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Governor JB Pritzker joined local and state leaders today to announce the grand opening of the South Central Illinois (SCI) Training & Innovation Center – bolstered by $8.6 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The regional training center will provide career and technical training for school districts […]

Foo Fighters have reached a new Billboard chart milestone with their latest single, "Under You." The track has hit #8 on the Alternative Airplay ranking, giving Dave Grohl and company a…

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Live in Concert, on tour from Santa Fe, NM. Uplifting Zimbabwean and Original Marimba Music. Free concert with delicious BBQ and beverages available for purchase.   Sponsored by Skinker DeBaliviere […]

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The incident marked the latest bad news out of the downtown jail in the recent weeks.

Tropical Storm Idalia is moving away from the East Coast over the Atlantic but has left its mark across the southeast.

ALTON - A new mural is set to be painted at 136 Front Street in Alton starting in early September. The organization Alton Main Street has commissioned Robert Fishbone and On the Wall Productions to paint the mural. Fishbone has created nearly 200 murals in his 50-year career. The Alton mural, titled “Alton Flyway Mural,” will be a recreation of a painting by local artist James K. Schmidt. “One of the things that distinguishes the work that my company does is everything we do is site-specific. That means it’s geared toward the community and the history of the people,” Fishbone said. The Alton mural is no different. Schmidt is based in Elsah and has had several exhibitions at Jacoby Arts Center in Alton. The mural will feature blue and green squares with several birds flying over the background, an homage to the rivers and bird species in our area. This project is sponsored in part by the Audubon Center at Riverlands in West Alton, Missouri. The Audubon

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Two women are in custody in Webster Groves, accused of being part of a national stolen identity ring.

After 11 years in their downtown brewery, 4 Hands Brewing Company has announced that 4 Hands at The District, a satellite tasting room, will open in The District of St. Louis in Chesterfield, Missouri, on Thursday, August 31. The District is a dynamic entertainment destination that already boasts a live music venue in The Factory, […]

There will be restrictions on who can go to Friday night's football game at Alton High School after several reported fights on campus. School officials canceled classes on Thursday due to the number of fights the day prior.

Authorities say one man was killed and seven people were wounded in three separate shootings hours apart in Peoria.

Dubbed “Hello Eats,” the local juice and smoothie shop’s newest product line was made in collaboration with Allison Lesko, a registered dietitian and founder of Lesko Health, a St. Louis-based nutrition and wellness consultancy.

Kick off your weekend at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park! Each Thursday Night at the Museum will be the most fun, engaging, uplifting, thought-provoking, perspective-shaping night of your […]

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A Texas federal district judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of a controversial age verification law set to enter force September 1. The court determined that House Bill (HB) 1181 was overly broad, even in the narrowest interpretations, and violated the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. […]