Alton, Il

Lady Raiders' unselfishness leads to 5-0 victory
Quincy Herald Whig
Mark Longo would have been happy with his Quincy Notre Dame girls soccer team scoring three times in the first six minutes of Saturday's game against Alton Marquette regardless of the circumstances. Yet, the manner in which the Lady Raiders netted the ...

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Boat capsizes on Illinois side of Mississippi, search continues for possible ...
STLtoday.com
A child was pulled from the Mississippi River early Saturday afternoon as the search continues for other survivors of a capsizing on the Illinois side of the river near Hartford. Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief David Eichen said the boat carrying ...
Crews search river for missing anglersAlton Telegraph

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Former metro-east standouts doing well in college baseball
Belleville News Democrat
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior infielder Joel Greatting (Columbia) is the Cougars' top hitter this spring, carrying a .320 average through 23 games with three doubles, one homer and six RBIs. Workhorse junior right-hander Travis Felax ...

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Alton Daily News
Chicago Churches Preach Marriage Equality
Alton Daily News
As some black pastors have been urging state lawmakers to vote no on same sex marriage, a group of them Thursday urged them to vote yes. A group of pastors called a press conference in Chicago to call on members of the Illinois House to pass a bill ...

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Advocate Touts Smaller Institutions
Alton Daily News
Don Moss, executive director for United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois, wrote an open letter to legislators to close the rest of the state-operated facilities. Moss says smaller institutions will help persons with disabilities more and help the state ...

Alton Daily News
Legislation Would Sell State Vehicles
Alton Daily News
State Representative Dan Beiser is pushing for legislation that would sell costly and unnecessary state vehicles and planes in an effort to reduce what he calls wasteful government spending. He says with families across Illinois tightening their belts ...

Alton Daily News
Asian Carp are Here To Stay
Alton Daily News
New fears of the Asian carp invading the Great Lakes are justified, says a leading fish researcher in Illinois. Professor Jim Garvey, director of the fisheries and aquaculture center at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, says, “The Illinois ...

Alton Daily News
FAA to Delay 149 Airport Tower Closures Until June
WJBD Online
Trade groups representing companies that operate the towers under contract for FAA also filed a lawsuit on Thursday. The other affected Illinois towers are at St. Louis Regional Airport in East Alton, Decatur Airport, Southern Illinois Airport in ...
FAA Delaying Airport Tower ClosingsAlton Daily News
Closure of airport towers to be delayed until JuneWREX-TV

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Accused Alton Puppy Dragger Speaks Out: "I'm Really Hurt Here... I Miss Her. I ...
Riverfront Times (blog)
But Michael Thomas, the 38-year-old Alton, Illinois, resident charged with animal cruelty, says the whole thing was blown way out of proportion -- and says he just wants his puppy back. "I'm really hurt here," Thomas tells Daily RFT. "I miss her. I ...

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Reaction To Kirk Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Alton Daily News
A gay rights advocate says it's a big deal when a Republican comes out in support of same-sex marriage. That's what U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) did, making him the second Republican senator to do so. Bernard Cherkasov, head of the group Equality ...
Trend of senators backing gay marriage likely to ebbSTLtoday.com

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Quinn Visiting Mexico
Alton Daily News
Quinn will also be making a stop at an Illinois tourism event and will sign a “Sister Lakes” pact. Quinn says the state wants to make sure that Illinois-based manufactures of water pumps and manufacturers of other water and wastewater treatment ...

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Education Funding Still Problematic
Alton Daily News
The governor and the Illinois School Board of Education have released their proposals for the 2014 education budget, and they are not on the same page. While the governor wants another reduction, the board wants schools to be fully funded to ...

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Guest Column: Illinois medical marijuana law would serve as model for nation
The State Journal-Register
Guest Column: Illinois medical marijuana law would serve as model for nation. Zoom. Photos. langhaine.jpg. State Rep. Lou Lang, left, is a Skokie Democrat, and state Sen. Bill Haine is an Alton Democrat. Social Media. Tweet. Yellow Pages. Find whatever ...

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Christopher Carstens facing federal charges for foreign Botox
KSDK
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A western Illinois business owner and his company are facing federal charges accusing them of distributing more than $3 million worth of foreign Botox and Juvederm in the U.S.. A federal grand jury in Missouri's Western District ...

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Alton Man Accused of Dragging Puppy "Like It's a Stuffed Animal" Says Vet Told ...
Riverfront Times (blog)
Alton, Illinois, resident Michael Thomas, 38, was trying to walk his three-month-old yellow labrador on a leash over the weekend, but when the puppy wasn't cooperative, he began to drag her. For many blocks. Until the little pup was nearly unconscious.
Puppy dragged down Alton sidewalk, police saySTLtoday.com

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Think spring, go green in the Metro East
STLtoday.com
Republic Services, which formerly was Allied Waste, handles garbage removal and recycling for many of the cities and villages in northern Madison County. The company serves the communities of Alton, Collinsville, Edwardsville and Troy, among others.

Alton Daily News
Illinois Becoming More Immigrant-Friendly, Says Gov.
Alton Daily News
Illinois is on the way to be the most immigrant friendly state, the governor says. Gov. Pat Quinn says welcoming centers are part of reason. The centers helps immigrants with health screening, job training, legal assistance or help applying to college ...

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Alton Daily News
Kirk Supports Same-Sex Marriage
Alton Daily News
Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) says he supports marriage equality. Asked how he came to the decision to support same-sex marriage, Kirk said the country is ready for it. “The gay community is larger than ever before and it's not in the 1950s closet, so most of us ...

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Illinois Economy Still Growing
Alton Daily News
The economic comeback is not moving very quickly, according to the University of Illinois Flash Index, a monthly reading of the state's economic performance. On a scale on which 100 marks the cut-off between growth and contraction, the index has ...

More Organ Donors Needed
Alton Daily News
Despite years of effort, Illinois is still short of the organ donors the state needs. Secretary of State Jesse White kicked off his annual appeal to people to sign up via their driver's licenses. He says some people are hesitant because they think if ...

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