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Alton Finalizes Development Proposal Request For Wadlow Town Center

2 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON – Alton city officials are moving forward with plans to redevelop an approximately 30-acre piece of currently vacant land into the Wadlow Town Center . Alton City Council members on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution directing the Director of Planning & Development to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the development of the Wadlow Town Center. “ Wadlow Town Center” refers to the former site of the Robert P. Wadlow Golf Course, located between the Alton

Man Charged in Cahokia Heights Double Homicide Case

2 months 2 weeks ago
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — Shawn L. Williams, 54, of Belleville, Illinois, was charged Thursday with two counts of murder following a double homicide investigation in Cahokia Heights, the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced. Williams faces charges of murder with intent to kill or injure, according to the St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric’s Office. He is currently being held at the St. Clair County Jail pending a detention hearing in accordance with the

Current, former Missouri Attorneys General respond to China lawsuit

2 months 2 weeks ago
U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt and Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway are balking at a recent $50 billion lawsuit filed by China against the State of Missouri, Schmitt and Hanaway, as well as former attorney general and current co-deputy of the FBI Andrew Bailey, and Governor Mike Kehoe.
Mark Zinn

Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.

2 months 2 weeks ago
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The original has additional imagery which is worth checking out as well. On the one-month anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this year, a group of his appointed aides gathered to celebrate. For four weeks, they had been working overtime to dismantle the U.S. Agency […]
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Brett Murphy, and Peter DiCampo

Alton Police Display Restraint During BB Gun Incident

2 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON — The Alton Police Department responded to a report of a male subject carrying what appeared to be a handgun on Main Street Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17, 2025, Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said. Officers located the man, who immediately removed the firearm and dropped it to the ground. Upon inspection, the weapon was determined to be a BB gun, Chief Ford said. Chief Ford said the subject was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Alton Jai

Sen. Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During Senate Committee Nominations Hearing

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned nominees at a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing. Durbin first questioned Justin Ross Olson, nominated to the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Mr. Olson previously worked pro bono to assist two individuals seeking status under DACA. “What was your impression