Edwardsville IL links

www.edglenchamber.com This is a great place to start, with a brand new, much improved chamber of commerce site. It will keep you busy for a bit as it includes a great deal of information, and lots of links to still other sites. It does a neat job of blending the past, the present and the future and describing life in these two great towns….Edwardsville and Glen Carbon.

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…This is the page for the local newspaper, the Edwardsville Intelligencer….6 days a week with a lot of local news, local sports, county happenings and links to other information. By following this site before you come to town, you can easily follow the local news and get a great feeling about living here. As you can see, the address is www.Goedwardsville.com

www.glen-carbon.il.us. This is the Village of Glen Carbon site. Edwardsville and Glen Carbon occupy the same township (Edwardsville) and having the same school district, we often speak of the two communities as one. A bit smaller, but having a lot of open space, and a closer commute to downtown St. Louis, Glen Carbon has also seen a great deal of growth in the last 15-20 years. And it's mean family income, according to the 2000 census, at $55,813 is actually larger, by a couple of thousand, than Edwardsville. A lot of local information here.

http://www.cityofedwardsville.com This is a brand new official, City of Edwardsville site. It's a directory to services and personnel, and has a lot of local information, too.

www.mcttrails.org/ - "We know of no community anywhere that has the trails that Edwardsville and Glen Carbon have, penetrating in fact into many parts of Madison County. Practically every abandoned railway right-of-way has been converted in a "Rails to Trails" program providing an incredible network. For both walking and cycling, these are paved and well kept ... and well used, connecting many major community features, well integrated with SIUE for instance."

www.edglenalliance.com. This is really a site advertising the commercial attributes of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon, but it's extremely rich in demographics and numbers. It also has a set of links of importance.

This Community Profile site on Edwardsville/Glen Carbon is simply outstanding…you won't want to miss a detailed study of all of the information and pictures.

www.co.madison.il.us Edwardsville is the County Seat of Madison County and as such, is the center of a great deal of political and citizen activity. (Madison County's population is about 275,000….) County government takes place in many Edwardsville venues, mostly downtown, that includes an historic courthouse and a new courthouse, and several other buildings. This downtown governmental center contributes to continued viability of the old downtown area (although there are peripheral commercial centers popping up, too.) The citizens are proud of the two adjacent courthouse buildings….where the architectural styling for the new one beautifully matched the old. This site has mostly data, and a directory; is interesting and impressive in its catalog of public services.

www.siue.edu - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located within the city limits of Edwardsville and makes the community "A college town!". Considered a major university in the Illinois system, it brings a broad range of undergraduate and graduate instruction, opportunity for involvement by students and citizens, and a great deal of service and entertainment to Southwestern Illinois. Intended primarily as a commuter campus, housing for about 25% of the student body exists on the campus. And it's the campus that makes this university special. With the core centered on 2600 acres of beautifully rolling countryside, fringed with lots of woods, it has an uncommon park-like appearance that makes it an incredible visible amenity to the community.

edwardsvillelibrary.org - Edwardsville Public Library -
The Edwardsville Public Library is among the oldest in the state, and after an expansion of 10 years ago, assumes the role as a major cultural amenity in the Edwardsville area. It hosts a strong historical section with microfilmed copies of the Edwardsville Intelligencer dating to the middle 1800s. On a downtown park, called "City Park" where several summertime picnics are held, along with weekly band concerts by the renowned Edwardsville Municipal Band.

www.edwardsvilleonline.com. This is a community site, appearing almost as a newspaper, with lots of local news and services.

www.glen-ed.com. This, too, a newsy site of happenings in Glen carbon and Edwardsville; lots of news, data and links to even more services. There is a huge list of not-for-profit agencies and clubs here.
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www.edwardsville.com. This is a new local site that simply lists a lot of other links….to local businesses, churches and organizations.

http://www.rentchp.com We usually don’t do this, but this company is so pre-eminent in the rental market in our area, and does such a great job, that we’ve offered to insert a link to their services here in our web site. It will take you directly to an overview of their properties and their services.

www.50states.com - Anything and everything you would want to know about Illinois. City guides, state history, famous people and things to do. Visit Illinois and see what the motto A million Miles From Monday is so true.