those recovering from the deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Fairview Heights delays renewal of agreement with law firm
The Fairview Heights City Council tabled an agenda item that would have renewed its agreement with the law firm that has been providing legal services for the city.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
EF2 tornado caused Mt. Olive destruction, weather service says
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado was the cause of extensive damage done in downtown Mt. Olive Tuesday morning.
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EDUCATION
McKendree donates to UN charity
McKendree University has donated $1,000 to Nothing But Nets, a United Nations Foundation that raises awareness of malaria and fights its spread by distributing anti-malaria bed nets.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Cooler -- but drier -- weather expected
The weather in the metro-east should be drier but cooler over the next few days.
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METRO-EAST NEWS
Clinton urges Illinois to OK gay marriage; Jackson opposed, for now
Former President Bill Clinton wants Illinois legislators to legalize same-sex marriage, but his endorsement Tuesday didn't have much effect on one metro-east lawmaker who is said to have a key vote on the issue.
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CRIME
Caseyville man sentenced in health care fraud case
A Caseyville man was sentenced for Medicare and Medicaid fraud in the Southern District Court in East St. Louis Tuesday.
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CRIME
East St. Louis detective Orlando Ward resigns amid drug charges
A veteran police detective who was charged in connection with a federal drug sting has resigned from the department.
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CRIME
Belleville PD: Secret video of female students made by Althoff athletes
Police are investigating a report that female students at Althoff Catholic High School secretly were videotaped by members of a school sports team.








