Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White encourages children to practice safe bike riding and to remember to follow the Bicycle Rules of the Road as May marks Bicycle Safety Month. White also reminded motorists to be aware of sharing the roads with bicyclists, especially children.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) toured a Madison County COVID-19 vaccination site at American Legion Post No. 199 Friday and met with officials from the Madison County Health Department, Illinois National Guard and the American Legion to receive an update on the county’s vaccination e…
Cory Jobe, president-CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, on Friday issued a statement applauding Illinois’ COVID-19 reopening plan which goes into effect Friday, May 14.
County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler plans to appoint an administrator and information technology director Tuesday during a special Madison County board meeting.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provided a commencement event Thursday for its 2020 graduates who were unable to have a live commencement ceremony last spring and fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each spring, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s College of Arts and Sciences recognizes student achievement at its annual Honors Day Convocation. With COVID restrictions still in place, the 2021 Honors Day ceremony took place virtually in April, where a total of 287 distinguished CA…
As Illinois continues to outpace national vaccination rates and COVID-19 trends across the state stabilize following recent upticks, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan beginning Friday, May 14. The Bridge Phase…
State Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) is inviting Metro East residents to join her healthcare advisory committee, which will meet virtually at 6 p.m. Monday, May 17.
Illinois American Water announced on Thursday, during Drinking Water Week, that results published in the company’s 2020 water quality report indicate high‐quality water throughout its Illinois service area. The report, which is issued for each service area, highlights the company’s commitm…
Coolidge Junior High School eighth-grader Savannah Kujawa was named the 2021 Clean Air Bookmark Competition Winner, as announced by the Madison County Green Schools Program.
Centerstone, a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder services, is hosting a three-part series of free educational events featuring advocate, speaker and former NFL player Gaelin Elmore.
TheOther40 business plan competition offers Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students the opportunity to take a business idea through the stages needed to launch a product or service.
Two legislative proposals (HB 1975 and HB 3461) aimed at preventing sexual abuse and grooming in schools are closer to becoming law, thanks to the perseverance of state Rep. Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) and her colleagues in the Illinois House of Representatives.
County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler is calling for an in-person special board meeting Tuesday to present his proposed redistricting map of Madison County.
Madison County is certified Storm Ready.
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Centerstone, a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder services, is hosting a three-part series of free educational events featuring advocate, speaker and former NFL player Gaelin Elmore.
TheOther40 business plan competition offers Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students the opportunity to take a business idea through the stages needed to launch a product or service.
Two legislative proposals (HB 1975 and HB 3461) aimed at preventing sexual abuse and grooming in schools are closer to becoming law, thanks to the perseverance of state Rep. Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) and her colleagues in the Illinois House of Representatives.
County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler is calling for an in-person special board meeting Tuesday to present his proposed redistricting map of Madison County.
Madison County is certified Storm Ready.
Madison County Health Department announces its COVID-19 vaccination clinics will expand to the largest number of locations to date. There will be five locations with varying time options to help make getting the vaccine easy and accessible.
State Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) is helping to stock the shelves of SIUE’s campus food pantry, having recently delivered donations of peanut butter and other items her office collected for the Cougar Cupboard.
Laura Bernaix is retiring as dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing, effective May 31. An interim leadership plan will be announced shortly.
Walmart and Sam’s Club announced a new COVID-19 vaccine milestone: Immunizations are available to customers and associates in all of their more than 5,100 pharmacy locations nationwide, across 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. This includes the 175 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies…
Centerstone will host a free virtual Effects of Domestic Violence on Children training from 10-11:30 a.m. May 26. CEUs are available.
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