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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 Illinois State Police have already installed 78 cameras in St. Clair County and plans to add them to Madison County later this year.
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The bridge just southwest of Highway 15 closed in late April after a vehicle struck it. The Illinois Department of Transportation made the move over safety concerns.
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The breast milk dispensary at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois, opened earlier this month.
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The raises begin in January 2025 when the St. Clair County chairman, treasurer, assessor, county clerk, auditor, circuit clerk, coroner and county recorder will all be paid $106,540 each.
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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.