Alton, Il

Tuesday's best performances
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Caroline Hoefert, Alton Marquette (vs Wood River), 3, 0, 0. Taylor Donohoo, Roxana (vs Pana), 3, 0, 0. Summer Smith, Westminster ... Morgan Sikora, Highland, Illinois (vs Mascoutah), 2, 1, 1. Hannah Leinert, Eureka (vs Parkway South), 2, 1, 1. Amanda ...

Madison County community news for the week of April 10
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The Reguladores Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club and Trooper Kyle Deatherage Fundraiser Foundation will host the 1st Annual Trooper Deatherage Rally April 20 beginning in Alton and ending in Troy. Deatherage was killed Nov. 26, 2012 during a traffic ...

Alton Daily News
Pot Smokers Gather At Capital
Alton Daily News
The sponsor of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois says the people who would benefit aren't potheads; they're real, sick people such as Paul Bachmann, a Plano man who has multiple sclerosis. “How much more (prescription drugs) does our ...

Alton Daily News
Chicago Clergy Collect Signatures
Alton Daily News
Clergy from across the Chicago area have the governor's support as they collect signatures on a petition in favor of stiffer gun control laws. The clergy gathered with Gov. Pat Quinn in his office Tuesday to announce they have collected close to 50,000 ...

Prep Baseball Showcase set for June 14 at Busch Stadium
Alton Telegraph
It will pit the top 25 seniors from Southwestern Illinois against the 25 best ones from Missouri. Thus far, Missouri has won all three ... Players from Alton, Bethalto, Edwardsville and Carrollton have participated in past games. Granite City's Jake ...

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Voters turn out for Illinois elections
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Granite City Mayor Ed Hagnauer ran unopposed for another term, receiving 3,067 votes. Also unopposed was Mayor Gary Graham of O'Fallon, Ill. Alton Mayor Tom Hoechst, running unopposed, received 1,779 votes with all precincts counted. But votes were ...

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Police: Illinois Men Attack Senior, 77, Drive On His Yard After He Asks Them ...
Riverfront Times (blog)
A 77-year-old Alton, Illinois, man asked two young men speeding by in a truck to slow down. Instead, they drove their vehicle straight into his yard -- but not before attacking him. At least these are the accusations of police who say that Tyler Bates ...

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Illinois Companies May Make Gains
Alton Daily News
A proposed change in state law would allow state agencies to favor Illinois companies for engineering and architectural services. The change could benefit firms such as Chicago's Knight E/A, whose chairman is Jim Wolfe. “Professional service firms such ...

Man admits 2011 killing as murder trial begins
WTHI
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A Missouri man faces up to 40 years in prison now that he's pleaded guilty in a 2011 Illinois shooting death just as jury selection was to begin for his trial. Twenty-one-year-old Nigel Generally of Berkeley, Mo., pleaded ...

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Monday's best hitting performances
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Stephen Peuterbaugh, Alton Marquette (vs Mount Olive), 2, 3, 2, 4, 0, 1, 0, 666. Nick Balkenbusch, Highland, Illinois (vs Civic Memorial), 2, 4, 2, 4, 0, 1, 0, 500. Sam Preusser, Lutheran St. Charles (vs Principia), 3, 4, 2, 3, 1, 0, 0, 750. Luke ...

Illinois voters heading to the polls
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In Alton, Tom Hoechst is running unopposed for a second term as mayor. But businessman Brant Walker has been a fixture at political events, campaigning as a write-in candidate. Walker was removed from ballot by city election officials in February ...

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Still No Sign of Missing Men
Alton Daily News
It's day four of what has become a recovery operation for the Hartford Fire Department and the Illinois Department of Conservation. After another full day of searching the Mississippi River, there is still no sign of two men who went overboard when ...
Search for two missing men on Mississippi River suspendedSTLtoday.com
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April Students of the Month
Alton Daily News
Two more Students of the Month have been chosen by the Alton/Godfrey Rotary Club. Brian Green and Emily Russell are both seniors at alton High, and are the first two to become eligible for the $5,000 scholarship in this 16th year of the program. Before ...

State lawmakers return to Capitol with heavy agenda
Morton Times-News
Spring break is coming to a close, meaning school kids are returning to the classroom and Illinois lawmakers this week will be returning to the Capitol. Whether pension reform, gay marriage, gambling expansion or crafting a state budget, lawmakers have ...

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Motorcyclist Killed in Gillespie
Alton Daily News
A man from Benld was killed late Saturday in a traffic accident in Gillespie. The Macoupin County Coroner reports 28 year old Cory Broderick died when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Route 4 near Clark Street just before 11pm Saturday.

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Senator On Lack of Gun Bill
Alton Daily News
State Senator Sam McCann says the move to get a concealed-carry law on the books in Illinois is moving painfully slow. Illinois is one of the longest states, north to south, with the northern border as far north as Boston, and the southern-most tip of ...

Alton Daily News
Black Lawmakers May Hold Fate Of Gay Marriage
Alton Daily News
The fate of gay marriage in Illinois could be in the hands of African American lawmakers. Former state senator James Meeks (pictured), who also pastors a mega-church in Chicago, is lobbying them to vote against the bill. Meeks is the voice behind radio ...

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Simon Talks Rivers
Alton Daily News
Sheila Simon says government does, indeed, have a role in controlling resources such as rivers in and bordering Illinois. “Where we live, along the Mississippi, it is, in fact, very managed, and part of that management, in some cases, creates some ...

Saturday, April 6 Roundup: Piasa Birds extend winning streak
Alton Telegraph
Peoria Invite - Alton scored 32 points to share second place with Morton in the eight-school Peoria Green and White Invitational at Richwoods High. Richwoods won it with 37 points. Allan Bower finished fourth at No. 1 singles, Carl Stradal was second ...

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Two injured in Berm rollover crash
Alton Telegraph
Two injured in Berm rollover crash By DANETTE M. WATT For The Telegraph thetelegraph.com. ALTON - Two men were injured but a third man was unhurt when their vehicles were involved in crashes on Illinois Route 140 Saturday afternoon. A call went out ...