St. Clair County

St. Clair County cracks down on synthetic drugs

Joseph Leahy — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:09:19 +0000

Updated at 5:51 p.m. with more information, photo.

Thirteen businesses were raided in St. Clair County Illinois Tuesday in a new crackdown on illegal synthetic drugs.

The raids on convenience stores, liquor stores and smoke shops stem from a law passed last year that broadens the chemical definition of the drugs.

Ranking: Madison, St. Clair Ill. counties among "most unfair" court jurisdictions in nation

Illinois Public Radio — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:51:01 +0000

Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky used in this report.

An annual ranking again cites Illinois as a state rife with "judicial hell holes." But a group representing trial lawyers says the listing is bunk.

The American Tort Reform Association ranks Madison, St. Clair and McLean Counties among the most unfair court jurisdictions in the nation. And Cook County's on the watch list.

St. Clair County approves scaled-down warehouse at MidAmerica Airport

Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:15:00 +0000

St. Clair County officials on Thursday approved a greatly scaled back plan for a privately-financed cargo warehouse at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill.

FAA says St. Clair County shooting range no danger to aircraft

The Associated Press — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:45:13 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration says the Caseyville Rifle and Pistol Club is no danger to people or planes.

But officials in St. Clair County have a different view of the shooting range located near Scott Air Force Base and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.

The county has been trying to get an injunction to shutter the club and insists the open-air range endangers low-flying planes.

County officials have asked a judge to toss out as evidence an FAA letter calling the shooting range safe.

State of St. Louis breakfast focuses on jobs

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:37:07 +0000

The subject of jobs and how to create them was front and center at the sixth annual State of St. Louis breakfast this morning.

The chief executives of St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and St. Clair County Illinois all say they expect a better economy in 2011 than 2010.

They all trumpeted the need to cooperate to ensure that happens.

St. Clair County executive Mark Kern wants to see the focus on one industry in particular.