Granite City, IL

New ordinance provides tool in fight against public drunkenness in Granite City
SuburbanJournals
Chief Richard Miller said the ordinance passed unanimously at the Granite City Council's March 19 meeting would make it easier to arrest those who are drunk and rowdy in public than it is under an existing state law allowing tickets for pedestrians ...

Granite City novena scheduled
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The Annual Divine Mercy Novena will begin March 29 and end April 8 at St. Elizabeth Church, 2300 Pontoon Road, Granite City. Daily recitation of the Chaplet begins at 3 p.m. on novena days. The Divine Mercy Closing April 7 runs 2-3:30 p.m. with ...

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Granite City local charged with attempted residential burglary
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On Sunday, March 24, 2013, at approximately 4:32 a.m., the Madison County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in the 200 block of Lenox Avenue, Granite City, Illinois, in reference to a burglary in progress. The victim reported Anderson attempted to ...
Granite City man accused of breaking windows in woman's car and homeBelleville News Democrat

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Granite City probe into licensees background won't expand
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A Granite City administrator said he'd changed his mind about a proposal to require nearly all business license applicants to undergo a criminal background check. Granite City Building and Zoning Administrator Steve Willaredt last week said he withdrew ...

Granite City-based lunch program pushing to win $20000 grant
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Guilliams, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Granite City and the founder of TWIGS, is looking for any way she can to draw voters to the group's Web site, twigsforkids.org, and its Facebook page, facebook.com/TwigsTheFamilyTreeHouse. Once ...

Granite City church welcomes new minister
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Calvary Baptist Church at 3000 Washington Ave., Granite City, welcomes Rev. Jesse Tedder as the church's new permanent pastor. Tedder was named pastor Jan. 20 after serving as interim pastor since August 2012. He joins the church with his wife, Trina, ...

Toy guns cause lock down of Granite City schools
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Worthen Elementary School and other Granite City School District schools were placed on lock down at 8:35 a.m. after a report of a man carrying a gun in a field near Worthen, according to a press release. The lock down ended after Granite City Police ...

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Inscribed bricks provide consolation, memories
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Just south of the Granite City High School football stadium is a place of consolation for Ron Dillard. It's near a 12-by-12-inch brick, placed in the ground with thousands of other bricks, with the words: "In Memory of Timmy Dillard, Kind, Gentle ...

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Fire damages vacant home in Granite City
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Granite City, IL (KSDK) - Fire has damaged a house in Granite City, a home that has apparently been vacant for well over a year. The home on Buxton Avenue was first reported to be on fire around 3:00 a.m. Thursday morning. Firefighters arrived and got ...

Outdoors With Braz: Local Hunters Gear Up For Turkey Season
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I was born and raised in Granite City, Illinois. I have to say I was pretty fortunate growing up in the 1970s. My mother was a stay at home mom and my dad worked for Ford Motor Company. Dad was a big fisherman and hunter and even though we lived in the ...

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HOUR STORY: Community center's the place for young basketball hopefuls
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At one side of the gym, Granite City High School sophomore Dalton Whitford dribbled and shot. Dressed in a white T-shirt and black shorts, he said he came a couple of times a week. Dalton, 15, who plays baseball and soccer, spends about two hours at ...

Granite City arrest reports for the week of March 20
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Granite City Police Department. THEFT: On March 12, a 23-year-old resident of the 300 block of Orchard Court, Troy, was arrested on the 300 block of West Pontoon Road on the charge of retail theft. • On March 11, a 32-year-old resident of the 3800 ...

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Granite City community events for the week of March 20
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Thursday, March 21. MEETING: Pinochle club at Fountains assisted living residence, 3450 Village Lane, 6 p.m. Open to public. 618-931-3988. TEEN EVENT: "Word of Mouth" Teen Poetry Cafe, Six Mile Regional Library Main Branch, 2001 Delmar Ave., ...

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Matthew Barnett: Granite City Dad Accused of Breaking Six-Month-Old Son's Legs
Riverfront Times (blog)
Today in terrible parenting news, we bring you the case of Matthew Barnett, a 24-year-old Granite City father who, police say, badly injured his six-month-old child. On Friday at around 1:40 a.m, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ...
Granite City Man Accused of Breaking Infant Son's LegsKMOX.com
Father Accused Of Breaking Baby's LegsAlton Daily News

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