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Monday May 28 | Switched

Hope for Illinois State Parks and Great Outdoors?

Summer is here again, and many of us are looking forward to spending some time in the great outdoors in the months ahead.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Alton Telegraph

Chinese group explores carp potential

Hardin fishermen Tucker Baalman and Tyler Squier pull in hoop nets of bighead and silverfin species of Asian carp Friday on the Illinois River.

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Alton Telegraph

Stone cottage in Grafton becomes guesthouse

Trudi Allen, on the front porch of the Stone Cottage Guesthouse in Grafton, which she owns with her husband, Ben Allen.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Alton Telegraph

Grafton building owner pays nearly $4,000 in water bills

The property owner of the now-closed Rotten Apple building on West Main Street has made good on nearly $4,000 in water bills going back more than a year.

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Alton Telegraph

Memorial Day weekend loaded with events

If you're having a hard time finding something to do this weekend, you're either looking too hard or not hard enough.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Alton Telegraph

PHOTO: All aboard

People were lined up Tuesday to board the noon cruise of the Spirit of Peoria paddle-wheeler as it docked on the Alton riverfront.

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Tue May 22, 2012

River Front Times

Pier Pressure: Unwind at these area marinas

Don't leave shore without your Quimby's Cruising Guide . Published right here in St.

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Mon May 21, 2012

AllAccess.com

The Arch/St. Louis' Rick Wallace Rides To Cure Diabetes

HUBBARD BROADCASTING Adult Hits WARH /ST. LOUIS morning co-host RICK WALLACE and the AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION are challenging ST.

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Alton Telegraph

Spacious, modernized decks improve waterfront dining

New concrete decks at The Loading Dock have increased seating and improved on weathered wooden decks that were beyond repair.

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Fri May 18, 2012

Alton Telegraph

Water park hopes to make splash with upgrades

An employee of Safe Slide Restoration from Lake St. Louis, Mo., left, paints the underside of the Cascade Body Flumes at Raging Rivers WaterPark in Grafton this week as work progresses for the annual opening on May 26.

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Business Journal

Raging Rivers spending $250,000 on capital improvements

Raging Rivers WaterPark in Grafton, Ill. is spending more than $250,000 in capital improvements in order to improve customer experience, the Alton Telegraph reports.

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Thu May 17, 2012

Alton Telegraph

Grafton's Music in the Park series starts June 7

Music in the Park is a free concert series that will be returning this summer to the banks of the mighty Mississippi River.

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Tue May 08, 2012

Alton Telegraph

Funding for state parks threatened

More than environmentalists called Monday for state leaders to retain funding for Illinois state parks, particularly Pere Marquette State Park.

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Alton Telegraph

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Local, sightseeing river tours have not been available for quite some time, but the Spirit of Peoria is coming to town to provide an opportunity for a number of cruises around Alton and Grafton and the surrounding area.

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Mon May 07, 2012

RiverBender.com

State Park Entrance Fees Discussed

Illinois owned parks as a group are falling into disrepair, and the state is in no position to help as things stand now.

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Thu May 03, 2012

Alton Telegraph

Grafton to get new squad car

Generous donations and a federal grant are making it possible for the Grafton Police Department to get a brand-new squad car.

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Wed May 02, 2012

Alton Telegraph

Bonnie Cervantes

Wilma Pauline "Bonnie" Cervantes, 66, died at 10:12 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2012, at Alton Memorial Hospital.

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