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The Belleville, Fairview Heights, Shiloh and Swansea police departments will allow off-duty officers to patrol up to 30 hours per week.
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The 16,000-square-foot facility houses a new St. Clair County 911 dispatch unit, office space for the county sheriff's department and backup equipment for the light rail system's control center.
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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.
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The Mascoutah airport, located adjacent to Scott Air Force Base, finalized the project Tuesday. It adds 41,000 square feet to the existing terminal.
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In total, the federal government allotted St. Clair County more than $50 million to help it respond to and recover from the public health emergency.
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The office has $200,000 more in its budget than it did about five months ago. The chief defender used the new money to raise salaries to retain existing lawyers and fill vacancies.
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Boeing announced it will build its second production facility for the MQ-25 Stingray, an aircraft refueling drone for the U.S. Navy, at the Metro East airport.
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“St. Clair County is big enough,” Kern said while county sheriff deputies argue the requirement that officers live within the county makes it difficult for them to recruit new ones.
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Two county Republicans allege Democrats conspired to dilute conservative presence in some districts in the newly proposed redistricting map.
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On Friday, an estimated 800 people who were not eligible under state and county vaccination guidelines had scheduled appointments.