Carlinville News

A Southwestern High School English teacher was back in class Tuesday morning following a 6.5-hour disciplinary hearing over his use of controversial literature to discuss sex in the animal kingdom.

Domonisha L. Vickers, 18, of Washington Park, was charged Thursday with aggravated battery.

Hundreds of students have rallied in support of a teacher who assigned his 10th grade students to read a report on homosexuality among animals.

Just when it appeared that the Grinch had won, the people of Whoville came to the rescue.

Volunteers have come out to donate money, time and materials to make sure a Christmas display goes up on time at a park in Alton.

Here are trick-or-treat times in local communities: Alton: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at houses with exterior lights on Bethalto: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Halloween curfew in effect through Oct.

October 27, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn joined with Gold Star Families for a ceremony at the Sparta VFW to unveil the Portrait of a Soldier memorial exhibition.

The holidays can be a hectic time for anyone expecting a few guests. Try 60,000. Granted, Debbie Zilm won't have to do it alone.

A Jacksonville man accused of kicking a police officer in September behind a downtown Jacksonville bar appeared in court Tuesday on four charges.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last of three parts about efforts to reform Illinois' system of legislative redistricting.

After a work program garden grant, several more grant opportunities have arisen for the city.

Marcy Lewis is the first in her family to go to college, and both her mother and younger sister have followed her footsteps.

Gov. Pat Quinn will be in Bunker Hill today to help announce U.S. Cellular's expansion of its network in Macoupin County.

A Springfield man was charged Tuesday with child abduction for allegedly trying to lure a 9-year-old child into a gas station restroom in Carlinville last weekend.

Painting has always been a love of Carlinville artist Denise Hoff, but after marriage and children, it became a rare pleasure until 1998.

In June of 2009, the Carlinville School Board unanimously passed this Resolution to send on to IL Association of School Boards .

Two Alton men face charges stemming from what police believe are thefts of thousands of dollars' worth of electronic items at a number of Wal-Mart stores throughout Southern Illinois and as far south as Chattanooga, Tenn.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will make a significant gesture in Alton on Saturday, "It's Our River Day," releasing $16.3 million for Phase 2 of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Field Station.

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A 1-year-old boy has drowned in a decorative fish pond in southwestern Illinois.