ALTON - The holiday transformation of Rock Spring Park in Alton will begin in early September, and new Christmas Wonderland volunteers are needed to help put together displays to ensure the holidays sparkle in 2026. An informational meeting for volunteers is planned for 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Munstermann Building, at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. The Grandpa Gang, which coordinates the annual Christmas event, is looking for volunteers to help with tasks like setting up wooden displays
The 49th anniversary of My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello’s debut album, is being celebrated with a five-CD box set, featuring a whole host of bonus material.My Aim Is True…
ALTON – Legal action filed by Alton Mayor David Goins to try stopping the City Council from ousting two of his appointees has prompted a special meeting on the topic. The special meeting is set for Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 at 6 p.m. in the Alton City Council chambers at City Hall. The meeting was requested by Aldermen Michael Velloff, Patty Ford, and Martha Pfister. The agenda items include a closed session “to discuss pending litigation.” Items for discussion during open
As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme, fast-moving blazes — could put firefighters in danger as conditions escalate this month. Those extreme weather conditions fueled disaster in Eastern Washington Saturday when a […]
Eddie Vedder performed at the funeral for late Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, which was held Tuesday at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.The Pearl Jam frontman sang "Song of Good Hope," a track…
Remember, if you have not yet registered, there are two ways to participate in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten: You can visit a Library location to receive a paper log. Staff will take your information and provide you with a booklet to keep track of all the books your child reads. Or sign up on Beanstack…
WASHINGTON — More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration has not entered into a new agreement to take over their legal services after it let a longstanding contract with a nonprofit expire. Without legal representation, fewer than 10% of immigrant children win the right to remain in […]
A thick wall can feel like a machine with no moving parts. Step from a blazing street into an old stone house, and the air changes at once. That small shock of comfort explains a big idea: heat has shaped buildings as powerfully as style, religion, or wealth. Architecture is often discussed in terms of beauty, status, or engineering. But one of its oldest jobs is simple survival. Long before air conditioning, people had to figure out how to live, sleep, cook, and work in hot places without overheating
On August 4, 1914, Germany invaded Belgium, turning a fast-moving European crisis into a much wider war. The attack came just days after tensions following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand had pushed the major powers toward conflict. Belgium was a neutral country, and its invasion brought Britain into the war, helping transform a regional struggle into the First World War as it would be known around the world. The event mattered deeply at the time because it changed military plans,
WASHINGTON — States do not have time before November’s midterm elections to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating overhauls of their mail-in-voting systems, two dozen Democratic state officials told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Justices should keep a stay pausing the order in place through Election Day, the Democrats, led by California […]
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - Police are investigating after a body was found in a roadway Monday night in East St. Louis. According to the Illinois State Police, the body was located shortly after 10 p.m. near 76th and State streets. An investigation is ongoing, ISP said. This is a developing story; FOX 2 will [...]
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