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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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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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The Illinois Department of Transportation expects the 3.5-mile section between Illinois 15 and Illinois 157 in Cahokia Heights and Sauget to be closed until July 31.
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Employees rallied outside Amazon鈥檚 warehouse in St. Peters, and an hour later the company announced a nationwide plan to increase pay.
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With the help of an alternative financing mechanism that doesn鈥檛 require a bond referendum, Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 is forging ahead with a new high school.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking input from the public as it considers the company鈥檚 application for a Clean Air Act permit renewal.
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The lawsuit filed in St. Clair County alleges the metal plant in Sauget 鈥 formerly Big River Zinc 鈥 improperly stored chemicals, illegally dumped waste and contaminated standing water. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency referred the suit to the attorney general's office.
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The new standards apply to approximately 220 chemical plants in the United States 鈥 including two in the Metro East.
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Collinsville and Sauget鈥檚 recreational marijuana sales have slowed in the year since Missouri legalized it, but Fairview Heights鈥 remain strong.
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As Cahokia Heights residents found themselves continuously sick with respiratory conditions, heart problems, and bacterial infections they had one question 鈥 where were the health officials?