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The families of shooting victims criticized MetroLink security in 2019 and again in 2023 because no police were patrolling the Metro East stations at the time the crimes occurred.
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The lawsuit filed in St. Clair County alleges the metal plant in Sauget — formerly Big River Zinc — improperly stored chemicals, illegally dumped waste and contaminated standing water. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency referred the suit to the attorney general's office.
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The county signed a $2.49 million contract with Acoustic Technology, Inc. Systems in late 2022 to replace 79 existing sirens across the county and install 43 new ones.
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The board that manages St. Clair County-owned buildings has purchased a total of four pieces of property near the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds so far this year.
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The new Metro East facility will serve lower-income families near O’Fallon, Shiloh, Lebanon and east Belleville. Center directors said they observed a need for such a facility as St. Clair County residents moved east.
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Starting Monday, the first block of South First Street between West Main and West Washington streets will be closed to through traffic.
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The courthouse will remain open to the public, but the southwest entrance and the pedestrian crosswalk tunnel between the South First Street public parking garage and courthouse will be temporarily closed.
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Officials say the construction project will expand the entry lobby, improve the security checkpoint there and provide street-level entry on the southwest side of the building.
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The Metro East suburb will use about $4.75 million in state funding to help complete the projects, which are needed as the community continues to grow.
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The allegations center around the more than $50 million St. Clair County received from the federal government as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.