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Michael Thomas accused of dragging puppy along sidewalk
KSDK
ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A southwestern Illinois man is accused of dragging a puppy along a downtown sidewalk in the Mississippi River city of Alton. The (Alton) Telegraph reports that 38-year-old Michael Thomas of Alton is charged in Madison County with a ...
Puppy dragged down Alton sidewalk, police saySTLtoday.com

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Alton Daily News
Illinois Wine Promoted
Alton Daily News
People who want to promote the wine industry in Southern Illinois say other states are outspending Illinois. State Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) is sponsoring a bill which would tax wine sales at two cents per gallon, with the money going to support ...

PR Web (press release)
Clayton Sleep Institute Provides Services to Saint Anthony's in Alton, Ill ...
PR Web (press release)
Clayton Sleep Institute (CSI), a leading independent organization dedicated to all aspects of sleep medicine and healthy sleep, is partnering with Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton, Ill., in their newly expanded Sleep Center. A combined staff of ...

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Monday's best hitting performances
STLtoday.com
Jordan McFarland, Gibault (vs Alton Marquette), 2, 2, 1, 5, 0, 0, 1, 1000. Brendan DePoy, Columbia (vs Metro East Lutheran), 2, 2, 2, 4, 1, 0, 1, 1000. Chase Klein, Wesclin (vs Lebanon, Illinois), 4, 5, 2, 4, 1, 1, 0, 800. Devon Fennessey, Union (vs St ...

Alton Daily News
Liquor Commissioner Law Questioned
Alton Daily News
Under Illinois law, the mayor is the liquor commissioner, though in some cities the task is handed off to an appointee or a commission. The fact that mayors sit in judgment of alleged infractions by liquor license holders is a problem, says Andy Shaw ...

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Alton Daily News
Mortgage Program Gets Boost
Alton Daily News
The Illinois Housing Development Authority is increasing the mortgage assistance available through the Illinois Hardest Hit program to $35,000 per household across the state, effective April 1. The increase will help an additional 500 working families ...

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How many of us commute in the metro-east? More than 100K, a Census study ...
Belleville News Democrat
By comparison, about 14,700 residents from Missouri commuted into St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties -- although about 80 percent of the jobs in the Illinois counties are filled with workers living in the same county. ... The News-Democrat reported ...

Richard J. Kissel, 1936-2013
Chicago Tribune
After attending the since-closed Western Military Academy in Alton, Ill., near St. Louis, he earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University in Evanston. He received his law degree in 1961 from Northwestern's School of Law. "When we first ...

Belleville News Democrat
Coalition urges new funding for state road projects
Belleville News Democrat
The list includes $25 million still needed for a new overpass along Illinois 3 over the Alton & Southern Railroad. Another is an interchange at Interstate 255 at the Davis Street Ferry in St. Clair County that has received $19.5 million from the ...

Central Illinois airport sues FAA over tower closure
St. Louis Business Journal (blog)
More than 485,000 passengers used Central Illinois Regional Airport in 2012, according to airport figures. The air traffic control tower there will close April 21 in addition to the control tower at St. Louis Regional Airport in Alton. Air traffic ...

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Alton Daily News
IL Granny's Speed-Dialing Earns Warning
Alton Daily News
An Illinois grandmother could have her phone service shut off after she allegedly casts several hundred votes for "American Idol" in just an hour's time. Comcast sent 72-year-old Ilene Henry of Chicago a warning letter saying her phone service would be ...

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Wisconsin/Illinois briefs
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- An Illinois appeals court has ruled that a man accused of gunning down a pastor mid-sermon during a 2009 church service is unfit to stand trial, upholding a lower court's ruling. But the (Alton) Telegraph reported the 5th District ...

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Engagement: Sarah Weaver & Sean Dickerson
Jackson Sun
Sarah is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Weaver, of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alton Rhodes, of Huron, Tennessee. Sarah graduated with honors from University School of Jackson, received a Bachelor of Science Degree from ...

Five seeking four East Alton school posts
Alton Telegraph
Past or current elected offices and other qualifications? 28 years in public education; 28-year member of the Illinois Federation of Teachers; 1998 Council for Exceptional Children Teacher of the Year. What sets you apart from your opponents? "I have a ...

Alton Daily News
Immigration Reform Addresses Visas
Alton Daily News
Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) joined the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights today to call on senators to back off a proposal that would cut down on the number of visas for foreign-born siblings and adult children of U.S. citizens in ...

Let's hope that spring has finally sprung around here
Alton Telegraph
Locally, both Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Lewis and Clark Community College have baseball and softball going. Keep an eye on the SIUE ... The same can be said in preps about Alton in Southwestern Conference baseball. The Redbirds ...

ILLINOIS NEWS
nwitimes.com
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 First Baptist Church in Maryville and confronted the Rev. Fred Winters, by all ...

ABC7Chicago.com
Deadly church shooting suspect still mentally unfit after 2009 incident, court ...
ABC7Chicago.com
March 30, 2013 ( EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) -- An Illinois appeals court has ruled that a man accused of gunning down a pastor mid-sermon during a 2009 church service is unfit to stand trial, upholding a lower court's ruling. But the (Alton) Telegraph reports ...
Accused killer ruled unfit on appealAlton Telegraph
Court: Man accused of killing pastor still unfitUniontown Herald Standard

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Godfrey Township supervisor race contested
Alton Telegraph
Education: Alton Senior High School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University and Lewis and Clark Community College. Family: Wife Julie; three children. Past or current elected offices and other qualifications: 25 years as ...

Philly.com
Illinois air towers to begin closing April 21
The State Journal-Register
... to shut down air-traffic control towers in Carbondale and East Alton on April 21, followed by towers in Bloomington-Normal, Decatur and Waukegan on May 5. Nearly 150 towers are scheduled for shutdown nationwide. One Illinois airport, the Central ...
FAA To Close 5 Illinois Air Control Towers, Pilots Will Now Coordinate LandingsChicagoist
Gary/Chicago air traffic control among sequester cutsChicago Business Journal

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