Letters to the Editor: Week of Jan. 22-28, 2017
Wood River mayoral candidate outlines vision for city.
View ArticleState education board finalizes budget recommendations
ISBE requests increase of $266.4 million over fiscal year 2017 levels.
View ArticleCharges result from two-day Alton drug sweep
Neighbors’ tips resulted in arrests at two homes, police chief says.
View Article“Buying the Moose” making tracks to Alton Little Theater
Comedy explores communication among couples.
View ArticleGranite City police officer charged with official misconduct
FBI investigation leads to grand jury indictment.
View ArticleYOUTH WRESTLING: Bethalto Bulls, Roxana Outlaws excel at Roxana Rumble
Teams from Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City also competed.
View ArticleSeth James O’Connor
He was born at 7:05 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2017, in Alton Memorial Hospital, the son of Nathan Conrad and Amy O’Gara, both of Alton. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are...
View ArticleHome sales dip, but housing market ends 2016 on high note
Median price up 6 percent from previous year.
View ArticleMarshall A. Wilson
Marshall A. Wilson, 81, of Pontoon Beach, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Granite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Granite City.
View ArticleBOYS' BASKETBALL: Knights knock off Shells for second time
MELHS dedicates game to cancer-stricken senior.
View ArticleBOYS' BASKETBALL: Tigers pull away from Redbirds late
EHS' Smith scores 32 points in 59-48 win.
View ArticleLOCAL ROUNDUP: Alton girls pull off upset at Hillsboro Tourney
Tigers edge Eagles on the ice.
View ArticleGIRLS' BASKETBALL: CM remains at No. 5 in state poll
Unbeaten Edwardsville is third in Class 4A.
View ArticleEvening Kindermusik classes enrolling at L&C
Language and early literacy program uses music as learning tool.
View ArticleStudy shows college’s impacts on regional economy
Lewis and Clark accounts for 4.7 percent of gross regional product.
View ArticleBOYS' BASKETBALL: Marquette 5th, EHS 3rd in state polls
Explorers and Tigers won tournament titles last week.
View ArticlePHOTO FEATURE: Helping the homeless
Alton Memorial among numerous agencies on hand at Project Homeless event in Alton.
View ArticleWalker Charles William Ervin
Walker Charles William Ervin, 77, of Granite City, died at his second home in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.
View ArticleRauner: Let's get this done
Governor's State of the State speech focuses on path forward for Illinois.
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