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The Silver Shovel award recognizes the team’s commitment to natural gas pipeline awareness and safe digging.

A Doe Run, Missouri, man died Monday morning in a rollover crash in rural St. Francois County.

The decision means police will avoid what is generally the only regularly scheduled, line-by-line public review of its budget all year.

ALTON - The Alton Youth Symphony will offer a concert titled “An Evening of Service and Americana Music” to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Alton, the symphony’s chamber strings group will perform music from the Civil War to contemporary tunes. Ann Geiler, director of AYS, explained that the goal is to honor service members and celebrate Americana music while showcasing the hard work of the

The move to permanent daylight saving time faces an uphill battle in the Senate

Since 2018, various changes to law designed to reduce court debts have had a massive positive effect on families, new study says.

A St. Louis man who struck several people at Ted Drewes in 2024 took a plea deal Monday.

A Jefferson County woman has been ordered to appear in court in nearly six weeks after being accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from the church where she worked.

ALTON - Associated Physicians Group has welcomed a new doctor while Dr. Christopher Green focuses on the new Enhanced Wellness Care program . With locations in Alton, Edwardsville and O’Fallon, Associated Physicians Group is known throughout the area for its top-notch medical care. Especially in Alton, Green and Dr. Scott Morrison noted that they are able to work closely with their staff and nurse practitioners to connect patients with the care they need for primary care, pain

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for Congress to take a closer look at presidential security following the third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Hawley sent a letter on Monday to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul of Kentucky calling […]

Bruce Springsteen is set to be celebrated at the 2026 Tribeca Festival in June.The Boss will be honored with the 2026 Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award, named after…

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Accountability Commission, housed in the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), today held its fourth public hearing to reveal never-before-seen footage and brand-new eyewitness testimony from specific incidents targeting Illinoisians. Following Governor Pritzker’s directive for the Commission to examine the roles and responsibilities of key Trump Administration officials during the hearings, all current or former architects of Operation Midway Blitz

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today opposed a U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule to dramatically alter the standard for how workers are classified as independent contractors under federal law. Raoul and a coalition of attorneys general and state and city labor agencies submitted comments in opposition to the rule, which would lead to more workers being misclassified as independent contractors and leave them without wage, overtime and other protections tied to employee status.

Under Trump, DHS, ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have violated every single right affected by their daily work. When you’re trying to perform 3,000 arrests per day, you can be slowed down by things like the Constitution. And these agencies certainly haven’t been slowed. In fact, they’ve been encouraged to continue violating rights by being […]

The death penalty is now off the table for accused suburban mom killer Pam Hupp.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 19 attorneys general, sent a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed rule that would effectively prevent asylum seekers from obtaining legal employment, which would be economically devastating to them and their families. DHS approves asylum seekers’ applications for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that are necessary to obtain legal work. The proposed rule effectively would pause

ALTON/JERSEYVILLE - The Metro East region, including Alton, Jerseyville, and East Alton, was hit with significant hail during severe storms on Monday, April 27, 2026, according to the National Weather Service. Hail is a form of solid precipitation in the form of ice pellets. “There was a lot of hail yesterday around the region," said Jon Carney, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis. "The largest hail in Madison County was about 2 inches. Jersey had a hail report

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 40 of her House colleagues in a letter to REI Co-op urging them to return to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith, as required by federal law, to reach a fair collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers at stores across the country. The letter was co-led by Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Norcross (NJ-01), Pocan (WI-02), Dingell (MI-06), and Horsford (NV-04).