MARYVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced upcoming lane and...
November brings cooler weather, shorter days and the beginning of the holiday season. It is also...
Opinion: ALTON - I am honored and humbled by the broad coalition of support our campaign has...
ALTON – During over two and a half hours of public comments at the Oct. 28, 2026 Alton City...
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community High School has earned an Exemplary designation on the Illinois...
They raised their right hands, served with courage, and came home to build the communities we love....
ALTON - North Elementary School is known for its sense of community, and the administrators have...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the 2026 Illinois Report Card...
EDWARDSVILLE - Rachael Haupt “intentionally looks for the good,” which makes her a...
EDWARDSVILLE - Bryson Bogle is only in the fourth grade, but he already understands the importance...
ALTON — The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss the preliminar...
BELLEVILLE - Zoey Masengale works hard in everything she does. For her accomplishments, Zoey...
COLLINSVILLE – A complaint was recently filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections over...
A cardboard box becomes a robot, a front porch becomes a haunted house, and an ordinary shopping...
On Oct. 30, 1896, the Boston Symphony Orchestra premiered Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony,...
This Day in History: October 30, 2026 On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the most powerfu...
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - A man carrying a large knife was fatally shot by Fairview Heights police...
Friday morning starts mostly cloudy in the Riverbend, with a temperature of 59 degrees around 6:30 a.m...
ST. LOUIS - Over 1,200 tornado impacted households have applied and 14% percent of households with...
EAST ALTON — Fire trucks, school bands and community groups joined the East Alton Halloween...
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