The Intensive Care Leave Act in Illinois provides eligible employees with up to 20 days of unpaid, job-protected leave when their child is admitted to a NICU, in addition to leave available under the FMLA.
Recent arrests involving teenagers accused of serious crimes in the St. Louis area have prompted questions over why some juveniles are released shortly after they are taken into custody.
ALTON – An updated plan to establish a grant program for festivals and events in Alton is moving forward. Aldermen approved an amended resolution establishing a festival and event microgrant to support city-wide events using Food and Beverage Tax Revenue at their June 8, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting . The item was postponed during the last committee meeting on May 26, 2026 as Alderwoman Martha Pfister sought to clarify the eligibility guidelines for funding recipients. Alderman
Support us on Patreon » The concept of “enshittification” has helped illuminate why companies and their products so often get worse over time, but the causes of this process are complex and multifaceted. In his new book Incorruptible, author Eric Ries presents a related but contrasting take on how good companies go bad, and how to […]
ALTON - A few community members are coming together to make a difference, and you can help. Becca Mesey and her team will host their fifth annual Back the Backstoppers fundraiser on Sept. 12, 2026, at Bowl Haven in Alton. Attendees can bowl in a nine-pin tournament and enjoy a craft fair while supporting local first responders. Businesses and organizations are also encouraged to sponsor or donate toward the event. “For me personally, I just want the first responders to know that they’r
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces launched renewed strikes on Iran late Tuesday, in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter a day earlier, according to U.S. Central Command. President Donald Trump ordered the operation, which began at 5 p.m. Eastern and was “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” a social media account for […]
EDWARDSVILLE - Members of the Edwardsville Police Department participated on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The officers carried the torch, traveling from the Montclaire Shopping Center on Troy Road to Busey Bank on West Vandalia Street in Edwardsville, before stopping at Busey Bank, according to the department. The department said the runners were led by a police patrol vehicle. The Edwardsville Police Department described
Robert Plant and his band Saving Grace, with singer Suzi Dian, are hitting the road on a new U.S. tour this fall.The Led Zeppelin frontman has announced dates for the Up…
AVE MARIA, FLA./GODFREY - Ava Bartosiak of Godfrey was named to the Dean's List at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida, for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Daniel Davy, Ph.D, Dean of Faculty, said on behalf of your professors, we are all deeply proud of your accomplishments and grateful for your thoughtful inquiry and your contributions in class discussions, and we continue to make our courses a joy to teach. This honor recognizes you as one of AMU’s strongest and determined students.
Legislation would give the Department of Homeland Security about $108 million to hire 200 new investigators and analysts. There are now only seven such agents.
A St. Louis Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant for a Ferguson man for a car crash a little more than a year ago that left one person dead and another injured.
ALTON - In the early hours of the morning the day after our scheduled adjournment, the Illinois General Assembly approved the largest budget in state history, and despite the Chicago spin machine's attempts to sell this budget as a win, Illinois taxpayers lost again. At nearly $56 billion, this budget does little in the way of making life more affordable for families in the Metro East. There is no relief on energy bills, and the touted “gas tax relief” won’t even pay for you
Seventy-four Missouri landowners recently won $1.95 million in compensation from the federal government for the seizure of their property along the Rock Island Trail over a decade ago.
JERSEYVILLE – An Illinois woman faces charges in Jersey County after allegedly driving under the influence and without insurance. Christy D. Garrison, 46, of Pittsfield, Ill., was charged on June 5, 2026 with aggravated driving under the influence with no valid insurance, a Class 4 felony. Garrison was also charged in a separate but related case filed on June 4, 2026 with operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to reduce speed, both petty offenses. The charges in both cases
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