East Alton News

Firefighters battled a stubborn blaze in the basement of a three-story house Friday night, but the homeowner escaped injury.

Two men, the alleged victims of a brawl at The Franchise Sports Bar and Grill in Wood River, have filed lawsuits against the bar after an Aug.

Madison County authorities say An East Alton woman could face as long as 10 years in prison for leaving a dying child in the care of his attacker while she went to look for drugs.

The Wood River Women's Club is setting its sights on making a difference in children's lives and is asking the public to help.

While Illinois students are improving overall on state standardized tests, more school districts are failing to meet federal requirements that get tougher every year.

Caden Hestin, dressed up as a pirate, rode in a small boat Wednesday night during the 67th annual Bethalto Halloween Parade, sponsored by the Bethalto Rotary Club.

A year after L. Thomas Lakin went to prison on federal drug charges, a state investigation is continuing into sex allegations involving the once-prominent Madison County lawyer.

Complaints are mounting over the condition of graves at an area cemetery where a caretaker has been under fire for months.

Volunteers from area trades unions are revisiting history by going back to a park organized labor built in the late 1970s, this time replacing aged dugout roofs.

Village officials came up with a way to honor returning troops by declaring proclamations for military members who are back from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Police are investigating a stolen vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning.

Aldermen suspended rules Wednesday night to give Alton's necessary approval of the expansion of the River Bend Enterprise Zone farther east in Wood River.

Comments 0 Recommend 0 October 13, 2009 4:05 PM By LINDA N. WELLER The Telegraph ALTON - A chilly drizzle didn't dampen an appreciative crowd's enthusiasm Tuesday during a ceremony to rename the law enforcement center after the city's previous mayor.

An Alton, Illinois, man believes he has reopened the 25-year-old homicide case of Clarence Decker by turning in one of his own relatives.

For the second time within a week, firefighters were called to a house in the 400 block of Douglas Street.

Jim Murphy prides himself in giving back. Murphy started his workday Wednesday volunteering his time landscaping around the East Elementary School sign and near the front of the building.

East Alton attorney Jeff Weishaupt has been censured by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission for twice allowing cases to flounder without taking any action.

Boy Scouts are gearing up for the Lewis and Clark Council Annual Rendezvous and Encampment at Camp Warren Levis.

Volunteers are nearing the end of a Jeep restoration project that they hope breathes new life into the Armed Forces Museum.

An unknown driver left Rock Spring Drive early Monday and slammed into a family's three cars parked off the street, heavily damaging them before speeding away.