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Students at Joseph Arthur Middle School in O'Fallon are expected to be able to return to their normal classrooms and activities in August.
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Initially, the Illinois Department of Transportation anticipated to finish the construction in Cahokia Heights and Sauget by the end of July.
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鈥淲ear Orange National Gun Violence Awareness鈥 held an event in East St. Louis this past weekend to bring light to the suffering of families in the aftermath of 鈥渟enseless鈥 killing.
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Construction begins in early June, and students are set to start using the building in Spring 2026. The $5.5 million project will house welding and industrial electricity programming, plus forklift training.
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The St. Clair County Board voted to sign a $2.49 million contract with Acoustic Technology, Inc. Systems at its Oct. 24, 2022, meeting. Installations started in March 2023.
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The development comes four years after voters in Cahokia, Centreville and Alorton approved a referendum to merge the three cities into a single town called Cahokia Heights.
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The crash happened July 2023 at the Silver Lake Rest Area off of Interstate 70 near Highland. The bus was en route from Indianapolis to St. Louis.
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Five officers were injured in all, including two who were treated and released at a local hospital for wounds they received in a scuffle with alleged criminal. Three others officers were hit by gun fire.
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An estimated 878 people live within a 1-mile radius of the 35-acre Veolia North America-Trade Waste Incineration facility in the Metro East. The closest residential areas are about half a mile southeast of the facility in Cahokia Heights.
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鈥淭hey went on a call for service to help people and keep people safe. They ended up being shot and fighting for their lives doing their job.鈥 鈥 Police Chief Steve Johnson.