/tags/cahokia-heights Cahokia Heights en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-01-30/shutdown-i-255-begins-weekend-construction 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. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-01-30/shutdown-i-255-begins-weekend-construction Mike Koziatek /health-science-environment/2024-12-10/cahokia-heights-must-complete-30-million-in-sewer-fixes-feds-say In addition to millions in repairs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the state will require the city to pay a $30,000 penalty. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:57:58 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-10/cahokia-heights-must-complete-30-million-in-sewer-fixes-feds-say Will Bauer /health-science-environment/2024-12-03/city-flooding-sewage-problems-worse-fcahokia-heights-residents In a court filing, Cahokia Heights residents want a federal judge to allow their claims for damages and claims related to flooding issues to proceed. The city's work with federal agencies is limited to the sewer system and will not address flooding concerns. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-03/city-flooding-sewage-problems-worse-fcahokia-heights-residents Lexi Cortes /health-science-environment/2024-11-07/east-st-louis-flooding-aftermath Some residents in East St. Louis on Wednesday called on the city to do more as floodwaters lingered in their neighborhood following heavy rains in the Metro East on Tuesday. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-07/east-st-louis-flooding-aftermath Lacretia Wimbley /economy-business/2024-10-23/low-income-housing-development-cahokia-heights-metro-east Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation soon plans to turn Cahokia Heights properties where derelict homes were once boarded up into a new low-income housing development called Vivian’s Village. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-10-23/low-income-housing-development-cahokia-heights-metro-east Lexi Cortes /economy-business/2024-06-27/bost-and-budzinski-question-chinese-companys-purchase-of-metro-east-grain-terminal COFCO, a Chinese company, bought its U.S. partner's stake in a grain terminal in Cahokia Heights along the Mississippi River. U.S. Reps. Mike Bost and Nikki Budzinski think the sale could threaten national security. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:46:16 GMT /economy-business/2024-06-27/bost-and-budzinski-question-chinese-companys-purchase-of-metro-east-grain-terminal Will Bauer /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/only-a-fraction-of-the-money-sought-for-cahokia-heights-projects-has-been-spent To date, only 4% of the money sought for projects to help the city of Cahokia Heights address its flooding and sewage crisis has been spent, according to an EPA analysis. Thu, 30 May 2024 21:02:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/only-a-fraction-of-the-money-sought-for-cahokia-heights-projects-has-been-spent Lexi Cortes /education/2024-05-17/cahokia-heights-is-getting-a-new-high-school-heres-the-timeline-design-and-financing With the help of an alternative financing mechanism that doesn’t require a bond referendum, Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 is forging ahead with a new high school. Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-05-17/cahokia-heights-is-getting-a-new-high-school-heres-the-timeline-design-and-financing Kelly Smits /government-politics-issues/2024-05-03/3-takeaways-from-cahokia-heights-latest-update-on-sewer-repair-funding Officials and lawyers representing the city said Cahokia Heights had still not received most of the funding. Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-03/3-takeaways-from-cahokia-heights-latest-update-on-sewer-repair-funding Lexi Cortes /health-science-environment/2024-04-15/epa-coordinator-for-cahokia-heights-is-leaving-touts-progress-in-six-months-on-job The coordinator, Beth Murphy, said a key accomplishment — what she calls the “matrix” — details ongoing construction projects, plus future construction and funding, to fix the chronic water issues plaguing the Metro East community. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-15/epa-coordinator-for-cahokia-heights-is-leaving-touts-progress-in-six-months-on-job Will Bauer