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Alton Daily News
Illinois EMA Reacts to Boston Bombing
Alton Daily News
As news was still coming out about Monday afternoon's explosions at the Boston Marathon, Gov. Pat Quinn said it's an important for the country to figure out what happened. “We have one of the premier marathons in the world. It's in October, The Chicago ...

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Alton Daily News
Unemployment Fixes Focus of Meeting
Alton Daily News
The unemployment rate in Illinois is one reason three state senators from the area will be attending a hearing on unemployment today at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. The hearing is open to the public and begins at 1:00.
Senate subcommittee to hold hearing on unemploymentAlton Telegraph
Another challenge to Illinois' economic development effortsExaminer.com

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Alton Daily News
Beiser Works To Improve Municipal Funding
Alton Daily News
As the state of Illinois continues to address financial issues, State Representative Dan Beiser of Alton is working to ease the burden that falls on local municipalities. He has joined a bipartisan coalition to pass a bill simplifying the way money is ...
Bill aims to let more clubs offer video gamingAlton Telegraph

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Alton Daily News
Record Year for Illinois Film Industry
Alton Daily News
Illinois' film industry keeps bringing business to Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn Friday announced that Illinois' film industry generated a record $184 million in spending in 2012, resulting in more than 2,200 full-time equivalent jobs. “Our talented crews ...

Reine, Trost get main awards at Exchange Club banquet
Alton Telegraph
... Civic Memorial embraced the main awards Sunday at the 68th annual Alton Exchange Club Prep Basketball Players of the Year banquet. Reine, a 6-foot-9 senior center headed to Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, repeated as the boys top player.

Examiner.com
Illinois judge barely escaped from dog attack
Examiner.com
On Wednesday of this past week, a Madison County Circuit Court Judge in Piasa Corners in Alton, Illinois was attacked by two dogs. Currently the two dogs are under a 10-day quarantine; tickets issued to their owners. The Judge was Kyle Napp. Napp, a ...

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Woods filling with gamblers
Belleville News Democrat
So state Rep. Dan Beiser, D-Alton, comes to the rescue with a taxonomic fix that passed the Illinois House on Wednesday. We will let the birds join the ungulates and thrive thanks to video poker machines, assuming the Illinois Senate and Gov. Quinn agree.

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Alton Daily News
More Gun Rallies at Capitol
Alton Daily News
With Illinois getting closer to its court-ordered concealed carry legislation deadline, advocates for gun safety gathered at the Capitol in front of the Lincoln statue. Gov. Pat Quinn joined in the rally calling for the legislatures to listen to what ...

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Move To Eliminate Lieutenant Governor
Alton Daily News
If the Illinois Senate follows the lead of the House, the state's voters would determine whether to abolish the office entirely. Sponsoring State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) says if a governor leaves by death, resignation, or impeachment ...

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Alton Daily News
Debate on Safety of Smokeless Tobacco
Alton Daily News
There was no bill to consider, but a University of Louisville researcher planted the seed with members of the Illinois House Consumer Protection Committee. “You'll be asked to equalize taxes on smokeless tobacco to drive taxes up on all tobacco ...

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US: 3 die in spring storm packing ice, snow, tornadoes
Minnesota Public Radio
Across the Mississippi River in Alton, Ill., Dave Grounds was watching TV when he heard the rain suddenly intensify, followed by winds that he said had "incredible resonance." "That's when the house started shaking violently, like it was grabbed by ...
Two dead in US Midwest severe spring stormBBC News

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Judge unscathed after storm crushes Alton home
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Madison County, Ill., Associate Judge David Grounds looks at one of two large trees that fell and seriously damaged his home and two vehicles in the 2900 block of Shady Place, Thursday, April 11, 2013 in Alton, Ill. The judge escaped out the back door ...
Damage scattered around areaAlton Telegraph

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Alton Daily News
Governor Proclaims Innovation Day in Illinois
Alton Daily News
Pat Quinn proclaimed Thursday “Innovation Day” in Illinois. Quinn made the proclamation while hosting an annual innovation forum at the Executive Mansion. “Innovation is essential to driving the Illinois economy forward,” Quinn said. “Innovation Day ...
Road projects slated in Madison CountyAlton Telegraph

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Damage scattered around area
Alton Telegraph
A Weather Service spokesman said Thursday evening that its assessors still had not written a report on the damage at Piasa Harbor, in Alton and other places on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, so they had not made an official determination ...

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Severe storms sock Midwest, push east; 1 dead
Peoria Journal Star
Across the Mississippi River in Alton, Ill., Dave Grounds was watching TV when he heard the rain suddenly intensify, followed by winds that he said had "incredible resonance." At least one death has been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's ...
Ameren worker dies in repair efforts after storms rattle St. Louis areaSTLtoday.com
Severe Weather Sweeps Through St. Louis AreaSt. Louis Public Radio
Severe storms hits Midwest with snow, ice, windsNorthJersey.com
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Write-In Candidate Leads Mayoral Race In Small Illinois City
RTT News
Write-In Candidate Leads Mayoral Race In Small Illinois City. 4/11/2013 1:14 PM ET. Brant Walker, a write-in candidate for mayor in Alton, Illinois, is the unofficial winner in the town's mayoral contest, according to a report from the St. Louis Post ...

Resolution closer in Illinois pastor killing case
Alton Telegraph
Sedlacek, 31, has been confined to mental health treatment in Alton, Ill., since he was found incompetent to stand trial months after prosecutors say he strolled into the Maryville church and confronted Winters, by all accounts a stranger. Sedlacek had ...

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Judge unscathed from storm that crushes Alton home - KWQC-TV6 News and ...
KWQC 6
Thursday, April 11, 2013 1:03 PM EST. ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois judge is counting his blessings after escaping unharmed from a storm that toppled two century-old trees onto his home in the Mississippi River city of Alton. Dave Grounds ...

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Outages persist in southwestern Illinois after storm rakes the region with ...
The Republic
ALTON, Illinois — A southwestern Illinois judge is counting his blessings after escaping unharmed from a storm that toppled two century-old trees onto his home in the Mississippi River city of Alton. Dave Grounds says he was in his home of 43 years on ...
Damage scattered around areaAlton Telegraph

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KMOV.com
Half dozen homes damaged by storm in Alton
KMOV.com
(KMOV.com) -- About a half-dozen homes were damaged in the Alton, Illinois area by the storms that thundered through the area on Wednesday evening. News 4's Ray Preston was in the area of the 2900 block of Shady Place were most of the damage ...