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Large batteries are helping homeowners keep the lights on during power outages. But they're also sending juice back to the system for others to use.

GRANITE CITY– Granite City Elks Lodge #1063 recognized Granite City High School seniors Braxton Tolley and Elizabeth Weaver as Students of the Month for September. The Elks Student of the Month Program is designed to recognize outstanding young men and women for achievements in school and community life-fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school, club and community service, industry and farming. Nominees are judged on multiple achievements including leadership skills, good moral

ALTON - Put on your Halloween best and head to downtown Alton Saturday, Oct. 24 for the first-ever Great Haunted Alton Halloween Festival. The fun begins at Noon and runs until 6 p.m. on Third and State Streets in Downtown Alton and is free to attend. Both streets will be closed to traffic so everyone can enjoy an afternoon of haunted fun. “We can’t wait to celebrate a Halloween festival in One of the Most Haunted Small Towns in America,” festival co-event planner Madeline

JACKSONVILLE — The MacMurray Foundation & Alumni Association (MFAA) has awarded a 2026 community grant to the Crisis Center Foundation (CCF) in Jacksonville, supporting its Healthy Relationship Programs and efforts to expand domestic violence prevention education and healthy relationship skills among young people in West Central Illinois. The grant supported the CCF’s 2026 Healthy Relationship Programs, including an expanded teen outreach initiative in Greene County. The programming

The World Chess Hall of Fame presents the 2026 Saint Louis Chess Conference October 22 - 24! The Saint Louis Chess Club, US Chess Federation, and Kasparov Chess Foundation are […]

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The Saint Louis Zoo presents Dinoroarus starting Friday, June 19th! The Saint Louis Zoo will transport guests millions of years back in time starting Friday, June 19, at Dinoroarus, a returning, temporary attraction for all-ages. […]

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A man upset about sexual services he paid for at a Cahokia Heights business set fire to the building, and one next door, killing one woman, authorities said in charges.

Birkhead, Jerry - St. Louis, MO

August 22, 1937 - October 18, 2026

Oct. 11, 2026, son of the late Nancy and John Jr., brother of Nancy, Kathy, Patricia and the late Terry. Visitation 9:30am, Mass 10 am, Fri. Oct. 23 at St. Catherine Laboure, 9740 Sappington Rd. 63128 Details at www.k-brothers.com. Kriegshauser…

July 12, 1944 - October 15, 2026

June 4, 1932 - October 20, 2026

February 7, 1939 - October 18, 2026

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Soccer fans crowded into Amsterdam Tavern in the Tower Grove South neighborhood Wednesday night, hoping for another history-making result from St. Louis City SC.

EDWARDSVILLE — The Madison County Board approved all items presented for consideration on its agenda, including zoning requests, county department purchases, infrastructure improvements, grant appropriations, and several appointments to county boards and districts. Among the major items approved were more than $800,000 in equipment and vehicle purchases for county departments, along with contracts for courthouse security access, jail repairs, and technology services. Marquette Catholic