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Alton Educational Foundation Awards Eight Grants to Teachers

2 months ago
ALTON – The Alton Educational Foundation recently awarded eight grants to Alton School District teachers and staff as a part of their Fall 2025 Grant Application Cycle. The programs and projects proposed and awarded will serve over 3,100 students across six schools. Each year, the Foundation raises funding through their Guardians of Education Program which is specifically targeted to provide staff grants designed to expand innovative programs and projects for Alton students. To date,

Daily Deal: The Courses Digest, Labs Digest, and Exams Digest Bundle

2 months ago
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Federal judge blocks sweeping immigration arrests in D.C. without warrants

2 months ago
WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Tuesday barred federal agents from carrying out warrantless arrests in the District of Columbia unless they can demonstrate probable cause, after immigration advocates sued. Under the preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Senior Judge Beryl A. Howell, immigration agents can only arrest a person in the district without a warrant […]
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Critical Injury in Two-Vehicle Collision on Illinois Route 143

2 months ago
WOOD RIVER — A two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 143 near Enviroway left one critically injured Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, 2025, Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said. The accident occurred shortly before 8:48 a.m. on Wednesday when a small passenger vehicle, driven by a woman, attempted to turn left onto Enviroway from eastbound Route 143. The vehicle collided with a white pickup truck traveling westbound in the slow lane, also driven by a woman. Chief Wells said the driver in the

Edwardsville Police Release Thanksgiving Enforcement Numbers

2 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department participated in the statewide “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization over the Thanksgiving holiday period to reduce crashes and save lives. Enforcement focused on seat-belt use, speeding, distraction, and alcohol- and drug-impaired driving, including cannabis. During a seven-hour enforcement detail, officers made five traffic stops for various traffic violations, resulting in two arrests

Greene County Health Department's Administrator Molly Peters Appointed Co-Chair of Illinois SHA/SHIP Partnership 

2 months ago
CARROLLTON — The Greene County Health Department is proud to announce that Molly Peters, their Public Health Administrator, has been appointed by Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Sameer Vohra MD, JD, MA as Co-Chair of the SHA/SHIP Partnership—the statewide team guiding the development and implementation of Illinois’s five-year statewide public health blueprint under the “Healthy Illinois 2028” initiative. In her role, Ms. Peters will help steer