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John Viviano & Sons, an Italian grocery store on the Hill, is closing.

SLSO soloists take center stage in this program featuring an international roster of composers from Belize, China, Jamaica, and the United States revolving around themes of interconnectedness. Eleanor Alberga muses […]

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$1 from every ticket purchased will be donated to the Ally Coalition.

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Two people are in custody and a third person is at large in connection with a murder investigation in Granite City, Illinois.

"The Escalade made a left turn, and an 18-year-old woman who was dancing on the roof fell off and onto the pavement," a Sunday morning statement from police said.

Missouri lawmakers are playing tax cut tennis, and on Monday the state House served its latest offering when it narrowed the differences with the state Senate in a bill that helps wealthy taxpayers and some who are at the bottom of the income scale. The proposal is the smallest, in terms of revenue reductions, of […]

"This is the first FUSRAP in the nation that we've experienced this," Col. Andy Pannier said.

Update on 4/29 at 10:55 a.m. CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Sangamon County Corner has released the names of three girls and one woman who were killed on Monday when a car drove through the building hosting their after-school program. Coroner Jim Allmon said all four were pronounced dead at the scene. He identified them [...]

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The attacks on Judge John Barberis in the fall of 2016 appeared on his personal Facebook page. They impugned his ethics, criticized a recent ruling and branded him as a “politician” with the “LOWEST rating for a judge in Illinois.” Barberis, […]

Pritzker urged "mass protests" and told the crowd, "Republicans cannot know a moment of peace" in an address that has fueled speculation about 2028 ambitions.

A Lincoln County man is facing charges in relation to possessing child pornography.

ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District has a long list of fun activities coming up this May. Mary Cordes, Hayner’s executive director, shared more about the library’s upcoming events and year-round services. She noted that the library’s events are well-attended, and she looks forward to welcoming more bookworms and novice library users to all three Hayner locations over the next few weeks. “Because so popular and they’re so big, it’s a great problem to have, just trying to make sure we haven’t double-booked our programming rooms and trying to find new places to have programming and that kind of stuff,” she laughed. “It’s a good problem to have.” Throughout the month of May, Hayner has partnered with Madison County Transit to celebrate National Bike Month with a bicycle drive. Community members can drop off their unwanted bicycles at the downtown Hayner library, and MCT will pick them up and donate them to

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GRANITE CITY – An 18-year-old from Granite City faces six felonies after striking a juvenile with a firearm, firing the weapon near an occupied parking lot, and more. Leiland O. Ruckel, 18, of Granite City, was charged on April 25, 2025 with the following offenses: Armed Violence (Class X felony) Aggravated Battery (Class 3 felony) Aggravated Battery (Class 3 felony) Reckless Discharge of a Firearm (Class 4 felony) Aggravated Unlawful Possession of Weapons (Class 4 felony) Mob Action (Class 4 felony) On April 18, 2025, Ruckel and a juvenile allegedly struck a 14-year-old victim about the head and body at a public place in the 4200 block of West Chain of Rocks Road in Chouteau Island, Ill. Ruckel was reportedly armed with a 9mm handgun during the incident, which he is accused of firing recklessly in the vicinity of an occupied parking lot. A petition was filed to deny Ruckel’s pretrial release, adding the situation quickly escalated after Ruckel approached

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Looking to try out chess in a welcoming, judgment-free environment? Come to the Saint Louis Chess Club to learn and play with other beginners! Led by our friendly and experienced […]

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