Lexi Cortes

The federal lawmakers would like the agency to look into Veolia's incinerator in Sauget. The CDC previously completed an air pollution investigation in May, which suggested the EPA should monitor air quality and conduct soil testing.

After being off the list in recent years, the St. Clair and Madison counties are now ranked as the seventh-worst court systems, according to the American Tort Reform Association.

More than 30 Metro East veterans made a last-ditch appeal for more funding at the St. Clair County Board's Finance Committee meeting this week. The full board will vote next week.

Rock City is an underground industrial park in a cave located below a nature reserve in Valmeyer, a small town of about 1,200 people. A recently signed memorandum signaled interest in potentially bringing up to 50 mini nuclear reactors to Rock City.

Just five months after the city said the water was safe, the Metro East suburb is now recommending that residents filter city tap water because of elevated levels of "forever chemicals."

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, has been traveling his district this month to spotlight the tax breaks included in the bill.

Greystone tenants say their complaints about leaks, mold, crime and multiple summers without adequate air conditioning have gone largely unanswered — even as the property went into receivership this year during a foreclosure proceeding.

The St. Clair County Board voted to sign a $2.49 million contract with Acoustic Technology, Inc. Systems at its Oct. 24, 2022, meeting. Installations started in March 2023.

The crash happened July 2023 at the Silver Lake Rest Area off of Interstate 70 near Highland. The bus was en route from Indianapolis to St. Louis.

An estimated 878 people live within a 1-mile radius of the 35-acre Veolia North America-Trade Waste Incineration facility in the Metro East. The closest residential areas are about half a mile southeast of the facility in Cahokia Heights.

Illinois finalized its PFAS limits in 2025, which is why some Metro East residents have been receiving letters from the Illinois EPA that PFAS have been detected above the limits.

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski criticized Republican leaders, who she blamed for the cuts while drawing attention to the impact on Metro East communities.