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ALTON - The Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club’s 39th annual Chili Chowdown will raise money for local students and community projects. On Monday, March 3, 2025, community members can stop by Main Street United Methodist Church in Upper Alton for a dine-in or carry-out chili meal. The Rotary Club will serve chili from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then again from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dennis Wilson, who chairs the event, explained that the goal is to improve the Alton-Godfrey community. “We’re very much into the community and trying to make it a better place,” he said. “It’s what Rotary stands for, making a better community and service above self. The idea is we all do a little something for everybody else and make a better world.” Tickets to the Chili Chowdown can be purchased at the door for $10. All proceeds go back to the Rotary Club’s projects, including their scholarships and literacy programs for the local schools. The Rotary Club sponsors

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Ringo Starr is returning to Las Vegas.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and his All Starr Band – Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men at Work’s Colin Hay, Warren Ham,…

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The weekend’s Soulard Mardi Gras celebration draws thousands of people to the historic south St. Louis neighborhood, providing an economic boost to local restaurants, bars, and shops.

EAST ALTON - Today, Governor JB Pritzker, Wieland Rolled Products North America, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined local leaders and partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Wieland’s modernized East Alton facility. Wieland’s $500 million investment in this modernization project will retain 800 jobs throughout Illinois, enabling the company to increase production of critical copper and copper alloy components that are used in electric vehicles (EVs), EV charging infrastructure, and renewable energy production while supporting the state's clean energy economy. “Today, we continue Wieland’s centuries-long journey by breaking ground on this major new expansion – a $500 million company investment in the future of Illinois and a driver of growth and opportunity in East Alton for years to come,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “More than just a job creator and economic driver – Wieland has been

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A United Airlines flight from Springfield made an emergency landing on Sunday after experiencing turbulence injuring five passengers.

Well, this didn’t last long. For a state as staunchly conservative as South Dakota, this is somewhat of a surprise. But less than a week after a bill mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms was forwarded to a vote by the House committee, the South Dakota House rejected this odious […]

One man was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison Friday, four and a half years after shooting at St. Louis County Police officers during an attempted arrest.

Blondie’s Debbie Harry is one of the many artists paying tribute to the late David Johansen, lead singer and last surviving original member of the proto-glam-punk band New York Dolls, who…

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Another lawyer was caught using AI and not checking the output for accuracy, while a previously-reported case just got hit with sanctions.

The man said he was sitting at a red light when someone started honking at him. He said he then heard gunshots and felt a pain in his back.

The unidentified teen was in the back seat of a parked Chevrolet Equinox shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday near Winnebago Street and Minnesota Avenue.

Eric Clapton will hit the road in September for a limited run of U.S. tour dates.The trek, featuring special guests The Wallflowers, will kick off Sept. 8 in Nashville and…

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As ecological concerns become increasingly urgent, this new exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum brings into dialogue work by ten contemporary artists whose research-based practices are defined by […]

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