In 1938, workers connected the new Piasa trunk sewer to an old stone arch in Alton, channeling Middletown's lines to the ...

The Tigers earned the No. 2 seed and will open against eighth-seeded Granite City at 6 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Class 4A Alton ...

Illinois may be famous for its deep dish pizza, Cheap Trick, the Willis Tower, and the sock monkey, but the Prairie State is ...

Girls playoff results: High school girls basketball playoff schedule for the Springfield area The IHSA released the brackets ...

The Piasa Bird Council of Boy Scouts of America operated an early recycling program in the mid-1940s, showcasing their ...

SIUE Emeritus Professor Stephen Hansen will explore the myths and legends of Abraham Lincoln at the inaugural event of the 2025 MCHS Speakers Series on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Main Street ...

The popular real estate and home improvement network recently placed Alton on its list of “50 of the Most Charming Small Towns in America.” It was the only Illinois spot featured.

In 2024, Illinois' I-Cash unclaimed property program returned nearly $299 million in missing money to its rightful owners, the Illinois State Treasurer said Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day and ...

Alton Towers workers are facing an uncertain future ahead of the 2025 season - as boss Merlin Entertainments looks set to wield the axe. Merlin Entertainments is currently consulting a certain ...

After No. 17 Illinois was utterly manhandled by an unranked Maryland team at home Thursday, Illini coach Brad Underwood sent a message – both direct and indirect – to his entire club about the ...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, New Hampshire and Alaska are the only states in the country to have an ice runway. On Friday morning, a mix of about 40 planes and helicopters ...

Alton Harrell, 35, is alleged to have picked the teen up about 5 p.m. on Dec. 9, when police and prosecutors say he took her to a house on Doane Avenue in Bellport and had sex with her over the ...