GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- A Metro East woman won a $1 million Illinois Lottery prize on a $10 scratch-off ticket purchased at a local convenience store. Cynthia bought the winning “Money Match” ticket at Curly’s Corner Market, 527 Maryville Road. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket. She tells the Illinois [...]
Bruce Springsteen and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne are among the famous names confirmed to appear on the final week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Byrne will appear on…
GODFREY - Widman Construction, working as a subcontractor for Brighton Water, is wrapping up a water main upgrade project on North Humbert Road and Straube Lane in Godfrey as of Friday, May 15, 2026, and will move next into the Tremont subdivision, where partial road and lane closures are expected during weekday work hours. The Village of Godfrey said Widman Construction updated officials on its progress on the ongoing water main “upgrade” project on North Humbert and Straube Lane.
SPRINGFIELD - Civic Memorial High School’s track and field team is sending several athletes to the state meet after a slate of qualifying performances led by a sectional title in the pole vault. The CM girls sectional competitors are Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athletes Of The Month. Kaylee Shields was the sectional champion in the pole vault with a mark of 3.27 meters, and she is among Civic Memorial’s state qualifiers. Also qualifying for state were CM's Allie
SPRINGFIELD — Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100’s girls track and field team earned multiple medals and qualified two events for the IHSA state meet following the IHSA Sectional Meet at Springfield Southeast on Thursday, May 14, 2026, with Jersey finishing 12th overall with 28.5 points. Jersey's Morgan Allen qualified for state in the high jump with a mark of 1.54 meters. The 4x200 relay team of Madisyn Burch, Amelia Jumper, Allen, and Belle Peuterbaugh
Something that never was a problem for years suddenly became a thing after Trump’s return to office. As his administration ramped up its cruelty towards non-white people, Democratic leaders suddenly became much more interested in seeing how ICE was handling this influx of detainees. Not that they were wrong to do so. The history of […]
Paul McCartney, Elton John and members of Queen, Oasis and The Rolling Stones are among the rockers landing on the annual Sunday Times Rich List, which is put out by…
School leaders said the principal didn't immediately alert police and the superintendent after confiscating an unloaded gun on school grounds, violating district procedures.
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GRAFTON - It’s a busy weekend in Grafton as the first phase of the National Memorial of Military Ascent is completed. Starting on Friday, May 15, 2026, crews were on the bluff preparing to install the 500-pound bronze statues that will be featured in the memorial. Mayor Mike Morrow, a veteran, said they will work throughout the weekend with the hope of having all 12 statues installed by Sunday night, May 17, 2026. “Everybody, when they see something, they go, ‘Oh, it’s
Saint Louis Zoo Launches Public Better Wild, Better World” Campaign $152 Million Raised Historic campaign supports Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park, Henry A. Jubel Foundation Destination Discovery and the Zoo’s endowment The Saint Louis Zoo this week kicked off the public phase of a $170 million fundraising effort aimed at supporting the Zoo […]