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· East St. Louis crime in the spotlight – US Attorney A. Courtney Cox has a plan and a mission to reduce crime in the greater East St. Louis area. At the same time Alvin Parks, East St. Louis Mayor, said that despite pressure from the East St. Louis City Council, said that bars and nightclubs will continue to serve alcohol until the 6 a.m. -
· Reap to serve as Acting U.S. Attorney – Michael W. Reap will serve as Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, replacing Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway, whose resignation is effective today. -
· Midwestern governors push for high-speed rail using stimulus – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, along with six other Midwestern governors, are pushing to use billions of federal stimulus dollars for high-speed passenger rail projects. -
· Police use checkpoints to catch drunken motorists entering East St. Louis – Law enforcement officials made it clear to motorists early Saturday that they were not tolerating any illegal activity as they towed more than 30 cars and made about the same number of arrests at safety check points. -
· Missouri, Illinois get stimulus for environmental cleanups – In an effort to boost the safety of drinking water, Missouri will receive $3.2 million and Illinois will receive $7.4 million in stimulus funding to clean up underground storage tank petroleum leaks. -
· Federal agents search East St. Louis mayor's office – Federal agents searched the mayor's office Thursday as part of an investigation one city official said involved liquor licenses. -
· Durbin pushes Chicago-St. Louis high speed rail line – It's notorious for being the most delayed train route in Illinois, but the trek from Chicago to St. Louis could become the state's fastest. -
· New Bagge Carosels at Lambert – Lambert St. Louis International Airport has begun the installation of a new in-line baggage system in the main terminal. -
· Blagojevich names Roland Burris to Obama's Senate seat – Well you have to give the credit for ignoring the obvious. Embattled Illinois Governor Blagojevich said he is appointing Roland Burris to President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat. -
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