GODFREY - Walmart in Godfrey will soon offer drone delivery services. Walmart has partnered with Wing, a drone delivery business, to bring this service to an additional 150 stores in 2026. Godfrey Walmart is the latest addition to their roster. Though the timeframe for the drone delivery service has not yet been released, the parking lot at Walmart now has a drone delivery section, pictured above. “The question is no longer if Wing and Walmart will deliver to your city, it’s
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Fairview Heights officers arrested a suspect at gunpoint Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, after Chase Bank in the 6600 block of North Illinois Street was robbed by a person who passed employees a note stating “it was a robbery” and that he had a firearm, authorities said. The bank took appropriate action, and the Fairview Heights Police Department was notified quickly, according to Fairview Heights Police Chief Steve Johnson. He said officers arrived and
GRANITE CITY – A Granite City resident accused of stealing over $500 in copper and other items from a local business faces felony charges in Madison County. Travis R. Griffith, 37, of Granite City, was charged on Aug. 5, 2026 with one count each of theft (a Class 3 felony) and possession of burglary tools (a Class 4 felony). On April 14, 2026, Griffith allegedly knowingly stole “copper, computer parts, and air conditioning” components valued at over $500. Charging documents
ALTON – Alton residents are set for another year of exclusive trash collection under a newly extended contract with Republic Services. City Council members voted 6-1 on Aug. 12, 2026 to extend the contract between the City of Alton and Republic Services to provide municipal waste services from on Oct. 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The resolution states Republic has agreed to extend the contract “with no changes to service or rates.” Alderman Chris Bohn cast the sole vot
EDWARDSVILLE — Cars, trucks and motorcycles will be on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, at Edwardsville High School, 6161 Center Grove Road, for the Edwardsville D.A.R.E. Car-Truck-Motorcycle Show, a fundraiser for the D.A.R.E. program. The event is free for spectators. Vehicle owners who want to display a vehicle will pay $10, while those competing for car show honors will pay $15. Vehicle registration will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spectators and participant
EDWARDSVILLE — Demolition work was underway Thursday on the former Edwardsville High School gymnasium, now the Lincoln Middle School/Joe E. Lucco Gymnasium, as Edwardsville School District 7 continues a broader construction project at Lincoln Middle School aimed at updating academic spaces, improving accessibility and changing the campus entrance along Route 157. District information this week said the Lincoln construction project continues to make significant progress, with much
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Reps. Nikki Budzinski of Illinois and Mike Levin of California will convene a roundtable Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Belleville to hear from local stakeholders on ways to make gasoline and utilities more affordable, with a focus on economic development, job growth and immediate relief for working families. Budzinski, who represents Illinois’ 13th District, and Levin, who represents California’s 49th District, were appointed earlier this year by House Democratic
DUPO, Ill. – State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) recently hosted his first CPR Certification Event in Dupo, providing community members with hands-on training and lifesaving skills to use during emergencies. Schmidt said the event was a tremendous success and thanked everyone who attended. “I want to thank everyone who attended this important event in Dupo,” said Schmidt. “Through hands-on, in-person training from a certified CPR instructor, each participant
GODFREY/ALTON - The Alton Community Unit School District #11 welcomed students back to school, and staff at the Early Childhood Center couldn’t be more excited. On Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, students and teachers returned to their classrooms in the Alton School District and kicked off the 2026–2027 school year. At the Early Childhood Center (ECC), the district’s youngest learners were eager to begin their education. “The program just really gives children a great firs
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and threatening to terminate more than $10 million in federal funding to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) if it refuses to produce the database. Raoul and the
Kettle Cuisine LLC of Savage, MD is recalling Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit – 14oz (397g) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes , an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, infection
MADISON COUNTY — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will join more than 200 law enforcement agencies across Illinois from Aug. 14 through the early morning hours of Sept. 8, 2026, in a Labor Day traffic safety effort aimed at stopping impaired driving, enforcing seat belt laws and reducing other dangerous driving behaviors. The statewide campaigns include “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “Drive High. Get a DUI” and “Click It or Ticket.”
SWANSEA - The Swansea Police Department is welcoming Ashton Bade as its newest police officer, the department announced, after Bade recently graduated with an associate degree from Kaskaskia College and ahead of his basic law enforcement training at the Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy. “Please join us in welcoming our newest police officer, Ashton Bade, to the Swansea Police Department family,” the department said. Bade will soon begin basic law enforcement
On August 14, one of the most important events in modern history took place in 1947, when British India was divided and the independent state of Pakistan was created. The change ended nearly two centuries of British colonial rule over a vast region, but it also brought one of the largest and most painful migrations in history. Millions of people crossed new borders as India and Pakistan emerged as separate states. At the time, the event mattered because it reshaped South Asia almost overnight.
GODFREY — The Godfrey Fire Department responded to the 5100 block of Blufftop Lane Thursday evening for a structure fire that began in an attached garage and spread to the home. The call came in shortly after 7:30 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire in the garage that had already spread into the house. Due to the size of the fire and the extreme heat, a box alarm was requested. Firefighters from Fosterburg, Alton and Brighton responded to assist with additional manpower. Madison
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis, Missouri man appeared in court Thursday to answer charges accusing him of a fatal 2024 carjacking. Terry Thomas, 21, was indicted on July 16, 2025, with one count of carjacking resulting in death, one count of use of a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of causing death through the use of a firearm. He pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Thursday. The indictment accuses Thomas of stealing a Kia Stinger on May 6, 2024, in
ALTON – Alton officials are one step closer to establishing a fund solely dedicated to citywide capital improvement projects. City Council members on Aug. 12, 2026 unanimously approved a resolution to allocate $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds towards the creation of a designated Capital Projects fund. Once the fund has been established with the initial $1.2 million, the resolution calls for future yearly funding to come from the city’s General Fund or other
MADISON – A woman from Edwardsville is among two people facing charges for felony weapon offenses in Madison County. Emily D. Shea, 21, of Edwardsville, was charged on Aug. 6, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm. Shea, or one for whose conduct Shea is legally accountable, allegedly discharged a firearm from a motor vehicle into a densely populated residential area on Aug. 3, 2026. Charging documents state the reckless manner in which the weapon was fired
BRIGHTON – Delhi Road improvements extending to the Brighton village limits are moving forward with additional funding from Jersey County. Jersey County Board members on Aug. 11, 2026 unanimously approved a $108,270 supplemental to the Preliminary Engineering Agreement with Heneghan & Associates for improvements to a section of Delhi Road. County Engineer Thomas Klasner said this marks the third phase of improvements to Delhi Road which will span from Oak Crest Road to the village limits
GRANITE CITY - Senior quarterback Jesus Atilano is entering the 2026 football season at Granite City High School with high hopes and aspirations into starting to turn around the fortunes of the Warriors' football program. Although Granite went 0-9 for the third consecutive season, Atilano had a particularly good season, going 63-of-128 passing for 701 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for a touchdown. As a defensive back, he also had seven tackles, three of them solo, to help the Warriors'
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