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Indoor dining can resume now in Madison County The Intelligencer FacebookTwitterEmail Bella Milano sous-chef Brandon Moses pulls pita dough out of the oven on late last year.Intelligencer file photo The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Thursday morning announced that Madison County and the rest of Region 4 is moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan. The region was the last of 11 in Illinois to have COVID-19 mitigations lessened. Other Region 4 counties include Bond, Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington. Under Phase 4, restaurants and bars are now permitted ...

Madison County prepares for next phase of vaccinations Phase 1B will include residents age 65, older Scott Marion, smarion@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail YeagerIntelligencer file photo EDWARDSVILLE — Illinois finally has an official date for the next phase of vaccinations against the coronavirus, but that doesn’t mean it will happen immediately. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that the state will begin its next phase of vaccinations against the coronavirus later this month, moving forward with vaccinating residents age 65 and older. Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan will be...

Edwardsville music stores survive the pandemic New customers are learning to play music and buying goods Scott Marion, smarion@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Mojo’s Music manager Turk Myers, right, helps regular customer Shar Joyce as she picks up a new guitar case at the Edwardsville specialty retailer at 144 N. Main St.Intelligencer file photosShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Addison takes piano lessons on Zoom with Tara Wright from Swing City Music. Swing City moved all of its music lessons online during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has resumed in-store lessons on a limited basis.Intelligenc...