Alton Man In Custody After Alleged Attacks With Wrench, Chainsaw

ALTON – An Alton resident charged with attacking the same person with a wrench and chainsaw...

Community Support Fuels Duke Bakery’s 75-Year Legacy

ALTON - Duke Bakery marked its 75th anniversary on July 1, 2026 , at Haskell Park during the “250...

Duke Bakery Anniversary Highlights Family History And Customer Loyalty

ALTON - Duke Bakery, a full-line retail bakery with a 75-year history in Alton, marked its milestone...

$500,000 Gift Moves Glen-Ed Pantry Closer to $3 Million Campaign Goal

EDWARDSVILLE — Glen-Ed Pantry has received a $500,000 gift from Gordon and Holly Broom to...

Madison County Clerk’s Office: Supreme Court Decision Confirms Illinois Vote-by-Mail Procedures  

EDWARDSVILLE – Madison County Clerk, Linda Andreas, announced that the recent United States Suprem...

Free Alton Seminar to Cover Estate Planning, Taxes and Wealth Transfer

ALTON - Community members can learn how to protect their financial futures at an upcoming seminar....

Fifteen Years Later Jared Hanna Case Still Unsolved

JERSEYVILLE - July 2, 2026, marked 15 years since Jared Hanna, a Jerseyville man who was 28 at the...

Shooting Victim Shakeela Martin Remembered

FERGUSON, MO. - A local family is grieving after a beloved mother was shot and killed in Ferguson,...

Lanes Reopening Where Possible For Independence Day Holiday Travel

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that lanes that have...

LC’s YouthBuild Offers Young Adults a Second Chance Through Education, Construction Training and Community Service

ALTON – For young adults who left high school before earning a diploma, Lewis and Clark Community...

How a Search for Eternal Life Helped Spark the History of Fireworks

Fireworks began as a failed kitchen experiment. According to a long-told story from China, an early...

July 2 in History: Independence Vote, Civil Rights Act and Earhart Disappearance

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution declaring that the...

Hot, Humid Thursday Brings Heat Index Up to 107 and Late Storm Chances

Thursday starts warm and sticky with mostly sunny skies and temperatures already in the mid-70s. It...

Judge Orders GPS Monitoring, Other Terms For Nashville High School Baseball Coach After Multiple Charges Filed

NASHVILLE, Ill. — A Nashville Community High School baseball coach and local teacher,...

Suspect Arrested After Amber Alert

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Munyaradzi Chiturumani has been taken into custody without incident, authorities...

Third Judicial Circuit Hands Out Pocket Constitutions and Declarations Ahead of Fourth of July

EDWARDSVILLE - The Third Judicial Circuit on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, distributed pocket-sized copie...

Difference Maker: Bethalto Third-Grade Teacher Selected From 1,400 Illinois Applicants For Hands-On Learning Grant

BETHALTO - Bethalto Community Unit School District No. 8 announced that Mary Jo Burson,...

Granite City Man Released From Custody In Attempted Arson Case

GRANITE CITY – A man accused of attempting to commit an act of arson in a Granite City park...

Apparent Road Rage Ends In Fatal Shooting On Ramp

O'FALLON, Mo. — O'Fallon, Mo., Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday...

Godfrey Man Faces Felonies After Two Same-Day Alton Police Chases

ALTON – A local man previously convicted of fleeing police was recently charged with the same...

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