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CornBelters Dominate River Dragons with 14-2 Victory
NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters scored 14 unanswered runs in the first five innings of their Prospect League baseball game against the Alton River Dragons, with Alton scoring single runs in the sixth and seventh, but it was Normal who went on to the 14-2 win over Alton on Friday night at the Corn Crib In Normal.
New Ranking Says Illinois Not Missouri a Best Off-the-Grid State
I consider this a major upset. For years, Missouri has been considered one of the best states to live off-the-grid. No more. A new ranking claims it's Illinois that's one of the best places to live away from civilization and no longer the Show Me State. This brand new off-the-grid...
Unsettled pattern with on and off rain chances ahead
It was a bit of a cooler day across the Stateline today with a few spotty showers amid mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures only reached the upper 70s for most, compared to the low 80s like yesterday. This was a perfect example of scattered showers throughout the afternoon and evening. While...
Help for Hayden: Benefit to Provide Transportation for Local 14-Year-Old with Terminal Disease
JERSEYVILLE - For the first five years of his life, Hayden Eberlin Brown was a normal little kid. Then he forgot how to walk. Hayden was diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a terminal disease with progressive neurological decline. Now at age 14, he can’t walk, see, talk or eat. But he can hear and feel, and he needs to get to his doctor appointments. His family is hosting a benefit to purchase a van with a lift so Hayden’s mother can transport him to appointments.
Gordon Moore Park to remain closed TFN
There's an update on the sinkhole situation at Alton’s Gordon Moore Park. Mayor David Goins says after a Wednesday meeting with Mine Safety Health Administration and New Frontiers officials, it’s been decided to keep the park closed until further notice, and mining operations are halted. There is no...
Mobile DMV coming back to Alton
Due to the success of the first “Mobile DMV” offering at Alton City Hall, three more have been scheduled, including one for this coming Tuesday. Mayor David Goins’ office says they heard from constituents how friendly and knowledgeable the department of motor vehicles staffers were last time, getting people “in and out” with just a brief wait time. They called it a “hassle-free” experience.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to visit Alton
What’s called a National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is moving through the United States and will end at a special National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis later this month. There are four routes for the special procession, and one will move through Alton and Collinsville next week visiting three area Catholic churches and the convent at OSF St. Anthony’s Health Center.
I-55 road closure in Madison County due to crash, 3 injured
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — Three people have been injured after a crash on Saturday morning. Illinois State Police responded to a two-car crash at Interstate 55 in Madison County, Illinois. It said the crash happened near Collinsville in St. Clair County at mile marker 8 around 10:30 a.m. Police...
Wieland, Graycor & Helmkamp launch first stage of $500M modernization, expansion project
Global copper supplier and solutions firm increases capacity at 100-year-old East Alton facility. A world-leading supplier of copper and copper alloy solutions with significant regional history and impact, Wieland has begun its previously announced $500M modernization and expansion project at its East Alton facility. Construction has mobilized on the Casting...
Troy project among biggest in county
One of the biggest new economic development projects involving Madison County’s effort to attract such growth, Unitech Precision Gauge, located at 7600 Commercial Drive in Troy, has progressed to the point that employee hiring has begun for the site as reported to the county board grants committee which met earlier this month.
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