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The Wedge Innovation Center will host space for business startups, a venture capital firm and various Southern Illinois University Edwardsville centers. It’s the first completed project from AltonWorks, a real estate company spearheading numerous economic development projects in town.
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Find results for mayoral races in Illinois including Belleville, Cahokia Heights, Granite City and Alton as well as the Mississippi Valley Library District Board.
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David Goins, Curtis McCall Sr. and Mike Parkinson were all reelected Tuesday, and Godfrey Village President Mike McCormick earned his fifth term in office. However, in Belleville, City Clerk Jenny Gain Meyer beat Mayor Patty Gregory.
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The Metro East art center’s departure from its historic building last year sparked controversy.
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“I think people express their frustrations in a variety of ways,” Prtizker said during a visit to the Metro East on Thursday. “This is not something that will actually make any change in the state of Illinois.”
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The future of Alton’s longtime arts center in downtown — and what’s led to its likely relocation — has some in the Metro East town worried about what’s next.
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While the majority of the Gordon F. Moore Community Park and the Spencer T. Olin Golf Course will open later this week, the soccer field where a mine collapsed below and an adjacent ball field will remain closed.
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The islands and sandbars are made out of the remnants of regular dredging on the bottom of the river. The Army Corps of Engineers says the new creations will provide an environment for wildlife and are a better alternative than dumping sediment outside the river.
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The timeline to determine the exact cause of the sinkhole last month — and the necessary repairs — are still being fleshed out.
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Security camera footage shows the sudden collapse engulfing bleachers and a light pole in the middle of the soccer field.