ALTON - The Alton City Council on Wednesday gave their final approval to a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) project to renovate a vacant property. The project will see exterior improvements made to a former Credit Union building as a Godfrey business prepares to move in . The building at 3401 E. Broadway will undergo a complete roof replacement at a total cost of $84,281.55. The city has agreed to provide $21,070 in TIF funding under the terms of a redevelopment agreement with LDMG Ventures LLC. The property was originally home to 1st MidAmerica Credit Union. At one point, the Alton Dispensary was considering reopening in the building before City Council members voted down an amendment to make that reopening possible. Planning & Development Director Greg Caffey said earlier this week that a Godfrey-based “print media corporation” specializing in “commercial signage” would be moving into the renovated space, but few additional details have
A Central West End-based automated warranty processing platform has raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by a new investor and two prior investors.
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA)-Midwest Council recently elected its officers and board of directors for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Pictured (left to right) Matt Tucker, Affton Fabricating & Welding; Dennis Voss, Golterman & Sabo; Ryan Spell, Precision Analysis; Mark O’Donnell, Schmersahl Treloar & Co.; Scott Meyer, Meyer Painting Co. Mr. Ryan Spell, Precision Analysis, Inc., […]
A Bridgeton woman is accused of stealing $40,000 from a Breckenridge Hills bar she works at, and has been charged with one count of stealing by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
U2 has shared another track from their upcoming How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb “shadow” album, How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb.The latest is the song “Happiness,” the third track they’ve…
Sometimes, people who think they know things about defamation pursue their own lawsuits, making fools of themselves because they so very firmly believe anything said about them that they don’t like must be libel. Then there are the lawyers who do the same thing. They should know better. Even if they don’t specialize in defamation […]
As his final term as Missouri governor nears its end, Mike Parson signed an executive order on Wednesday that rescinds 177 previous executive orders issued in the state.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Dierbergs Markets, the Chesterfield-based grocery chain, wants to add a store at the $211 million Market at Olive retail development in University City after abandoning a similar plan last year. The company is re-entering the planning process for a new store at the site, Jamie Collins, a spokesperson for the […]
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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Katie Rhoades is doing something she wouldn’t have predicted a few years ago. The founder and executive director of Healing Action Network, Rhoades is hiring a “housing navigator” to help place her clients in affordable apartments. Her nonprofit was founded to help victims of sex trafficking, but the organization looks increasingly […]
ALTON - Alton's Charles W. Brake, a longtime public servant and respected community member, died at 8:35 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Jerseyville Manor at age 92. Charles was a long-time Alton City Councilman. Charles married Patty Ohley on June 30, 1950, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 2, 2013. Brake served as the 5th Ward Alderman for the City of Alton for many years, where he was recognized for his dedication to public service. Former Alton Mayor Brant Walker praised Brake's commitment to his role, stating, "If I could pick someone to epitomize public service, it would be Charlie Brake. He did it for all the right reasons." Walker noted that Brake was one of the longest-serving aldermen in the city's history and emphasized his leadership and diligence, often working 60 to 70 hours a week. "He was always a leader and well-informed before he cast a vote," Walker added, highlighting Brake's instrumental role in various city initiatives, including tax increment financing
GODFREY - St. Ambrose Catholic School of Godfrey recently released their Honor Roll and High Honor Roll lists for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 academic school year. 4th Grade Honor Roll Chrisley Bechtold Colton French Cayla Kory Leo Noss Reid Pruetzel Ella Schroeder Lilly Yemm 4th Grade High Honor Roll Sophie Hoefert Hunter Johnson 5th Grade Honor Roll Holly Franklin Alyssa Kochan Barrett Kohl Jackson Lacy Maizy McCahill William Monahan Marley Palmer 5th Grade High Honor Roll Elijah Baird Tucker Eberlin James Erwin Kamryn Hollinger Audrina Klasner Miles Schroeder 6th Grade Honor Roll Ruth Beck Collin Cruse Charlie Droste Rylan Estes Charlotte Hendrickson Neal Pichee Myles Pickens Liam Rose Finn Stephan Thomas Stirnaman Ryan Terry 6th Grade High Honor Roll Danica Dornes Finn Kane Emma Kory Lydia Lara Caroline Morrissey 7th Grade Honor Roll Bennett Beiser Natalie Droste
GODFREY - Charges have been unsealed following the arrest of a Godfrey man accused of criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse against a sleeping victim. Leonard L. Levi, 35, of Godfrey, was charged with criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony, and criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony. Descriptions of the charges state he committed acts of sexual assault and abuse on a 47-year-old victim while they were asleep. The charges, which were unsealed upon Levi’s arrest earlier this month, were filed in reference to an incident on March 4, 2023. The charges had been sealed to avoid a “risk of flight from persecution” if the information had been made public prior to his arrest. Levi has since “surrendered his passport to the Alton Police Department,” which was transferred to the Madison County Circuit Clerk, who will hold it while the case against Levi is still pending. The Alton Police Department presented the case against Levi, who wa
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