Glen Carbon, IL

Holland pulls out of Southern Illinois STAR bond project
Belleville News Democrat
STAR bonds were initially proposed in March 2009 for another Holland-led development planned for Glen Carbon, but the General Assembly defeated that proposal a year later before eventually approving STAR bonds for the Marion project. The Glen ...

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KMOX.com
Illinois House Approves Stan Musial Day
KMOX.com
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KMOX) — The Illinois House of Representatives approved a resolution paying tribute to the late Stan Musial Tuesday. House Joint Resolution 23 (HJR 23) sponsored by Illinois State Representative Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) designates ...

Belleville News Democrat
Kay: Fracking could bring 47000 jobs to Illinois
Belleville News Democrat
Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon, said fracking in Illinois could create as many as 47,000 jobs. "After a year of negotiations, the legislature has reached a bipartisan agreement to expand fracking. We can't afford to wait any longer," Kay said. "With the ...

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Trail project rolls forward
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The news came Thursday when Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced that he is releasing more than $3 million in capital investments. The project involves the reconstruction of an 8-mile long section of the trail, including 12 bridge structures, from Glen ...

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Metro East developer abandons Marion project
The Southern
Pat Quinn signed legislation establishing Illinois' first STAR Bond district, but since that day news of Star Bond development had slowed to a trickle. The project was first brought to Marion in early May 2010 by Holland and Millennium Development LLC ...

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Mayors offer hot prospects, not hot air
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Still, there's little doubt that the recession has wreaked less havoc on Edwardsville and Glen Carbon than most municipalities, and the development projects enumerated by Mayors Gary Niebur and Rob Jackstadt really do lend credence to the idea that the ...

Glen Carbon agrees on budget
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The village contacted the Illinois Department of Transportation to see what could be done, but no funds are available for a traffic signal. Village Administrator said the best option now – until the Route 157 business district just to the north of the ...

Edwardsville eying new park
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
“The city will be working on it,” Niebur said at Tuesday's Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. “I know that is something that will be very important to our community.” Park space in Edwardsville has traditionally been scarce and ...

MCT bike path to get new asphalt surface
Alton Telegraph
GLEN CARBON - A heavily used bike trail that runs through the village will get a $3 million upgrade, thanks mostly to a grant from the state's Illinois Jobs Now program. Gov. Pat Quinn last week announced the state funding for the project, which ...

NAES Corporation Showcases Expertise at 2013 Electric Power Conference ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
NAES Maintenance and Construction Group is continuing to grow its air quality control systems services, with NAES Power Contractors being awarded the installation of a Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) system and an Activated Carbon Injection (ACI) system at ...

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Golf clinic at Arlington Greens helps disabled vets
STLtoday.com
For disabled vet Bobby Hutchinson, the golf clinic gives him more confidence and the Glen Carbon resident said he is appreciative that Arlington Greens is one of the few golf courses around that has a adaptive golf cart. Hutchinson, who served in the ...

Edwardsville comes together to build playground
STLtoday.com
More than 400 community members and construction professionals volunteered their time over a span of three days on April 19-21 to help the Junior Service Club of Edwardsville/Glen Carbon build the playground at Township Park. Organizers said the ...

SIUE Meridian Society honors members at Derby Day
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
A sea of 130 colorful hats swirled throughout the Top of the Turf clubhouse Tuesday as members of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Meridian Society and their guests celebrated Kentucky Derby style at Fairmount Park Race Track in ...

City, village buck national economic trends
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Associated Pediatric Dentistry also relocated recently to larger facilities at Illinois 157 and Magnolia Drive. “And workers are moving along at a frantic pace on the new 55,000 square foot expansion project to the Glen Carbon Wal-Mart store ...

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WIU Student-Run Radio Station Featured on mtvU's College Radio Countdown
Western Illinois University News
Juan Reyes, a broadcasting major from Burbank, IL; Jeff Marta, a broadcasting major from Lisle, IL; Ryan Baldwin, a broadcasting major from Frankfort, IL; Wyatt Larson, a broadcasting major from Glen Carbon, IL, and Brandon Davis, a broadcasting major ...

Glen Carbon community news for the week of April 24
STLtoday.com
The Glen Carbon Police Department and Communities Altering Destructive Decisions will hold a Prescription Drug Drop-Off sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency April 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Glen Carbon Village Hall Parking Lot, 151 N. Main St. Free ...

Collinsville community events for the week of April 24
STLtoday.com
JOB FAIR: Mini Job Fair, IDES, 50 Kriege Farm Road, Glen Carbon, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 618-656-6100. DINNER: Sub sandwiches and sides, ... CELEBRATION: Combined Arbor Day and Glen Carbon Seniors Club 15th Anniversary Celebration, Glen Carbon Senior Center ...

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Granite City marriages and military news for the week of April 24
STLtoday.com
... Allan Moran, of Madison, and Jasmine Raimundi, of Granite City; Christopher Hartman and Rebecca Smith, of Granite City; Richard Halley II and Jamie Meagher, of Granite City; Andrew Hardesty, of Granite City, and Angelina Mang, of Glen Carbon ...

Man gets 7 years for sexual assault
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The assault took place at the Glen Carbon home of the victim and was investigated by Glen Carbon police. Skalisius and the victim had previously worked together and there was no romantic relationship between them. Earlier in the year, a jury ...

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Man gets 9 years in 'date rape' assault
The State Journal-Register
Authorities say Skalisius assaulted the former co-worker in June 2009 at her Glen Carbon home by placing the drug in one of her drinks. The victim had no memory of the attack. Prosecutors sought a 16-year prison sentence for Skalisius. EDWARDSVILLE ...