CHICAGO – October is Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Safe Kids Illinois are partnering with public transit agencies across the state to share a simple, lifesaving message with parents and caregivers when it’s time for an infant to sleep – give them room to breathe. New safe sleep placards will be displayed on approximately 1,000 buses across Illinois, bringing
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- An 86-year-old man has died after he became Shelby County's first known human case of West Nile Virus in 2026. The Shelby County Health Department announced via its website that it confirmed the virus contributed to man's death on Sept. 11. He passed away at an Effingham healthcare facility. The Illinois [...]
A Washington County murder trial that focuses on a mysterious text message is wrapping up. It’s a case fox files investigator Chris Hayes has been covering for 5 years, and he’s in court to monitor the result.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, working with the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested Harry Farmer, 64, of Illinois, just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in connection with damaged fire hydrants in St. Louis.
(The Center Square) – With Americans questioning the hundreds of thousands of AI-enhanced surveillance cameras across the country, one Republican lawmaker is introducing legislation to curb the worst abuses of the technology.
Jim Carrey and Min Ah are married, a representative for the actor confirmed to ABC News.The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind star recently married Ah in a small, private…
GODFREY - Madison County Sheriff's Deputy Brad Woelfel kissed a baby pig during Alton High’s homecoming pep rally on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, after students voted him among the top three staff members in a fundraiser for the school’s environmental sustainability club. The Alton High Revive Club hosted the fundraiser, asking several school staff members to volunteer to kiss a pig. Students paid $2 per vote to choose their favorite staff member for the task. Woelfel, a school resource
JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville version of Oktoberfest returns this weekend, bringing German food, music and more to the American Legion Post #492. Strassenfest 2026 will be held this Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at the Jerseyville American Legion grounds at 300 Veterans Parkway. Commander Duane Montgomery with American Legion Post #492 said there was a strong turnout for last year’s Strassenfest, which marked the festival’s resurrection after long being discontinued.
GODFREY - You can have fun and help save dogs’ lives at an upcoming music bingo fundraiser. On Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, Hope Animal Rescues will host their first-ever music bingo night at the Alton-Wood River Sportsman’s Club in Godfrey. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the bingo starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25. All proceeds go toward the rescue’s mission to save dogs from shelters and animal control facilities on the day they are to be euthanized. “We try to always help
In front of a packed courtroom, Diamond Baucom admitted to aiding or encouraging three other men who fired shots from their car at another while traveling south on I-55.
Donald Trump has been claiming for years that all elections he hasn’t (or won’t) win are rigged. This also goes for mid-terms — especially this one — where Republicans seem likely to lose seats to Democratic Party members. We won’t know if Trump will try to become President For Life until 2028, but it seems […]
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