EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 has appointed Ali Hiller as principal of Nelson Elementary and Jamie Anderson as principal of Glen Carbon Elementary. Both appointments were approved May 26, 2026, by the District 7 Board of Education. Hiller and Anderson will assume their new roles July 1, 2026. Hiller is completing her second year as assistant principal at Woodland Elementary. Prior to her appointment at Woodland, she served as an administrative intern
The last case that could overturn Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map without a statewide vote went before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, with attorneys for the NAACP arguing lawmakers should never have been called together in the first place.
EDWARDSVILLE - During their regular meeting on May 26, 2026, the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Board of Education discussed the possibility of creating a Curriculum Advisory Committee. The committee would support the curriculum reviews completed by teachers and administrators. Board President Bob Paty explained the purpose behind creating a new committee. “The Curriculum Advisory Committee exists to inform, educate, and ensure that all curriculum decisions brought
A St. Louis man was found shot to death inside his car Tuesday night in Berkeley after what witnesses described as a rolling shooting incident on Airport Road.
GRANITE CITY — Downtown Granite City is preparing to welcome hundreds of visitors on Saturday, June 6, 2026, as communities along Illinois’ historic Route 66 come together for a regional celebration centered on tourism, local business support, history, and community involvement. The event, culminating in a downtown Granite City celebration in Civic Park and extending to the Neon Sign Park area, is expected to bring visitors from across Illinois and surrounding states into local restaurants
As a vegetarian, Paul McCartney doesn't eat chicken, but that isn't stopping him from appearing on the popular YouTube series Chicken Shop Date on Friday.The show features host Amelia Dimoldenberg…
A major redevelopment proposal in Ladue calls for the city's first-ever apartments, along with dozens of villas, custom homes and neighborhood retail space, at the Rock Hill Quarries landfill site.
Homicide detectives arrested a second person for a shooting at a fast-food drive-thru window in April that left one woman dead and another person injured.
Like most of the U.S., Western Massachusetts towns and cities have spent decades dealing with expensive, spotty, and slow broadband from private telecom monopolies like Comcast and Verizon. As a result, a lot of these towns and cities have explored building their own community owned fiber networks. Community broadband has been increasingly popular since COVID, […]
SHIPMAN - A building in Shipman is getting a refreshed look with a new mural. Logoline, located at 129 Keating Street in Shipman, is a woman-owned business that offers in-house printing and merchandising services. Owner Tye Christopher shared that the business recently collaborated with Kelly Christenson with Hype of Type to paint a mural on their building, with the hopes of sharing their investment in the community. “I just thought that bringing some color to that side of the building
ALTON – Alton officials are holding off on creating a new dedicated fund for downtown festivals and events. At the May 26, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting , Alderwoman Martha Pfister moved to postpone a resolution to establish a Festival and Event Fund using Food and Beverage Tax revenue. The resolution’s stated purpose is “to support events in the Downtown District of Alton.” “Events held within the downtown area generate increased activity for local restaurants,
Hazelwood Police say a minor had just stepped off a school bus when a white vehicle sped past, then circled back. Several people jumped out, confronted the victim at gunpoint and beat him with a firearm before taking a cellphone, hoodie, shoes and glasses.
GODFREY - Community members and business owners from across the region gathered at the RiverBend Growth Association Chamber Choice Awards. On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, the RiverBend Growth Association (RBGA) hosted their fifth annual awards luncheon, featuring music by the Alton Youth Symphony Chamber Strings, a meal catered by Nicky G’s, and the recognition of several award and scholarship winners. The event, held at The Commons at Lewis and Clark Community College, invited community
EDWARDSVILLE — Albert Lee Zigler was ordered to be held in the Madison County Jail pending trial after appearing Wednesday before Judge Hackett for a detention hearing in the 1993 murder of Randy Gail Sperino of Granite City. Hackett ruled that Zigler should remain jailed until trial in the case, which prosecutors said stems from Sperino’s killing on Nov. 9, 1993. During the hearing, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office argued that Zigler drove by Sperino as
Andrew Watt produced The Rolling Stones' well-received 2023 album Hackney Diamonds and the band's upcoming release, Foreign Tongues. But Watt says he prefers latter, out July 10, because the Stones "never play…
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