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ALTON - Cruise port development and high-speed rail are critical to the success of tourism and community development in southwest Illinois, Cory Jobe, President/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau told an Illinois Senate Committee Thursday. “Both represent massive infrastructure opportunities to move people to destinations -- not just commodities and freight,” Jobe told the Senate Tourism and Hospitality Committee during testimony on Thursday, March 10. “We must quit thinking of our waterways as only highways for commodities and freight. The cruise ship industry is poised and ready to ramp up cruise experiences on Illinois Waterways.” Development of outdoor recreational opportunities goes hand-in-hand with attracting travelers to southwest Illinois, Jobe pointed out. The bureau is working with key partners and service providers to activate a plan for a regional approach to better utilize the natural resources, open spaces and byways in the

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EDWARDSVILLE - Chief Judge William A. Mudge announced on Friday that he is retiring at the end of his term on December 4, 2022. Judge Mudge obtained his law degree in 1985 from Saint Louis University School of Law. After serving as an Assistant State’s Attorney, he was a partner at Lucco, Brown and Mudge, a private general practice law firm in Edwardsville, for 16 years. He is licensed to practice in both Illinois and Missouri. Including his time as an Assistant State’s Attorney and as a part-time Assistant Public Defender, Mudge served the citizens of Madison County as their State’s Attorney for eight years from 2002 to 2010. In 2010 he was elected Circuit Judge, and was retained for another six year term in 2016, and was later elected Chief Judge in 2019. His retirement will bring to an end 25 years of public service in those capacities. “My professional career has been incredibly rewarding. I was privileged to be a law partner with Bill Lucco and Joe Brown

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ALTON - A woman with a long history of drunk driving was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for crashing head-on with a motorcycle, knocking Natasha J. Dillinger, 27, of Bethalto off the bike, killing her. Erin L. Arras, 45, of Belleville, agreed to plead guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in injury or death, in exchange for an eight-year prison sentence. She will have to serve at least 85 percent of her sentence. The normal sentencing range is three to 14 years. “A few years in prison in exchange for a life doesn’t make sense to me,'' said Zachary Cable, her cousin, in his victim impact statement. Assistant State’s Attorney Andrew Thierry said the defendant’s blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.21 percent, compared with a level of 0.08 for a legal presumption of intoxication. He said Arras was westbound on Broadway on Sept. 7, 2020, when she turned into a parking lot in the 700 block of Broadway, then headed back east where

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ST. LOUIS - Schnucks announced that most of their stores will return to a 10 p.m. closing time beginning Monday. This is one hour later than the store's previously scheduled hours. The new hours will be 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. for 103 Schnucks stores. The deli, meat, and seafood counters will also start new [...]

ST. LOUIS - See St. Louis Union Station in a whole new light this spring during GLOW, a neon-themed event opening Friday, March 11, and continuing through the end of May. LET'S GLOW PLAY A variety of neon art installations, perfect for capturing Instagrammable moments, are placed throughout the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station. Guests can participate in new hands-on activities and glowing animals -- including coral formations and scorpions that glow under black light -- will be featured. Aquarium team members will explain nature's bioluminescent phenomena as they help guests explore the fun. GLOW is free with Aquarium admission. Outside on the Union Station Plaza, the St. Louis Wheel will be glowing nightly with millions of colors and patterns. St. Louis Mini Golf will get in on the glow with neon golf balls and glowing flag markets at each of the course's 18 holes. The Fire & Light Show will glow on the Union Station lake every hour throughout the evening. Carnival games are set

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WASHINGTON — Vulnerable lawmakers from throughout the country are set to rake in federal cash for home-state projects after a major spending bill included the first round of earmarks in more than a decade. Members from both political parties began requesting thousands of projects last year when U.S. House and Senate leaders resurrected what’s called […]

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Lewis and Clark Events Calendar March 12-19, 2021 For current information regarding Lewis and Clark Community College’s operations during the pandemic, please visit lc.edu/coronavirus . Recurring event: Alton Area Tax Project: 5-7 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, Templin Nursing Building, NU201, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey. Appointments are required. Visit https://AltonAreaTaxProject.com/appointment or call (314) 292-9597. 3/11-13 – Positive Vibes Dance Competition: 3 p.m., Friday; 7 a.m., Saturday and Sunday; Hatheway Cultural Center, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey. (618) 520-2637. 3/15 – NGRREC Neighbor Nights, What Makes a River Great: 6:30 p.m., virtual event, registration required at https://conta.cc/3C5bhXl . Contact jenryoung@lc.edu . 3/16 – Bella Milano Catering Open House: 6-8 p.m., The Commons, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey

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Bryan Adams' new album So Happy It Hurts, released today, was created during the pandemic lockdown of 2020. But unlike some artists who made records during that time because they…

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AGENDA PLANNING & ZONING MEETING 6810 GODFREY ROAD-VILLAGE HALL GODFREY, ILLINOIS 62035 MARCH 16, 2022 6:00 P.M. Introduction of Members and Officials PUBLIC HEARING R. DEAHL CONSTRUCTION 111 E. 5 TH . STREET, STE. 350 ALTON, IL. 62002 This is an application from A.R. Deahl Construction requesting a minor subdivision of 4528 Levis Lane to split a 7.6 acre lot into two lots. The lot will be split as follows: Lot 1 will be 3.65 acres and Lot 2 will be 3.93 acres with approval of two variances Section 70.303 (K) flag lots and Section 70.303 (K) 4 number of flag lots. PPN: 24-1-01-33-00-000-006.001 REGULAR MEETING Motion for Approval of the Minutes for Planning & Zoning meeting September 15, 2021. Motion for Approval of the Minutes for Planning & Zoning meeting February 16, 2022. Motion for Approval of Application for minor subdivision to split a 7.6 acre lot into two lots. Next Planning and Zoning meeting

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The deadline to submit a nomination for the St. Louis Business Journal's Business of Pride Awards program, now in its second year, is one week away. You don't want to miss the chance to recognize and celebrate outstanding LGBTQIA+ business leaders and companies who are advocating for inclusion and equality. Submit your nomination before the March 18 deadline here. In addition, the Business Journal again hopes to recognize those who are not members of the LGBTQIA+ community, but are allies leading…

The Cardinals will open the season at Busch Stadium with a matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 7.

They were discovered before 8:30 a.m. in the 3700 block of Lincoln Avenue.

"I saw a milk jug, a juice jug, water bottles, several big gray totes and they placed them all in their cars," said Trudy Pagano.

The St. Louis County Library GrandPad tablet program is helping senior residents connected with loved one and health care professionals throughout the pandemic and the popular initiative will continue.

He has designed about 100 cans so far. Some of them have been a little tougher to design than others.

The exhaust from the car may have seeped into the interior of the vehicle. They may be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.

This story would have been better for the February issue of The Buzz since we got a major snow storm the day after we finished delivery. But I didn’t know the forecast enough in advance. And it was, in fact, that snowstorm that brought these memories back to life in my mind, and made me decide to share them with you. For the sake of the story, it would be nice if we had a major snowfall in March - which conceivably could happen but it won’t this year. Weather.com says temps will range from 46-61 degrees this month. And I won’t complain about that. The snowfall on Feb 2-3 this year in this area of Illinois ranged from 10-15 inches, depending on where you live. I think we got about a foot here at our house. The second day high winds caused drifts on already cleared roads and parking lots. We can see the interstate from our house and if I recall correctly, this is the first time I saw that interstate with almost zero traffic for that long of a period. People buckled down

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March is Women’s History Month. What better place to start than with a new book from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Tyle, one of our most esteemed living fiction writers. Some may remember her great novels from years ago: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant , The Accidental Tourist , and Breathing Lessons , among many others. Baltimore has been her principal location for her fiction as it is in her newest book, French Braid . Beginning with a family vacation in 1959, Tyler takes us along on a brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one family’s foibles from a boyfriend with a red Chevy in the 1950s to a longed-for reunion with a grandchild in our pandemic present. Margaret Atwood, celebrated as the author of The Handmaid’s Tale , offers us nearly two decades of her musings in Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces , 2004-2021. In more than 50 pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, taking us on a roller-coaster

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