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County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler said Monday the agreement had not yet been finalized or signed. He declined to comment further until then.
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The maps, which have not been updated since 2003, depict the danger presented to home and property owners.
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Madison County Transit will spend a combined $45 million for the county’s bike trails and bus system. The county will add 20 miles of trails, two tunnels and seven bridges.
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Six regional workforce development agencies received a $5.8 million federal grant to provide apprenticeships to 750 people in the St. Louis region who are interested in health care, bioscience and education.
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“The County Board has lost confidence in its Chairman to advance a fiscally responsible future for the County,” the ordinance states.
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Chairman Kurt Prenzler was shocked to hear about plan to changes his duties to appoint officials and department heads.
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The first NASCAR Cup Series race in the St. Louis area packed hotels and restaurants. A study from Maryville University estimated that the regional economic impact of the three-day event could be as much as $60 million.
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Both new lawsuits join a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed earlier this year on behalf of one of the six Amazon workers who died during the tornado.
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There aren’t local or statewide rules in Illinois ensuring workers in the nearly 30 warehouses surrounding the Amazon facility that collapsed in December will be any safer the next time a tornado strikes the St. Louis region.
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The average estimated cost of a new warehouse building in Edwardsville was more than $16 million in the past five years. A tornado shelter adds less than 2% to that overall cost.