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Proponents said consolidating the two small districts would reduce overhead costs, increase financial stability and improve the schools’ academic and athletic opportunities for students.
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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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For the first time since 1990, the St. Louis region is among the nation’s top 10 metro areas for job growth. Employment in the 14-county region that includes the Metro East has risen 2.16% this year — surpassing the national rate of 1.7%.
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The regional engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation said he'd hoped the project would be complete by August or early September. “But if things continue to go well, we expect it could be opened much earlier,” he said.
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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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Camp Koerner — named after Gustave Koerner, a politician and close friend of Abraham Lincoln — was one of 10 different emergency volunteer camps in Illinois, and was picked due to its proximity to a railroad center.
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Survey results collected through the end of the month will help determine St. Louis metro area goals for years to come.
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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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A shelter has been set up at Trinity Lutheran Church, and the American Red Cross has been activated.
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The annual Way of Lights — a free Christmas light show setup parallel with the roads in the Shrine grounds — is one of their biggest events of the year.