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MACOUPIN COUNTY - Dick Ferrando started working on cars at a Macoupin County body shop when he was just 16 years old. He bought his first Corvette in 1962 in Bunker Hill. Rescued from a junkyard where it was discarded by its third owner, the 1958 model was badly damaged. Dick paid $150 for the car. At the time, Dick was an engineering tech/design draftsman for the State of Illinois, so restoring the Corvette was something that could not take priority. In fact, it took Dick three years to repair the car, but the process ignited a flame in him that just grew brighter over time, and he started repairing other Corvettes as time allowed. When restoring Corvettes started making more money for him than his full-time job, he decided to repair Corvettes on a full-time basis. D&A Corvette in Mt. Clare opened in 1974. From 1974 to 1980 D&A Corvette was a typical Corvette repair shop. But a declining moment came in the late ‘70s when Illinois tinkered with vehicle title laws, ruining th

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Boeing hoped to get approval from the airport to make its $2 billion investment a reality. As of Wednesday, their hope materialized into a decades-long deal.

An old right-of-way under the railroad tracks could become the new road for traffic diverted from a dangerous crossing where an Amtrak train derailed in 2022, killing four

Robbie Robertson, best known as the guitarist and main songwriter for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, has died after a long illness, his publicist has confirmed to The…

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Director Martin Scorsese is paying tribute to his friend and longtime collaborator, The Band's Robbie Robertson, who passed away Wednesday, August 9, at the age of 80. In a statement, Scorsese called the Rock &…

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The margin this time and the small number of races in the special election automatically triggers a recount, which will be held 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.

A group of Midwestern shrimp farmers is on a mission to provide Americans with better-tasting, sustainable shrimp. The industry struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but reporter Lilley Halloran found that farmers are hopeful the industry will come back stronger than ever.

New bronze sculptures celebrating The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have been unveiled in their hometown of Dartford, Kent, England, The Guardian reports. The statues, which are being called The Glimmer Twins, were unveiled Wednesday,…

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Attention Laser Tag lovers. Grab your friends and an unlimited laser tag pass on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to close for $19.99 per person plus tax. Based on walk in availability.

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The sheriff's department said Deputy Justin Durham was fired due to the felony charge.

A truck hauling a modular home has come to a stop on Interstate 64 near I-270, prompting some traffic delays Wednesday just before rush hour.

As you may recall, we weren’t fans of The Social Dilemma, the documentary manipulated people with misinformation in the course of complaining about that exact practice. But now there’s a much better and more interesting documentary in the space, and one that’s worth your time: The YouTube Effect by Alex Winter. It takes a deep […]

Size isn't everything, but for the paella pan that's become the talk of the Tower Grove Farmers Market, it sure doesn't hurt. The pan, imported from Spain and dubbed Lidiana by its adoring owners, is nearly three feet across rim to rim. It can make approximately 75 to 100 servings of the beloved rice dish and requires its own propane burner; ordinary heat sources would never do.

ALTON - You might have met Dorothy McCoy before. After all, when she’s riding her Mo’z Sweet Treats tricycle through Alton and selling artisan popsicles, lemonades and ice creams to the people she passes, she’s pretty hard to miss. Mo’z Sweet Treats has garnered a lot of local love over the years. It’s been a great ride, but even better things are coming with McCoy’s plans to open a storefront this fall. “This journey has been amazing, and the support — oh my God — has blown my mind,” McCoy said. August is Black Business Month, which aims to recognize Black-owned businesses and encourage shoppers to support them. The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity highlighted Mo’z Sweet Treats on their Facebook page earlier this week as their first Black Business Month feature, adding that the business is also woman- and veteran-owned To the people of Alton, McCoy is best known for her innovation

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Two people died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash Tuesday afternoon in Crawford County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

GLEN CARBON - The Glen Carbon Centennial Library has had a successful past year according to Director Christine Gerrish, who presented an overview of the library’s past fiscal year and upcoming projects to village trustees on Tuesday, including some impressive statistics. Library visits are up overall compared to last year, though they haven’t quite reached pre-pandemic levels. However, Gerrish noted this isn’t due to people not using the library, as the number of books checked out and e-resources used both exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Checked out books totaled 99,350 over the past year - substantially more than 85,928 books the year prior and just over the pre-pandemic total of 98,008. E-resources (including electronic journals, books, online databases, and more) were used substantially more this past year at a total of 26,029, a steady increase from 21,281 the year prior and 14,616 before the pandemic. The total number of library cards was also much higher tha

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