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ALTON - Alton Community Unit School District #11 fourth and fifth graders can learn more about the district’s orchestra program and decide how they’d like to get involved. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at Alton High School, the district’s orchestra teachers will host an “instrument petting zoo” where students can try out the orchestra instruments and families will learn more about the program. Families can come at 6 p.m. or 6:45 p.m. Laura Plummer, who oversees th

It’s once again time for our monthly Meetup! Our August Meetup will be held on Tuesday, August 25th at Babe’s … MoreMeetup At Babe’s Tavern

More than five years after Courtland Crump was found dead at his Berkeley home, the man convicted of killing him has been sentenced to prison.

Homicides across the country spiked during the pandemic, climbing to historic levels in St. Louis, where they peaked at 264.

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker appointed Bashir Qaasim, Nedra Sims Fears, Nirali Shah, Rosa Ortiz, and Vanessa Uribe to serve on the newly established Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Board. The Governor also reappointed Neema Jha to serve on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Board. All appointments are subject to approval by the Illinois State Senate. “The newly created NITA Board is charged with delivering transformative reform and investments for our public transit

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is encouraging Illinoisans to join the growing number of customers skipping the DMV by completing routine driver and vehicle transactions through the Secretary of State’s online services. Every day, up to 2,000 customers visit DMV facilities for driver and vehicle services that can be completed online thanks to the office’s ongoing modernization efforts. Before making a trip, Illinoisans can visit www.ilsos.gov

From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.

For years before it crashed, officials used Kirkwood Electric's money to repair roads, build their new performing arts center and purchase the city's new public works building.

The pronounced paucity of office workers has continued to frustrate the businesses that feed them.

The nationwide roar of disapproval over both data centers and Flock cameras is about fundamental fairness.