ALTON - Alton Main Street will host their annual Downtown Chili Cookoff this weekend. From 12–3...
COLLINSVILLE - Lightning struck a Collinsville substation early Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, causing equipmen...
ALTON - OSF St. Anthony’s Health Center is hosting a Mocktails and Mammograms event for Breast...
JERSEYVILLE – The biggest discussion topic at the latest Jersey County Board meeting was not...
This Day in Music History: Oct. 14, From the Everly Brothers to Bowie's 'Heroes' David Bowie released...
This Day in History: October 14, 2026 On October 14, 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Kin...
Fall festivals, live music, seasonal markets and Halloween activities offer plenty to explore Oct. 16-18...
ALTON — The Alton Committee of the Whole adjourned without taking action Tuesday night, Oct...
ALTON — One person was taken to an area hospital Tuesday night, Oct. 13, 2026, after a two-vehicle...
HARDIN - An investigation into damage to about 18 mailboxes and multiple road signs in rural Golden...
ALTON – The City of Alton is preparing to fire striking workers over alleged “behavior...
BETHALTO — Margot Wilfong’s daughter volunteered her to work an election in 1957. Sixty-eight...
ALTON/GLEN CARBON/GODFREY - Community members across the Riverbend region can enjoy a unique choral...
ST. LOUIS — An Alton, Ill., man is jailed without bond after police said he threatened...
NASHVILLE, Ill. — A traffic stop shortly after midnight on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, led to...
WOOD RIVER — The Fruit Stand in Wood River is seeking a payment arrangement after four youths...
BELLEVILLE — Three people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a shooting around...
GLEN CARBON - As Hawthorne Animal Hospital celebrates its 70th anniversary in the community, the...
ALTON - As the Alton Community Unit School District #11 winds down from Homecoming Week, the Alton...
ST. LOUIS — Two men died in separate shootings Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in...
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