ST. LOUIS - A 42-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing at the Civic Center MetroLink station in the 400 block of South 14th Street in St. Louis left a 49-year-old man hospitalized in stable condition, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police. On September 28, 2026, St. Louis Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested. The police department said the motive remains unknown. Officers arriving at the station found the 49-year-old man suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital.
ALTON — Sam Stemm, a longtime broadcaster and community leader, will lead the 109th Alton Halloween Parade in 2026 as parade marshal, the Alton Halloween Parade committee announced on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The committee selected Stemm for his lifetime of leadership and entrepreneurship in the Alton community. The parade will begin at 7 p.m.on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at Broadway and Washington Avenue and follow the same route as in past years. Stemm is a past president of the Alton/Godfrey
ST. LOUIS - A 42-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing at the Civic Center Metrolink station in the 400 block of South 14th Street in St. Louis left a 49-year-old man hospitalized in stable condition, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police. On September 28, 2026, St. Louis Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested. The police department said the motive remains unknown. Officers arriving at the station found the 49-year-old man suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital.
ALTON — Flock Food Truck Park & Bar is heading into fall with a packed calendar of food, cocktails, live music, community events, and holiday traditions, giving guests plenty of reasons to gather at 210 Ridge Street throughout the final months of 2026. The season will carry Flock from October live music and special events through Halloween and the return of FLOCK*D, its annual holiday pop-up, before concluding Dec. 20. It will also mark Flock’s fifth and final season in Downtown Alton.
BETHALTO - Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 families with young kids have new opportunities to build support systems. Kaitlyn Cupi, MSW, LMSW, PEL, is a social worker at Bethalto East Primary School. She and coworker Sammi Roettgers recently started PreKindergarten Playgroups and Parent Support Socials, two programs that aim to connect caregivers of young children. The goal is to support these children and parents through early childhood and set them up for success as they transition
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community High School has inducted the first members of its National Green Schools Society chapter in 2026, establishing an environmental honor society that recognizes students for leadership, service, and academic achievement. Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 announced the inaugural group this past week, recognizing chapter adviser Alli Gettings and the student inductees. The National Green Schools Society is a chapter-based organization that recognizes
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High School Principal Alex Fox has announced that he will step down from his role at the conclusion of the 2026-27 school year. He will remain with District #7 in an administrative role. Fox has served as the leader of Edwardsville High School since August 2024, first as interim principal and then as principal beginning with the 2025-26 school year. He has informed the district that he will not pursue the third-year option of his current principal contract.
Why Fall Feels Grounding A warm mug can become an anchor. You wrap your hands around it, notice its weight, and pause long enough to feel where you are. Nothing important has changed, yet the moment feels steadier. That small shift helps explain why fall can feel grounding: it offers familiar ways to move out of your thoughts and back into everyday life. For many people, autumn brings a welcome sense of structure, comfort, and perspective. Its appeal is not simply about colorful leaves or favorit
HILLSBORO – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias today unveiled a newly renovated and modernized Hillsboro DMV, bringing faster service, greater efficiency and a more convenient customer experience to residents throughout Montgomery County and the surrounding area. Located at 2010 N. School St., the upgraded facility is the 29th One-Stop-Shop DMV in Illinois. Under the One-Stop-Shop model, employees are cross-trained to provide both driver and vehicle services, allowing customers
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) has posted to its website draft proposed rules implementing the Digital Asset Tax Act. Interested parties are encouraged to review and comment before the formal rulemaking process begins. The Act imposes a tax on the privilege of receiving digital asset business activities by Illinois customers from digital asset brokers. It was enacted by Article 3 of Public Act 104 0468 . "Given the novelty of the tax and the complexity of the digital
Billy Joel’s career changed course on Sept. 29, 1977, with the release of “The Stranger.” His first album with producer Phil Ramone brought together polished pop singles and ambitious storytelling, turning an established singer-songwriter into a major recording star. As Sept. 29, 2026, marks its 49th anniversary, the album stands at the center of a date that also brought important developments in television, hard rock and hip-hop. The day’s story begins earlier, on Sept.
SPRINGFIELD – Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointment in his administration Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Stacia Edwards will serve as Assistant Director / Chief Workforce Officer of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.* In this role, Edwards will work closely with the Office of Employment and Training and the Office of Illinois Works within the Department
The Munich conference of September 29, 1938, brought Britain, France, Germany, and Italy together to decide the future of part of Czechoslovakia—without giving the Czechoslovak government a place at the negotiations. The resulting agreement allowed Nazi Germany to take the Sudetenland, a border region with a large German-speaking population. British and French leaders hoped the concession would prevent a European war. Instead, it weakened Czechoslovakia and failed to stop further German
ALTON – A convicted felon from Alton accused of armed assault and possessing defaced firearms has been detained on his latest criminal charges. Don A. Miller, 20, of Alton, was charged on Sept. 24, 2026 with three Class 3 felony counts of felon in possession of a weapon, two Class 3 felony counts of defacing identification marks of a firearm, and one count each of aggravated unlawful possession of weapons (a Class 4 felony) and aggravated assault (a Class A misdemeanor). Two days prior
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of coalition of 12 attorneys general, and the Federal Trade Commission today announced they have secured a $35 million proposed settlement with pesticide manufacturing giant Corteva Inc. that will lead to lower pesticide prices for farmers in Illinois and across the country. Under the terms of the settlement , Corteva will dismantle its existing pesticides loyalty program, which has limited distributors’ ability to do business with generi
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $4.6 million in grant funding to 49 grantees to attract visitors and support tourism across the Illinois. The awards include $2 million to support projects along Route 66, $2 million to market destinations and attractions across the state, and $654,000 to promote Illinois internationally. “Millions of people visit Illinois every year, and we want them to experienc
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined their Senate Democrat colleagues in releasing the following statement after the conclusion of President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. “Diplomacy with China remains vital to preventing conflict and protecting American interests, but it must ultimately produce results for hardworking Americans. President Trump’s summit today
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump Administration can move forward with an expansive and flawed database that states can use for potential voter purges. The database attempts to combine citizenship information, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive data about millions of Americans and is rife with errors: “The Supreme
WASHINGTON – After immigration enforcement agents have arbitrarily arrested countless U.S. citizens and immigrants with lawful status, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, introduced new legislation to clarify existing requirements for immigration arrests and codify statutory procedures to prevent unlawful
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation—today urged Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to secure the safety of the D.C. airspace by rejecting President Donald Trump’s plan to turn his “Triumphal Arch” project into a military installation that houses a large number of drones, snipers and ammunition. In her letter to the Federal
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