This historic bronze plaque marking the last debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas was originally placed on ...

A 1908 photo features Oscar Rynders with his staff and newsboys at Gifford & Rynders Illinois News Co. in Alton.

The Fayetteville City Council is reviewing historic district standards, aiming to balance preservation with business needs. Business owners cite challenges with the current standards, including ...

BRIAN FORTIER, WHO USED TO OWN THE WEST ALTON MARINA, WAS CONVICTED EARLY LAST YEAR OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A TEENAGE EMPLOYEE BACK IN 2021. HE DENIED THE CHARGES. HIS ATTORNEYS GOT HIM A NEW TRIAL ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' St. Louis District has planned two public hearings to discuss revisions to the Melvin Price Locks and Dam water control manual ...

The National Great Rivers Museum, located at 2 Lock and Dam Way in Alton, will host the fourth annual Ice Jam at the Damat at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Ice Jam at the Dam is a winter-themed festival ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

You can hear from candidates in the Alton School Board race at a forum in a couple of weeks. The YWCA Southwestern Illinois ...

What do you notice about the average earnings of college athletes? What do you wonder? By The Learning Network These questions invite you to reflect on the role that love — in all its forms ...

Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. A new Dominican Historic District in Washington Heights is officially on the National Register of Historic Places, despite pushback from ...