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District Agrees To Electric Aggregation
Alton Daily News
As the state of Illinois continues to slash education funding, school districts are finding new ways to cut costs. One of the ways the Bethalto School District will save money is through electric aggregation. Board members approved a 24 month agreement ...

District Agrees To Electric Aggregation
Alton Daily News
As the state of Illinois continues to slash education funding, school districts are finding new ways to cut costs. One of the ways the Bethalto School District will save money is through electric aggregation. Board members approved a 24 month agreement ...

Houston Makes Top 5 as Boom Lures Foreigners: Real Estate
Bloomberg
International real estate investors are falling in love with Houston, a fast-expanding energy hub that's luring buyers from Toronto to Tel Aviv seeking properties with lower costs and higher returns than buildings in the priciest U.S. cities. Firms ...

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Rocks quartet spurs Illinois win
Quad City Times
The Rocks (25-5) won the Big Six and reached a Class 4A sectional final this season before bowing out to Edwardsville. Babers, Richardson, Brown and Johnson had 15 of Illinois' first 20 points to spur the charge. “It was great,” Richardson said. “It ...

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Macoupin deputy injured in weather-related crash
Alton Telegraph
Illinois State Police District 18 in Litchfield is investigating the crash. Rayburn's squad car was destroyed in the crash, according to the news release. "My deputies log almost three-quarters-of-a-million miles annually within the 864 square miles of ...

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Why our real estate reporter dumped her Realtor (and why it worked)
Phoenix Business Journal (blog)
It was only a few weeks ago that it finally dawned on my husband and me how big of a difference your real estate agent can have on your success in buying (and selling, I'm sure) a home — which is why we switched right in the middle of our search for a ...

KMOV.com
Granite City local charged with attempted residential burglary
KMOV.com
On Sunday, March 24, 2013, at approximately 4:32 a.m., the Madison County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in the 200 block of Lenox Avenue, Granite City, Illinois, in reference to a burglary in progress. The victim reported Anderson attempted to ...
Granite City man accused of breaking windows in woman's car and homeBelleville News Democrat

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Alton Exchange Club banquet set for April 14
Alton Telegraph
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville coaches Lennox Forrester and Paula Buscher are expected to be the featured speakers. Players from Alton, Marquette Catholic, Civic Memorial, Roxana and East Alton-Wood River will be saluted. The Exchange Club ...

Alton Exchange Club banquet set for April 14
Alton Telegraph
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville coaches Lennox Forrester and Paula Buscher are expected to be the featured speakers. Players from Alton, Marquette Catholic, Civic Memorial, Roxana and East Alton-Wood River will be saluted. The Exchange Club ...

Snow brings down trees in Grafton area
Alton Telegraph
The Illinois Department of Transportation cleared the fallen debris from Illinois Route 3 in Grafton, which blocked residents from exiting the street, and from Illinois Route 100, Sullivan said. Motorists reported trees falling onto the highway from ...

BOYS GOLF NOTEBOOK: Rough weather delaying anticipated match-ups
STLtoday.com
The 17-year-old Smith, who drew interest from Illinois, among others, before selecting Kansas State, is poised to have a big senior season. Smith capped a ... The Maryville recruit is the only player with a top-five finish to return this season. “He ...

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Record St. Louis spring snowstorm may soon melt away
STLtoday.com
The early-spring storm had some aspects that helped and some that hindered, said Joseph Monroe, operations engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation district based at Collinsville. The fact that it hit on a Sunday meant the roads were ...

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KMOX.com
19-year-old Charged in Overdose Death
KMOX.com
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KMOX) – A 19-year-old Pierron, Illinois woman faces a drug induced homicide charge after her friend overdosed on heroin. 18-year-old Charles Gammon died Friday after taking heroin in his home in Troy, Illinois. Police were called to ...
Woman charged in teen's overdose deathAlton Telegraph
Teen faces drug-death charge after teen she gave heroin diesSTLtoday.com

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The next Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo could very well come from the Edwardsville area.  Odds are he won’t. But it’s always a possibility. And everyone has to start somewhere.

EIN News (press release)
Lee County Title Insurance Provider, Title Junction, To Take Part In Annual ...
EIN News (press release)
Employees can help a foreign investor or foreign seller navigate through the tricky FIRPTA regulations or a for sale by owner transaction. Employees of Title Junction can also act as a witness in courtesy closings, an escrow agent or a notary public.

New York Times
After You Read the Listings, Your Agent Reads You
New York Times
“Here's a tell,” said Jim Foote, who has been in real estate for 38 years and is broker-owner of Greenwich Custom Real Estate Services in Old Greenwich, Conn. “If they linger for a long time in any one room, that's telling you that there is something ...

ISU cancels class for first snow day
Vidette Online
The email said, “Due to the winter storm, Illinois State University is closed and classes are cancelled for Monday, March 25 2013. Only essential personnel should report for work. For more ... Interstate 55, from Bloomington to Springfield and south to ...

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New York Daily News
Real estate heir Robert Durst continues fight to get Westchester DA to turn ...
New York Daily News
A flamboyant real estate heir suspected of killing his wife has gone to court to try and get the Westchester County DA to turn over investigative files on her case. Robert Durst contends he needs the files to prove that the investigation is so dormant ...
Real Estate Scion Robert Durst Tries to Subpoena DA Over Missing WifeDNAinfo

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Crews, cops have hands full
Alton Telegraph
Joseph Monroe, operations engineer for District 8 of the Illinois Department of Transportation, agreed that roads were "in very good shape" Monday in Madison County. "We're looking forward to trying to wrap things up with just a skeleton crew overnight ...