John Hentrich, Owner

The Duncan Foundry in Alton, Illinois, has a long and storied history that spans more than a century. Established in 1884, the foundry was one of the largest and most important industrial enterprises in the region, and its impact on the local economy and community cannot be overstated.

Veteran and former employee of Duncan Foundry tells about the history and what it was like working for Sam Duncan and the Duncan family.

The Shells host Fairbury for the second round of the Class 3A IHSA playoffs.

A fire caused devastating damage to Interco in Madison on Wednesday, August 10, 2002.

MADISON - One employee is reportedly hospitalized with burns after a warehouse fire at Interco - a Metaltronics Recycler - near the World Wide Technology Raceway on Wednesday afternoon. Thankfully, no first responders were injured at the scene and two buildings have been reported destroyed in th...

MADISON – Residents within one mile of the destructive warehouse fire in Madison at Interco have been asked to shelter in place for the time being as of early Wednesday afternoon. There was one warehouse employee hurt in the fire and a red alert has been issued by Madison Police. Emergency...

Alton City Council Meeting March 23, 2022

Large crews continue to work 24/7 to clean up the 165,000 gallon oil spill near Routes 143 & 159 in Edwardsville

SEE GALLERY: EDWARDSVILLE - Marathon Pipe Line crews continue to remove crude oil from the Cahokia diversion channel and other areas affected by the crude oil release. Marathon Pipeline said boom will remain in place for an extended period of time at several locations along the channel to contain...

Great progress has been made on the Marathon Pipeline oil spill cleanup project.