Alton News

Police arrested a 25-year-old Alton man early Friday following a chase at speeds of 100 mph through three towns, ending along Illinois Route 143.

Ashley Marie Archibee and Michael Douglas Hadley are making their home in Carlinville following their marriage July 16, 2011, in Alton.

Sharon R. Tash, 59, passed away at 2:14 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at Alton Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.

The engagement and upcoming marriage of Jamie Peipert and Nicholas Freleng have been announced by the bride-elect's parents, Timothy and Gina Peipert of Alton.

I just heard Romney tell his people in New Hampshire that Obama had caused the separation in our government.

With home ownership apparently pointing toward improving the Mexico neighborhood, Alton officials are making plans to bring another 30 homes to the Hampton Place development.

Two dogs running wild on Wills Street in Alton were paying no attention Wednesday to the coaxing of Alton Animal Control officer Steve Bosaw, no matter how friendly and patient he was.

Jerry Walker, of Extraordinary View Window Cleaning in St. Louis, had a little help from his reflection Wednesday as he cleaned the glass windows on the front of Gentelin's on Broadway in the 100 block of East Broadway in Alton.

School officials said Tuesday afternoon they planned to send out an automatic message to parents of students at Eunice Smith School explaining a 10-minute lockdown during an incident related to the state DCFS.

A last few words seem in order regarding one of the more chaotic police and fire stories we've covered in a long time.

Alice Marsh, 95, of Godfrey, left, shows some of her family memorabilia to Beth Phillips from the Hayner Library, including a captain's ship's log from the 1800s, on Tuesday.

An Alton man was charged Tuesday with two felony counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly telephoning two law enforcement agencies to make false reports.

An Ameren lineman hammers a bolt loose Tuesday while removing a transformer on a pole behind the fire-ravaged building that occupies the 600 block of East Broadway in Alton.

She was born in Kane on Dec. 6, 1932, and was one of four children born to Leonard Guy and Mayme E. Wheeler.

A movement aimed at bolstering the community's Downtown business corridor could have ramifications for all the city's retail areas, an organization's leader says.

Melba McAdams, formerly of Alton, Ill., died peacefully in Fort Myers, Fla., on Feb.

An aldermanic committee gave tentative approval Monday night for the city to make two large vehicle purchases and accept 13 bids, among other business.

Traffic passes over the foggy Clark Bridge across the Mississippi River at Alton as the area spent hours under a dense fog Monday morning.

When members of the Westboro Baptist Church annoucned plans to picket outside of a few St.

Born in Cottage Hills on Feb. 1, 1942, she was the daughter of Kenneth E. Ruble and Mildred Ruble Smith.