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More ARPA funds for local towns
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced last week that more than 1,200 small cities, towns, and villages across Illinois will receive $371 million…
Read MoreHouse destroyed by fire in East Carondelet
Multiple fire departments battled a blaze that destroyed a residence in East Carondelet early Sunday morning. Responding agencies to the fire on State Street were the Prairie du Pont, Dupo,…
Read MoreMan falls from bluff near Dupo
Emergency personnel rescued a man who fell from the bluff in the area of McBride Avenue and Falling Springs Road near Dupo late Monday night. The call went out about…
Read MorePardoned fire chief also part-time cop
Jerame Simmons Sr., an East Carondelet native previously convicted of arson and later pardoned, caught the public’s attention after being named chief of the Prairie du Pont Fire Department this…
Read MoreMonday truck crash near Dupo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before noon Monday to a vehicle crash in the area of BB Road and Davis Street Ferry along I-255 near the Monroe County-St. Clair County line.…
Read MoreMan enters meat shop with chainsaw
The Waterloo Police Department responded about noon Friday to Schneider’s Quality Meats, 1323 Illinois Route 3, after a 63-year-old man from East Carondelet entered the business carrying a chainsaw, alarming…
Read MoreEast Carondelet man dies in officer-involved shooting
An East Carondelet man was identified as the deceased in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday night in Collinsville. The Collinsville Police Department requested the Illinois State Police Division of…
Read MoreLarge farm shed fire east of Dupo
More than 10 area fire departments, including Columbia, Dupo, Millstadt, Prairie du Pont and Camp Jackson, responded shortly before 4:15 a.m. Thursday to a large farm shed fire at 7950…
Read MoreNew Prairie du Pont fire chief speaks
The first Prairie du Pont Fire Protection District meeting since the department’s former chief was ousted shed some light on why the change was made. It also allowed acting chief…
Read MoreEast Carondelet man charged with soliciting minors for sex
An East Carondelet man who is a registered sex offender was charged after allegedly soliciting young girls for sex via social media last week. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreSunday evening crash north of Columbia
One person was injured in a Sunday evening crash north of Columbia. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department said a silver 1996 Oldsmobile driven by Brian C. Ruiz, 61, of…
Read MoreDriver flees police in East Carondelet before crashing
During the evening of July 11, East Carondelet police pursued a driver who fled a traffic stop attempt. James A. Price, 25, of Olney, was taken into custody after leading…
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