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Alton Daily News
A seemingly session-long series of weekly hearings in which amendments are debated directly on the floor is in response to a federal court ruling that Illinois must adopt a concealed-carry law by June 9. One lawmaker tried to push through a solution to ...

Slay, other mayors demand more federal focus on Mississippi River
STLtoday.com
Slay and the others are likely to get behind new legislation spearheaded by Illinoisans in Congress to rebuild aging locks at Mississippi River dams stretching between Missouri and Illinois. The bipartisan bill aims to establish public-private ...

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Lincoln groups receive grants
The State Journal-Register
The groups, from across Central Illinois, included the Pleasant Plains Historical Society, which received two $650 grants. One of the grants will be used to buy teaching supplies for the Clayville Historic Site so children will be able to experience ...

Bernard Schoenburg: Stocks-Smith named to medical district commission
The State Journal-Register
PAT QUINN last month named Stocks-Smith to the 11-member commission that oversees the district, which encompasses an area including Memorial Medical Center, St. John's Hospital and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. True, the commission ...

Board OKs bids for North Elementary renovation
Alton Telegraph
ALTON - With extensive renovations winding down at West Elementary, the Alton School Board has turned its attention to North Elementary, the district's final building up for remodeling. The board on Tuesday OK'd eight bid packages for the work and ...

IL Senate Votes to Change Teacher Retirement Plan
WSIU
Illinois teachers would have to make a major decision about their retirement benefits under a measure the Illinois Senate approved Wednesday. Enlarge image ... Democrats Bill Haine of Alton voted in favor of the bill and Gary Forby of Benton did not vote.

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Officials Discuss Proposed Education Cuts
Alton Daily News
Schools around the state of Illinois have been dealing with less funding for several years and the situation may only get worse for local school districts if Governor Quinn's proposed education cuts are approved. Quinn called for more than $400-million ...

BOYS' BASKETBALL: E'ville had a historic hoops season
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
When the Edwardsville Tigers walked off the court in Collinsville after a 64-54 overtime loss in the 2011 regional finals to Alton, head coach Mike Waldo recognized the bright future for his young Edwardsville Tigers. Tre Harris, Garret ... Proviso ...

Lewistown Sentinel
PSU grapplers poised for 3rd NCAA title
Lewistown Sentinel
1 seed Jesse Delgado of Illinois and two-time champion Matt McDonough of Iowa. Those two are seeded second and third, respectively, behind No. 1 Alan Waters of Missouri. Megaludis is fourth. Dylan Alton is seeded eighth at 157 after placing third a ...

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Business groups differ on health insurance exchange
Peoria Journal Star
A proposal to create an Illinois health-insurance exchange with the power to turn away plans based on affordability and quality would be a good deal for employers, representatives of small businesses said Tuesday. “Small businesses ... William Haine, D ...

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PREP ROUNDUP, Tuesday, March 19: Hayden pitches Marquette to win
Alton Telegraph
Barczewski, a sophomore, gave up four hits, struck out eight and didn't walk any in this Western Illinois Valley Conference game. Calhoun ... Alton 3, Freeburg 1 – Addison Cartwright did it all in guiding 2-0 Alton past Freeburg at Moore Park. She ...

Man in old slaying gets break in new case
Alton Telegraph
A man just off parole for the 1993 slaying of his father in Alton when he was arrested in Jacksonville on domestic violence charges won't be going back to prison because a judge said he looks like he's trying to turn his life around. ... Edgar W. Jones ...

Tests show multiple drugs in fatal-crash suspect
Alton Telegraph
The Illinois State Police Forensic Services Division completed an analysis of the samples on March 7, and Fickle's charge was amended on Tuesday. He was charged with four counts of aggravated driving while under the influence resulting in death, one ...

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Man out of hospital, jailed in home invasion
Alton Telegraph
Charged in Madison County Circuit Court with a felony charge of home invasion was Steven L. Roswell, 44, of Alton. Roswell was a “free man” for only a short time Tuesday before authorities arrested him as he entered Illinois following his release from ...
Alton man charged in connection with home invasion in GodfreyBelleville News Democrat

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weight breakdown
NCAA.com
Missouri's Alan Waters (29-0) is the top seed. He beat McDonough during national duals competition. McDonough (20-3) is a two-time champion and three-time finalist and seeded third behind Waters and Illinois All-American Jesse Delgado (21-3), who has ...

John Dale Stobbs, Attorney at Law
STLtoday.com
Alton, Illinois…John Dale Stobbs, of Stobbs, Sinclair & Associates has been selected to the 2013 Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected to receive this honor. Stobbs has been named to this ...