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Closings Monday, April 27, 2026 School Closings Brooklyn Unit District 188, closing at 1 p.m. Carrollton Community Unit School District 1, closing at 1 p.m. East St. Louis School District 189, closing 2 hours early. Lewis and Clark Community College is switching to remote operations at 1 p.m. Metro East Montessori - Granite City, early dismissal 2 hours. Other Closings The Edwardsville YMCA closed at 4 p.m. The Niebur 24/7 Fitness Center will remain available for those with 24/7 access.

ST. LOUIS -- A tornado watch is now in effect across much of eastern Missouri and southwest Illinois. The National Weather Service in St. Louis issued Tornado Watch at 12:50 p.m. Monday. The watch remains in effect until 9 p.m. and includes the St. Louis metro area. In Missouri, the watch covers parts of central, [...]

One of the more frustrating things about the case in which Donald Trump sued the IRS that he runs, demanding $10 billion over nothing, was that it seemed like it might just work, and there might be nothing that could be done to stop it. But at least one federal judge (luckily the one overseeing […]

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Hawley one of four legislators who introduced bill last week that would require employers to post notices that inform employees of their workplace rights

Recreation Centers to close at 2 p.m. today, April 27.

ALTON - Alton High School boys tennis coach Jesse Macias has nominated senior Joe Ventimiglia for athlete of the month after Ventimiglia posted a 12-10 record and placed fifth at No. 2 singles in the Springfield JD Sinnock tournament over the weekend. Ventimigilia is the Auto Butler Male Athlete of the Month for Alton High. Macias, who teaches in Alton High School’s social studies department and coaches the school’s girls and boys tennis teams, said Ventimiglia delivered th

BELLEVILLE - The Belleville Police Department and the Belleville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 226 hosted the 3rd Annual Touch-a-Truck Event on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Belleville to support autism awareness, partnering with Cities in Harmony. The police department said the event drew “a great turnout” and thanked those who attended. “On Saturday, Belleville Police Department, with Belleville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 226, hosted the 3rd Annual Touch-a-Truck

NORMAL - May 4-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to recognize the caring, dedicated professionals in the vital field of education. There is plenty of reason to celebrate at Illinois State. Founded as the state’s first public institution of higher learning in 1857, ISU was a “normal school,” a term for teacher training. That was the mission of the university for its first 108 years of existence until October 1965, when the Illinois Board of Higher Education

Journey’s Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain have apologized to fans after their planned Stagecoach set on Saturday was canceled following the festival's emergency evacuation due to high winds.“We want to sincerely apologize to…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Health Sciences Complex, a $117.4 million state-appropriated construction project made possible by the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois Capital program and overseen by the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB), will hold its ceremonial ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28. The Clayco and Poettker joint venture design-build team, in collaboration with design firms Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc. and Christner, Inc.,

Due to predicted severe weather, afternoon court sessions in Court 3 and Court 4 are canceled for Monday April 27