The historic neon-lit eagle sign that for decades stood atop the company's former brewery in Newark, New Jersey, has arrived in St. Louis and has been restored and relit above the Anheuser-Busch brewery, bringing the landmark back to the company's hometown.
ALTON – Alton is considering new rules that would allow pop up shops to operate on city sidewalks while protecting current businesses. Committee of the Whole members voted unanimously on Aug. 24, 2026 to approve a resolution allowing “sidewalk pop up shops” in the City of Alton. The city would require sidewalk pop up shops to obtain special event permits before operating under the proposed resolution. These permits would be valid for up to 15 days within a calendar year.
A Dairy Queen in Freeburg, Ill., turned a recent theft into a community fundraising event after a tip jar collecting donations for veterans was stolen twice from the counter.
A federal prosecutor sought to have Blu Zeke Daly placed in a detention facility while her trial is pending, suggesting she be placed in rural southern Illinois.
Two people were grazed by bullets and multiple homes and vehicles were also hit after people inside a red Infiniti Q50 fired multiple shots as an Airbnb party was letting out early Friday morning.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Political action committees are responsible for nearly two-thirds of all federal election funding, with about US$6.3 billion raised and $4.8 billion spent since January 2025. But their outsized political influence does not just come from their wallets. It’s also generated from their names. […]
GODFREY/ALTON - Vitality Women’s Clinic and CALC have partnered to support students and community members. Vitaliy Women’s Clinic offers free pregnancy and STI tests and ultrasounds to individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancies, as well as resources like support groups, parenting classes and more. As a faith-based, pro-life clinic, they do not provide or refer for abortions. CALC Institute of Technology has several career paths and educational tracts for students to pursue.
EAST ALTON — East Alton Fire Chief Jeremy Diveley has confirmed the death of a 13-year-old victim in a fire from Friday night, Aug. 21, 2026, as Cayden Schaaf. Diveley said according to Cayden's obituary, he died at 4:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, after being rescued from a fire in the 300 block of Monroe Street on Friday night. Crews responded at about 8:50 p.m. Friday to a 1 1/2-story home, where heavy fire was showing from the back of the house, Divele
District 5 Detectives are attempting to identify the occupants of a red Infiniti Q50 with no license plates after they fired multiple shots as an AirBNB Party was letting out in the 4300 block of West Pine Blvd around 1:00AM on August 21st, 2026.