Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has addressed lawmakers and laid out his fiscal plan for the next year. He did his best impersonation of Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men" while giving his budget address....read more
The Alton School Board has named Dr. Russ Tepen as the next principal of Alton High School. The Jerseyville native was appointed to the position following a 45-minute closed session meeting and was gi...read more
When Governor Pat Quinn announced Illinois' multi-year road program update last April, there was a project that few in the Riverbend were familiar with. An Alton-Godfrey Expressway may one day run fro...read more
The Federal Communications Commission has approved tougher telemarketing rules designed to cut down on the amount of computer-dialed and prerecorded calls that seem to come at the most inopportune tim...read more
Rodger Cook, a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 12th District, has released his 2010 income tax returns. He says he did that as part of his decades-long effort to bring more transparency...read more
Gov. Pat Quinn says he's prepared to cut the state budget back to levels Illinois hasn't seen in four years. Ahead of his Budget Address Wednesday, Quinn says the overall operations budg...read more
It looks like lawmakers are taking a stand against abortion in Illinois. A House committee approved two measures yesterday aimed at imposing stricter regulations on facilities that perform the procedu...read more
Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570, the Madison County Sheriff's Department reports a 17 year old female student at Alton High was taken into custody yesterday after being f...read more
A fire early this morning destroyed the former Hood's store on Godfrey Road in Godfrey. The building was not in use as the warehouse business had relocated to the Monticello Plaza last year. The...read more
The final day to register to vote in the March 20th primary election was Tuesday, but all is not lost if you missed that deadline. You may still register to vote in the Madison County Clerk’s Of...read more
If Gov. Pat Quinn wants any advice on how to decide whether to close any state facilities, he need only take a short walk from his office to the treasurer’s office. Dan Rutherford (p...read more
Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation are promoting changes to a U.S. House transportation bill. They say the bill, as-is, would deprive the state of millions in highway funds and jeop...read more
Ethanol is marching forward. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has accepted the industry’s research into whether a 15 percent ethanol blend has any ill effects on public or environmental...read more
A day before the governor’s budget message, members of the Illinois House and Senate Revenue Committees began to lay some groundwork through the “budgeting for results” format, which...read more
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is laying out its agenda for the year, particularly as it relates to business. Chamber President Doug Whitley, speaking Tuesday morning in Springfield, sai...read more
