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County commercial real estate firms compete for talent, contracts
The Advocate
The commercial real estate market in Fairfield County is warming up. Lease rates show signs of rebounding in the retail sector, and even with an office-vacancy rate hovering around 20 percent, an improving economy is elevating the hopes of building owners.

In response to a parking complaint and to provide support for existing no parking signs, the Edwardsville  Public Service Committee has forwarded an ordinance prohibiting parking on parts of Highland

It’s unlikely there is anyone more relieved than Allen Pruitt that a long-simmering dispute between Wanda Cemetery and some family members whose loved ones are interred there is finally coming to an e

Madison County officials say that concerns for privacy are limiting what they can say publicly about the transfer of the sheriff’s former secretary to the probation department.

Former Dublin Resident Charged In Alleged $10 Million Real Estate Scam
10TV
Zafar indicated that he could buy the real estate and turn a significant profit after selling it to the Pakistan government. Other people could invest in the real estate, and then would share the profits from making such a transaction. Zafar allegedly ...
Former Ohio man charged in $10M real estate fraudMiamiHerald.com

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Settlement for man who sued Boy Scouts after tree crushed his legs
Belleville News Democrat
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A man who sued the Boy Scouts after his legs were crushed by a toppling tree at a southwestern Illinois camp has reached a settlement. The (Alton) Telegraph ( http://bit.ly/11I6vtl) reports that John Gremli of Alton reached the ...

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Alton man settles suit over legs crushed by falling tree at scout camp
SuburbanJournals
EDWARDSVILLE • A man who sued the Boy Scouts after his legs were crushed by a toppling tree at a southwestern Illinois camp has reached a settlement. The (Alton) Telegraph reports that John Gremli of Alton reached the deal with the Boy Scouts of ...

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Alton Attorney Arrested For Marijuana Grow
FOX Illinois
A southwestern Illinois attorney is facing drug charges. Madison County prosecutors say 56-year-old Bradford Hunt of Alton faces two felony counts of unlawful production of marijuana plants and a misdemeanor count of unlawful possession of marijuana.
Prosecutors charge Alton attorney with pot production, possessionMadison County Record

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Restaurants to raise money Thursday for stricken man
Alton Telegraph
Morales' three restaurants at 1011 Century Drive in Edwardsville, 917 State St. in Jerseyville and 1822 Vaughn Road in Wood River will donate 10 percent of all sales from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. this Thursday to Sanchez's family. “Jimmy is a real good ...

Lawsuit names county official as defendant
Alton Telegraph
Along with Jeremy Plank and Tiffany Plank, both of Wood River, the suit names Kingdom Management and Investments LLC and Kevin L. Cann, of Staunton, the owner of the management company, as defendants. The plaintiff claims she occupied Plank's ...

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Enbridge Line Shutdowns Sap Output as US Crude Gains on Europe
Bloomberg
Enbridge's Ozark pipeline from the oil hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, to Wood River, Illinois, has been shut for maintenance that was extended to June 29, mitigating the effect of the Canadian constraints on WTI, Lipow said. “Every day that the Ozark ...

Foreign Investors Eyeing US Real Estate, What it Means for Buyers
Fox Business
Foreign investors are playing a big role in the U.S. real estate market and it's putting upward pressure on home prices. According to new research from real estate website Trulia, from April 2012 to March 2013, foreigners conducted 4.3% of all searches ...

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Tom Kacich: Liautaud seventh among Illinoisans in campaign gifts
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
His spending on Illinois-related politics had already been dropping. It peaked in the 2009-2010 election cycle, when he poured $285,000 into state election campaigns, including $110,000 to gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady, and $100,000 to state ...

Despite Gains, Real Estate Market 'Uncomfortable'
CNBC.com
But the two real estate stars from Bravo's hit show "Million Dollar Listing" are only looking up on the housing recovery in response to Tuesday's positive housing data. (Read More: New Home Sales Hit Third-Straight Month of Gains). "We're coming off a ...

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Bethalto Does Away With Letter Grades
CBS Local
BETHALTO, Ill. (KMOX) - Instead of the familiar letter grades on their report cards, grade school students in Bethalto, Illinois will soon be assigned numbers. Bethalto School District Technology spokesman Justin Newell says students will receive ...