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Lymphedema Education Meeting Scheduled For Thursday, November 6

7 months 4 weeks ago
ALTON – OSF HealthCare Rehabilitation Services in Alton will be holding its monthly lymphedema education meeting on Thursday, November 6, featuring special guest speaker Kren Harmon, psychotherapist, OSF Saint Anthony’s Psychological Services. Riverbend region residents are invited to join the OSF Lymphedema Therapy Team for this free educational session about Lymphedema and meet other people with lymphedema. The November lymphedema education meeting will be held: Thursday,

Attorney General Raoul Secures Final Ruling Blocking Illegal Conditions On Transportation Grant Funding

7 months 4 weeks ago
CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today secured a permanent injunction from the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island blocking the Trump administration’s effort to unlawfully impose immigration enforcement requirements on billions of dollars in annual U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grants. The final ruling follows multi-state litigation and a preliminary injunction. “The billions of dollars appropriated by Congress are essential to states’

Illinois American Water Awards 112 Firefighter Grants

7 months 4 weeks ago
BELLEVILLE — More than $110,000 has been awarded this year to 112 Illinois fire departments and districts through Illinois American Water’s Firefighter Grant Program. Since the initiative began in 2010, nearly 1,200 grants totaling over $1 million dollars have been granted to fire and emergency organizations serving customers in Illinois American Water’s service area. "We extend our sincere thanks to Illinois American Water for their continued support of fire departments

Haine Announces 18-year Prison Sentence For Aggravated Carjacking

7 months 4 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Wednesday that a Granite City man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing a car while two young girls were inside the vehicle. George Garcia-Flores, 22, received the sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday to Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking, a class X felony. The carjacking happened on July 17, 2025, outside a retail business in Granite City. The owner of the vehicle, an Infiniti

Student Gets Handcuffed, Searched At Gunpoint Because AI Thought A Bag Of Chips Was A Handgun

7 months 4 weeks ago
We’ve always been wary of putting cops in schools. Putting cops in schools just means administrative issues (i.e., student discipline) get the law enforcement treatment, which turns misbehavior into criminal acts and generates exactly the sort of school cop overreactions you’d expect. Adding AI-assisted tech was never going to improve anything. Administrators were certainly told […]
Tim Cushing

Share your 2025 St. Louis home holiday displays

7 months 4 weeks ago
FOX 2 wants to see your festive flair! Send us a photo of your home holiday display — whether it’s twinkling lights, creative decorations, or a winter wonderland setup. You can submit one photo per day, and some of your displays may be featured in our newscasts or shared on our social media channels. Let’s [...]
Joe Millitzer

Alton-Based Organization Hopes to Collect 4,000 Pounds of Food for Community

7 months 4 weeks ago
ALTON - MustacheMarch4PD will host their annual food drive to commemorate Police Officer Blake Snyder’s birthday. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, community members can stop by Alton Physical Therapy to drop off food donations, toiletries, gift cards and cash. The donations will be distributed to local organizations. Tina Bennett with MM4PD explained that their goal is to honor Snyder, who was killed in the line of duty, and remember his selflessness. “If it’s

Belt Celebrates Groundbreaking At Venice Store

7 months 4 weeks ago
VENICE – State Senator Christopher Belt joined Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and leaders from across the Metro East region to break ground on a new grocery store in Venice as part of the Illinois Grocery Initiative — marking an important milestone in expanding access to fresh, affordable food for local residents. The groundbreaking represents a critical joint effort to revitalize the city, which was made possible through a $2.4

It was a very good election for the climate

7 months 4 weeks ago
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
Sophie Hurwitz

Country Music Trailblazer Lainey Wilson to Play the Illinois State Fair

7 months 4 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Fair is thrilled to announce its first Grandstand act for the 2026 lineup: Country Music Powerhouse Lainey Wilson , who will perform on the Grandstand Stage on Saturday, August 15, 2026 . Wilson, one of country music’s most celebrated and respected stars, continues to take the world by storm. Adding to her monumental rise, Wilson will host the 2025 CMA Awards, where she is also tied as the most-nominated artist with six nods: Entertainer of the

Alton Leaders Celebrate Opening of New Affordable Housing Complex

7 months 4 weeks ago
ALTON - Community leaders came together in Alton to celebrate the grand opening of a new affordable housing development. On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, elected officials and community members gathered at the Alton Sunnybrook Affordable Housing Development at 767 Washington Avenue in Alton for speeches and a ribbon-cutting. Spearheaded by Dr. Ed Hightower, the development will provide 40 apartments for families earning at or below 60% of the Area Median Income, or $60,180 for a household of