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2024 Randy Gori Memorial Kicks on 66 Car Show and Cruise Coming Soon
GLEN CARBON — The 2024 Randy Gori Memorial Kicks on 66 Car Show and Cruise will kick off on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event will be held at Ray M. Schon Park in Glen Carbon. Registration of vehicles for the show is still open. Visitors will have the opportunity to stroll through the cars on display from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vehicle line up and registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The event typically brings visitors from throughout the country displaying two- and four-wheel show vehicles.
Live in Illinois? Your Social Security Number Probably Stolen Now
Do you live in Illinois? Then you have a very good reason to be concerned. Thanks to a class-action lawsuit, it's been revealed that a background check company had a data breach which compromised nearly 3 billion social security numbers and includes every single citizen in the Land of Lincoln.
‘Keen to unite the winner and their winnings:’ Illinois Lottery searching for Powerball winner as deadline to claim prize approaches
CHICAGO — A lucky Illinois lottery player struck it big during a Powerball drawing last year and officials are searching for the winner as the deadline to cash the ticket is quickly approaching. Illinois lottery officials said a $100,000 winning Powerball ticket for the Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 drawing was sold in September at a Road […]
Win 4 Tickets to Taylor Swift Tribute Concert!
GODFREY - Calling all Swifties! You’re invited to enter for a chance to win four tickets to “Taylor Made: A Tribute to Taylor Swift.”. Scheduled for Sept. 13, 2024, at Lewis and Clark Community College’s Hatheway Hall, the tribute concert will feature songs from across Swift’s 11 albums. Taylor Made, a six-piece tribute band from Edwardsville, Highland and Alton, will provide a high-energy performance of Swift’s greatest hits. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Alton Youth Symphony and Alton Symphony Orchestras.
Michael Brown’s death transformed a nation and sparked a decade of American reckoning on race
Michael Brown has been dead for a decade. The Black teenager’s death in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted an eruption of protests in the suburban city and gave a boost to a then-nascent Black Lives Matter movement. It wasn’t just BLM, though, It was also Indigenous people defending water and land, Latino people opposing draconian immigration detention and deportation practices that ripped apart families, and Asian American activists pushing back on xenophobia. These movements have changed America democracy and culture and inspired multiracial activism. But a decade later, the wins, losses and potential future of racial justice in the U.S. are still in question.
Got Faith? Ministries Provides Essential Services to Jersey County Residents
JERSEYVILLE - On the most recent episode of “You’re Beautiful” with Brian Trust, Steve Pegram spoke about his organization “Got Faith? Ministries” and the work they do to help people in Jersey County. Pegram has been operating Got Faith? for over 30 years. The organization,...
Southern Illinois Pediatric Dentistry opens Godfrey location
Practice becomes first pediatric dentist in the area. Southern Illinois Pediatric Dentistry (SIPD), a local dentist group specializing in expert pediatric care, recently announced the opening of its newest practice in Godfrey, Ill. Co-owners Dr. Adam Snyder and Dr. Christine Wohlford have been practicing in the Metro East since 2014...
Armstrong Capitalizes Late, Wins USAC Silver Crown Showdown at WWT
Madison, Illinois (August 16, 2024)………With two laps to go, Dakoda Armstrong was nearly resigned to the fact that he was going to finish second. With one lap to go, he was just about resigned to the fact that he was going to run out of fuel. Neither...
Marquisha Williams’ daughter receives a gavel after announcing her desire to become a judge
Noelle, a 6-year-old girl, received a special recognition at city hall on Friday when she was presented with her very own gavel. Last year, the children tragically lost their 29-year-old mother, Marquisha Williams, at the hands of their father. Since then, the family has been providing the children with an abundance of love and support.
Resident frustrated after dead trees continue damaging North City neighborhood
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Trent Osby said he woke up Friday to the sound of a crash during overnight storms. “My wife woke up, and I woke up because we both said the same thing, ‘What was that noise?’”. Once the sun rose, Osby said...
School district investigating after noose found in campus bathroom
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A local school district is investigating after a noose was found in an on-campus bathroom. Parents at Francis Howell Central High School received a letter on Friday saying a parent found a noose hanging from a stall in the men’s restroom near one of the school’s stadiums.
Betts and Kiermaier homer as Dodgers rally to beat skidding Cardinals 7-6
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mookie Betts and Kevin Kiermaier homered in a five-run sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers came back to beat the skidding St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Friday night. The offensive outburst gave Justin Wrobleski his first major league win. The left-hander was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City earlier in […]
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