GRANITE CITY - Granite City Police said an individual was wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening inside a residence in the 4600 block of Maryville Road, and a suspect has been taken into custody. The Granite City Police Department said officers were dispatched at approximately 5:39 p.m. July 29, 2026, to a residence on Maryville Road in reference to an individual with a gunshot wound. An initial investigation found that at least one round was fired inside the residence, striking the subject,
CHICAGO – Someone in Illinois is a whole lot richer today after the Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Mega Millions drawing. While the $800 million jackpot winning ticket was sold in Florida, a lucky player in Illinois secured a significant prize by matching five numbers in the July 28 drawing to win $1 million with a 5x multiplier for total winnings of $5 million. The winning numbers were: 34-48-49-59-70. The winning ticket was purchased at Road Ranger, located at 1311 Carolyn Dr. in Minonk,
GREENE COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that intermittent lane closures on U.S. 67 from Ponderosa Lane in Carrollton through White Hall to Cain Avenue in Roodhouse will begin Thursday, July 30, for pavement patching, weather permitting. Flaggers will maintain two-way traffic. The work is expected to be completed by mid-September. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching
EDWARDSVILLE - Natalie Jones of the Granite City Paddlers Swim Club enjoyed success in the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association Championship meet, held July 19, 2026, at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center in Edwardsville. Jones finished eighth in the girls 15-18 100-yard freestyle, then followed up by placing sixth in the 15-18 50-yard freestyle, and finished her program with another sixth-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke. She is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete Of The Month
EAST LOUIS – A woman from Florissant, Missouri, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, admitted stealing $170,000 in Social Security benefits after the death of a relative. Laneka Holmes, 45, of Florissant, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of theft of government money. She admitted that the death of a relative on May 23, 2017, was not reported to the Social Security Administration, as required. The relative’s Social Security payments were being deposited
JERSEYVILLE – Recent Jersey County felony cases include two local women charged separately with domestic battery and vehicle theft. Christine M. Bosaw, 36, of Godfrey, was charged in Jersey County court on July 24, 2026, with two counts each of aggravated domestic battery (both Class 2 felonies) and domestic battery/bodily harm (both Class A misdemeanors). Bosaw allegedly caused bodily harm to two different victims by committing various acts of domestic battery against both victims on
GODFREY - Godfrey officials said Ameren Illinois plans a large scheduled power outage Wednesday night, July 29, 2026, in the southwest portion of the village to complete emergency repairs to the electrical infrastructure grid. The outage is scheduled from 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026, until about 5 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2026, according to information village officials said they received that morning from Ameren Illinois. The affected area includes residents along West Delmar an
GODFREY/SAINT LOUIS - A Godfrey couple renewed their vows with the help of a special organization that sponsors weddings for people facing terminal illnesses. Karen and Rich Dupatz are high school sweethearts who have been married 43 years and together almost 50. Earlier this summer, the couple decided to renew their vows with the help of Wish Upon a Wedding, an organization that funds weddings and vow renewals for couples who are facing terminal or life-altering illnesses. As Rich battles
MADISON COUNTY - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced the retirement of Jaime Tharp after 29 years of service, recognizing her long tenure with the agency and her work in both support staff and the Jail Division. The sheriff's office said Tharp served 19 years on the agency's support staff and 10 years in the Jail Division as a deputy for 29 total years with the organization. Tharp has been a Difference Maker in the region in her years of service with the sheriff's office. “Throughout
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 15 attorneys general announced a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. The order comes just days before the Department of Education threatened to begin terminating grants that provide critical mental health services to more than 50,000 students in Illinois public school
GLEN CARBON – Glen Carbon will soon begin searching for a new village administrator as a longtime holder of the position prepares for retirement. Current Village Administrator Jamie Bowden said at the July 28, 2026 Village Board meeting that he will retire no later than Feb. 12, 2027. Bowden leaves the position after nearly 15 years with the village , having started in October of 2011. Following the board’s 4-0 approval of a $26,000 agreement with advisory firm MGT Impact Solutions
O’FALLON, Ill. — HSHS Medical Group welcomes gastroenterologist Louis Levine, MD, MEd, to HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care - St. Elizabeth’s, 3 St. Elizabeth’s Blvd., Suite 5000, O’Fallon, Illinois. Dr. Levine provides gastroenterology care for adults with digestive health and liver concerns, with a special focus on inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. He also performs upper endoscopy and colonoscopy to help
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 10 colleagues in demanding answers on whether the Trump Administration plans to deploy armed federal law enforcement officers at polling sites during the November 2026 elections. Beginning in October 2025, the Democratic National Committee submitted 11 Freedom of Information Act requests seeking records concerning the possible deployment of federal law enforcement officers t
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve our nation’s capabilities to counter the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) intimidation and coercion tactics in the Indo-Pacific, which actively threaten the safety of our partners in the region as well as our national security. Known as ‘gray-zone tactics,’
SPRINGFIELD - Students in Illinois public schools will soon be barred from using cellphones and other personal wireless devices during school hours under a law signed Tuesday, July 28, 2026, by Gov. JB Pritzker, who said the statewide requirement is aimed at reducing distractions and keeping students focused on learning. The measure, Senate Bill 2427, requires all school districts to adopt “bell-to-bell” policies before the start of the 2027-2028 school year. Pritzker signed the legislatio
WEST ALTON, MO. - Ameren Missouri announced on Monday, July 26, 2026, that it has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission to build the West Alton Energy Center, a proposed 2,100-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas facility in West Alton, Mo., that the utility says would support around-the-clock power needs, grid reliability and economic growth, with a target completion date of 2031 pending regulatory approval. The proposed plant would be built next to Ameren Missouri’s
Vitamin D may be best known for keeping bones strong, but it can also play an important role in supporting the body during cancer treatment. Jeanna Brouwer, an outpatient oncology dietitian with the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, says understanding your vitamin D levels is one of the first steps in supporting your overall health during treatment. She emphasizes that vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin, helps support bone health, immune function and recovery, making it a crucial part of cancer
View a video message from Secretary Giannoulias and Alderman Villegas SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ initiative to crack down on rogue tow truck operators, strengthen oversight of tow truck registrations and combat fraud has been sent to Governor JB Pritzker. House Bill 4843, which the Illinois General Assembly approved unanimously, expands the Secretary of State’s authority to suspend or revoke certificates and special registration plates issue
ALTON - Leon Smallwood-Bey, president of the Alton Branch of the NAACP, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, called on Alton residents, faith leaders, elected officials, business owners and community organizations to unite in a renewed commitment to ending violence in the city following the latest shooting death of 21-year-old Terrance Johnson in Alton. In the appeal issued July 29, 2026, Smallwood-Bey urged the community to take specific steps to address violence, including mentoring young people,
JERSEYVILLE – The Jerseyville DMV reopened on Monday after two weeks of transformation into one of the region’s first “One-Stop-Shop” facilities. The facility closed for renovations on July 10, 2026 before reopening on July 27, 2026. The recent renovation makes Jerseyville home to a “One-Stop-Shop” DMV, a new model designed to increase efficiency and reduce wait times. It also marks the 26th “One-Stop-Shop” DMV in Illinois, according to a press
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