Roland Fricke
Mr. Roland Fricke of Belleville, IL departed this life in the Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg, IL on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 8:40 A.M. Funeral services will be held from the St. Peter United Church of Christ in Okawville on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. with Pastor Jeffrey Schwab officiating. Interment will…
Read MoreMarilyn Farnsworth
Marilyn M. Farnsworth, nee Luebbers, 79, of Millstadt, Ill., passed away at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, January 3, 2020. Friends may call from 10am-11am on Thursday January 9, 2020 at St. James Catholic Church in Millstadt, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11am at St. James Catholic Church…
Read MoreLorenz R. “Larry” Mueller
Lorenz R. “Larry” Mueller, 92, of Belleville, IL, born July 7, 1927, in Belleville, IL, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, IL. Visitation: Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2020, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2020, at George Renner…
Read MorePritzker signs pension consolidation bill into law
649 funds will be combined into two By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois Jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A new law signed by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday will consolidate 649 downstate and suburban police and firefighter pension funds into just two. Pritzker signed the measure, passed in the recent fall veto session, in Chicago…
Read MoreFarmers gather for state’s first Hemp Summit
Some had better luck than others in Illinois’ first year of legal hemp production By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan said Tuesday that interest in the newly-legalized hemp industry continues to build, but more work needs to be done for the industry to mature. Sullivan…
Read MoreResearchers suggest more state funding for schools would help lower property taxes
Proposal comes ahead of special property tax task force report By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A pair of researchers are suggesting the best way to reduce property taxes in Illinois is for the state to take over a greater share of funding for public schools and consolidate some units of local…
Read MoreJames Grant
James E. Gravot, age 80, of Belleville, IL, born on April 12, 1939 in East St. Louis, IL, died on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his residence. Per the wishes of James, no services will be held.
Read MoreOris Mueller
Oris O. Mueller, 90, of Mascoutah, IL, born May 23, 1929 in Mascoutah, IL, died Friday, December 27, 2019 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, IL. VISITATION: From 4 to 8 PM Monday, Dec. 30, 2019 and from 9 to 10 AM Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 at Moll Funeral Home in Mascoutah, IL. FUNERAL: A…
Read MoreMargie Halfacre
Margie Ann Halfacre, nee Cross, 89, of Belleville, IL, born March 24, 1930, in East St. Louis, IL, died Thursday, December 26, 2019, surrounded by her family. Visitation: Friends may visit from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, December 30, 2019, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL. Funeral: Funeral services will be held…
Read MoreLois Vogel
Lois Yvonne (nee Tipton) Vogel, born December 7, 1946, in East St. Louis, IL, went peacefully December 27, 2019, from her home in Callaway, Virginia, into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ, to whom she had yielded her life as a teenager and whom she served faithfully the better part of six decades. The…
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