BETHALTO/WOOD RIVER - The arrival of the Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance presented by the River Bend Patriots of Southwest Illinois on Friday, September 23, was memorable with police, firefighter, and military personnel escorts north on Highway 111 to the St. Louis Regional Airport. The Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance is a traveling memorial that lists the names of nearly 6,900 individuals lost in the war on terror. This wall aims to bring healing to those affected by America’s longest war and has traveled to nearly 100 cities throughout the United States. Later Friday, a private ceremony will take place to enshrine 20-year-old Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, killed in Afghanistan on August 27, 2021, name onto the wall. Schmitz's family from Wentzville will be in attendance and the Alton VFW will provide a Color Guard for the ceremony. The Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance will be open and available for visitation 24 hours on Saturday during its stay
ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Illinois may want to adopt Bobby McFerrin's 1988 hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy" as its new state song. The Land of Lincoln was ranked No 8. in a recent report on 2022's Happiest States in America. The story is a little different on the other side of the Mississippi River. Missouri ranks [...]
County Council ethics committee looking into Clancy's decision to not disclose weed industry work while actively pushing for measure favored by the industry.
Public Health Officials Announce 17,373 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Over the Past Week; More than 340,000 Illinoisans have Received New Bivalent Booster CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported that more than 137,000 Illinoisans have received a dose of the new, updated COVID-19 vaccines since they were authorized for use at the beginning of September. This brings the total number of bivalent vaccines administered in Illinois to 341,000. Daily vaccination numbers are at the highest level seen since early February, during the major surge in illnesses caused by the Omicron variant. The announcement comes as 36 counties in Illinois are rated at an elevated level for COVID-19 by the CDC, down from 66 a week ago. IDPH is reporting 17,373 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 62 deaths since September 16. “Across Illinois we are seeing a large numbers of state residents taking action to protect themselves and their
The new exhibition, on view now through November 26 at the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, is a series of 25 digital collages created to better understand the dementia mind.
What is it with government agencies and the media teaming up to Streisand some dumb thing that almost no one has ever done or heard about, and turning it into a thing that everyone knows about? Back in the heady days of 2018, the American Association of Poison Control Centers released a press release warning […]
The late Mama Cass Elliott of The Mamas and the Papas will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month. The star ceremony will take…
Black Sabbath's been going through "Changes" for a half-century. The metal pioneers' fourth album, Vol. 4, was released September 25, 1972, 50 years ago this Sunday. Following in the footsteps…
Sipping “pink pussyhat punch” and “empowerment” cocktails, women leaders from Kansas and Missouri gathered Thursday in downtown Kansas City vowing to “smash the patriarchy” by encouraging more women to run for office. Hundreds of politicians and activists turned out for the 50th anniversary of the Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, where a parade of candidates […]
MADISON COUNTY - Madeline Bouillon of Carlinville, the retiring Madison County Fair Pageant queen, said her year as Miss Madison County will “forever mean the world to me.” “Aside from all the lovely friends and relationships I made within the year, something that sticks out to me is personal growth,” she said. “In just a short year, I was shaped and molded into the best version of myself I have ever seen. And that’s something I think people oftentimes don’t realize about pageants. They’re so empowering to women." Bouillon added that the leadership role she was put in when holding the title was the most humbling and rewarding experience she has ever encountered. "Not only are you a role model, but you are also a friend to the community as a whole which is such a beautiful thing to me," she said. "In a year, I also gained so many skills that will continue to help my future.” Bouillon started competing in pageants at age 5. She
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