06/24/2020: Metro East bank to expand reach into Edwardsville with new hire

Bank of Belleville on Monday announced it will be the latest financial institution to expand into Edwardsville. The bank, which was founded in 2005 and recently eclipsed $240 million in assets, said it has hired Paul Abert, a longtime Edwardsville banking executive, as its new market president for Madison County. Read More

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06/19/2020: Local Businesses Credit Bank of Belleville’s Assistance for Making Reopening Possible

BELLEVILLE – Bank of Belleville has always been a community bank, and their fundamental promise of “Smaller Bank, Bigger Service, Stronger Community” has never been more important or evident than over the last several months. Since March, the bank’s team has processed $50 million in the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other disaster […]

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06/02/2020: Jeans for Jen – June 2020

This month, Jeans for Jen is supporting the St. George’s and St. Mark’s combined Food Pantry! The Food Pantry gives food each month to families in need in East Belleville and Shiloh. They are part of the St. Clair County “Call for Help” program. Volunteers are always needed and always welcomed.

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05/01/2020: Jeans for Jen – May 2020

This month, Jeans for Jen is supporting Guillain-Barré Syndrome! Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder in which a person’s immune system damages their nerve cells, in turn causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.

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04/01/2020: Jeans for Jen – April 2020

This month, Jeans for Jen is supporting the Illinois Center for Autism! The Illinois Center for Autism is a not-for-profit, community-based, mental health treatment, and educational agency dedicated to serving people with autism spectrum disorder.

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