Granite City Police Charge Sex Offender With Latest Registration Failure

GRANITE CITY – An area sex offender accused of failing to register on multiple occasions faces...

June 14 in History: From the U.S. Flag’s Adoption to Paris Falling in World War II

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the...

Flag Day’s Long History Helped Make the American Flag a Daily National Symbol

Flag Day is not a federal holiday, yet it helped shape one of the most familiar symbols in American...

YouthBuild Students Mentor Young Builders During Annual Construction Camp

GODFREY -Twelve area youth spent four days learning construction skills and creating hands-on project...

100 Years Ago: Alton Pastor Shows Movies as Sermons

“Movies in the church are a success,” said the Reverend Jewett C. Townsend in a June...

Lane Closures Planned on I-270 in Madison County

6/16/26 UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the lane closures on Interstate 270 between Illinois...

Northbound I-55 Lane Closures Scheduled in East St. Louis for Bridge Maintenance

EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that lane closures...

Illinois lawmakers approve vision care transparency bill headed to Pritzker

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois General Assembly has passed Senate Bill 3707, a measure backed...

Teen Who Fired Shot Toward Bus Convicted, Sentenced To Prison  

EDWARDSVILLE/ALTON - A 19-year-old Alton man has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison...

Alton Police Charge Missouri Man With Child Solicitation, Grooming

ALTON – A Missouri resident accused of traveling to an Alton Walgreens to meet who he believed...

Proactive Policing Helped Officer Lawson Secure Alton Department Honor

ALTON - The Alton Police Department has named Officer Lane Lawson its Officer of the Month for March...

Glen Carbon Police Station Renovation Nearing Bidding Phase

GLEN CARBON – A plan to renovate and reorganize the Glen Carbon Police Department building...

St. John’s Adds Family Heritage Center to Church Museum, Open to Public June 14  

BRIGHTON - A giant church founders’ family tree is now featured on a wall at the new St. John’s...

Troy Barbecue Festival Promises Fun While Helping Shriners Children's Hospital

TROY - The Troy-Edwardsville Shrine Club will host their annual Smoke N for the Kids Barbecue Festival...

Sen. Erica Harriss announces over $323,000 in fire equipment grants for 56th District departments

EDWARDSVILLE – State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) is announcing that fire departments...

St. Clair County Reschedules Donation Drive for Deployed Scott Air Force Base Airmen to July 9

BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County has announced the postponement of its Community Donation Drive...

Boil Water Order Issued For 400 Hardin Customers

HARDIN - Illinois American Water has issued an immediate boil water order for about 400 direct water...

Guilty Plea Filed In 'OFallon Woman’s 2023 Death

O'FALLON, Ill. - A 51-year-old O’Fallon, Ill. man pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 9,...

Alton's Pride Market to Support LGBTQ+ Artisans During Pride Month

ALTON - The Old Bakery Beer Company will offer their fifth annual Pride Market to support LGBTQ+...

Madison Avenue In Alton Closure Runs Through Monday, June 15, 2026

ALTON - Madison Avenue in Alton is closed to through traffic between Belle Street and Gesche Street...

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