PIASA - Adelyn Williamson’s role at the net helped Southwestern put together a 16-win season in girls volleyball in 2025, and her coach expects an even bigger impact ahead. She is an Altonized Community Federal Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. Williamson, a junior middle hitter for the Piasa Birds, was cited by Southwestern coach Derek Dempsey as a key part of the team’s success during the 2025 season. Coach Dempsey said Williamson remained “a very important
Pope John Paul II's historic 1999 visit to St. Louis was a significant moment for the city, as he traveled through local streets, held a mass at the Cathedral Basilica, and met with civil rights leader Rosa Parks.
St. Louis city officials have proposed new rules to regulate data center development, restricting where data centers could be built and setting strict and operational requirements.
Elton John testified via video in a U.K. court on Friday about a British newspaper's "abhorrent" "invasion" of his and his family's privacy.Elton and his husband, David Furnish, are among several…
Back in 2023 we noted how a company named Telly proclaimed it had come up with a new idea for a TV: a free TV, with a second small TV below it, that shows users ads pretty much all of the time. While the bottom TV could also be used for useful things (like weather […]
A new bill introduced in the Illinois Senate would allow drivers to write off interest paid on certain car loans, closely following a newly enacted federal deduction that took effect this year.
EDWARDSVILLE - Madeleine Ducey is a junior guard and a key player for the girls' basketball team at Alton High School, where she and the Redbirds are enjoying another successful season, and she and her teammates are hoping it goes one game better than last season. The Redbirds went 34-3 last year and finished third in the IHSA Class 4A state tournament in Bloomington-Normal. This year, the Redbirds are now 24-2. Ducey has averaged more than 10 points a game on the season. Ducey is an Auto
An Illinois lawmaker is seeking to reverse a statewide protection on rooftop solar projects, introducing a measure that would allow cities and villages to restrict or even ban rooftop solar installations.
Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would charge shoppers a fee for carryout bags, with the goal of restricting the use of plastic bags over the next few years.
A Missouri Lottery player in St. Charles County has claimed an $1 million prize from a Scratchers ticket.
According to the Missouri Lottery, the winning $10 ticket was bought at the FastLane gas station at 21 E. Highway N, in Wentzville.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - One gas station customer won big on a scratchers ticket purchased in St. Charles. According to the Missouri Lottery, the Magnificent Millions ticket with a $100,000 prize was bought at the Phillips 66 gas station, located at 2675 W. Clay St. The winner marks the second person to receive more than [...]
Missouri Representative Ed Lewis has proposed House Bill 2951 to require Missourians to file a resident address and pay all applicable taxes and fees, or face a fine of up to $500 and suspension of their driver's license.