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 Bridge To Benefit From Casino  WBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 Great Rivers Greenway has reached an agreement with Casino Celebration, which officials say will benefit the area regardless of whether the casino is ever built. Casino Celebration has agreed to upgrade the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge and trailheads if they win the Missouri casino license.[Full Story] |
 Business Cited After InspectionWBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 State officials who were looking for stolen cars have cited an Alton scrap business following an inspection last week. While no stolen vehicles were found at Alton Materials, the Illinois Secretary of State's Police issued nine citations regarding record keeping and other paperwork that was not compliant with state law.[Full Story] |
 Police Reports for ThursdayWBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 Wood River Police were holding 55 year old Paul Main of the 700 block of Pleasant in Bunker Hill for domestic battery. There was no one new reported held by Alton or East Alton Police early this morning. Illinois State Police report an injury accident on Route 100 about a mile south of Pere Marquette State park from Wednesday afternoon.[Full Story] |
 Route 66 Mother Road Festival WBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 Most people in Illinois – 66 percent, coincidentally – live in a Route 66 community, and the head of the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival says the attractions celebrating the highway are closer to one another in Illinois than in some of the other states from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif. Kim Rosendahl, the festival’s president, is promoting the annual festival, which is the last weekend in September. [Full Story] |
 Quinn Gets Another Endorsement WBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 Gov. Pat Quinn is one of several candidates endorsed today by a group that supports independent candidates. Independent, in this case, means candidates not closely tied to their party’s regulars, or “the machine.” That’s what members of Independent Voters of Illinois—Independent Precinct Organization go for. [Full Story] |
 Republican Day at DuQuoin State Fair WBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 Republicans anxious for a victory in November tried to pick up steam at the Du Quoin State Fair. Candidates from across Southern Illinois gathered at the fair Tuesday for Republican’s Day. State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), the Republican candidate for governor and his running mate Jason Plummer of Edwardsville (pictured) spoke to a crowd of roughly 500 about the importance of getting the word out to neighbors and friends ahead of the fast approaching election. [Full Story] |
 Quinn Touts Work Force WBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 Following up on his Republican opponent’s statewide tour to talk about jobs, Gov. Pat Quinn spent Tuesday talking about the topic himself. With labor leaders at the announcement of a local road project in Springfield, the incumbent Democrat says while State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) has the endorsement of business groups, Quinn has the support of the people who have earned next Monday off: the working men and women.[Full Story] |
 Farm Forecast WBGZ Radio | Sep 2, 2010 The farm forecast is a positive one, both for income and for exports. During a national conference call, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters the nation’s net cash income and net farm income are each expected to rise nearly 25 percent over last year, with the net cash income a second-highest on record $85.3 billion. [Full Story] |
 Former Band Teacher SentencedWBGZ Radio | Sep 1, 2010 Matthew Lang, the former Alton High School band director that pled guilty to criminal sexual assault in January, has been sentenced to less than half of the maximum by Judge Charles Romani. Lang will have to serve at least 85% of his six-year sentence, serve two years probation following his release, and will be required to register as a sex offender following his release. The Madison County State's Attorney's office had asked for the maximum 15-year sentence.[Full Story] |
 Guilty Plea to Child PornWBGZ Radio | Sep 1, 2010 A 41-year-old Bethalto man has pled guilty to federal charges of child pornography following an arrest in Alton in March. Blake Joseph Young, with a last known address of the 500 block of Sheridan in Bethalto, pled guilty to production and possession of child pornography. The production charge carries a possible prison term of 15-30 years, while the possession charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. [Full Story] |
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