HSHS St. Elizabeth’s announces participating businesses for anniversary cake walk
HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is celebrating its 150th year of providing care to the communities of Southwestern Illinois. As part of a full year of public events and activities planned to highlight the rich history and continued growth of the hospital, the hospital and local businesses are participating in a Community Cake Walk open to…
Read MoreOSF Moeller Cancer Center to host free June 23 skin cancer screening event
“First come, first served” event scheduled from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 23 Summer is here, and temps are warmer, and that means one thing – more fun in the sun. Riverbend region residents will be outside enjoying time at the lake or on the river, playing in backyards or spending time at…
Read MoreFaster, cheaper, safer: I-255 work wrapped up this past weekend in St. Clair County
$65.4 million project completed more than six weeks ahead of schedule The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Interstate 255 from Illinois 157 to Illinois 15 in St. Clair County has reopened to traffic, more than six weeks ahead of schedule. Made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program, the…
Read MoreNGRREC to host June 24 SEED Series event with Botanist Wendy Applequist
Join the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) for the upcoming SEED Series event Garden Guidance: Reframing Our Relationship with Invasives — An Empowering Conversation with Botanist Wendy Applequist. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, Tuesday, June 24, at the Jerry F. Costello Confluence Field Station in East Alton.…
Read MoreSIHF Healthcare celebrates Vivian’s Village Housing Phase I Development opening
SIHF Healthcare (SIHF) celebrated the grand opening of Phase I of Vivian’s Village Wednesday, June 11, 2025 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5708 Bond Avenue in Cahokia Heights, Ill. Vivian’s Village encompasses 16 one-bedroom housing units and is dedicated to providing safe, affordable, and supportive housing within a community SIHF serves. “This ribbon cutting and…
Read MoreBelleville Chamber president departs after 16 years; new president starts on July 14
The Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce recently announced that President and CEO Wendy J. Pfeil was stepping down from her role after 16 years of dedicated service to the organization and the Belleville business community. “Wendy has played a pivotal role in shaping the Chamber’s growth and success, having served first as Membership Development Director…
Read MoreHaine leads State’s Attorneys of 35 counties in calling for Illinois’ ban on firearms to be ruled unconstitutional
Amicus brief filed in U.S. Court of Appeals’ Seventh Circuit Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has assembled a team of 35 elected State’s Attorneys from across Illinois to file an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals’ Seventh Circuit, arguing Illinois’ ban on so-called assault weapons is unconstitutional. In the amicus brief, also…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Why is Illinois invested in Israel Bonds?
“It’s morally reprehensible, fiscally irresponsible, and politically untenable.” By STEVE TAMARI Newspaper readers are familiar with the death and destruction rained down on Gazans for more than a year and a half. Tens of thousands killed, mostly women and children, more than 80% of Gaza’s infrastructure gone, hospitals destroyed, and all twelve of Gaza’s universities…
Read MoreSIUE’s Dr. Tandra Taylor debuts on ‘Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel’ Nine PBS Juneteenth special
During the recent recording of “Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,” an Emmy-nominated PBS podcast produced by St. Louis broadcast station Nine PBS, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Tandra Taylor, Ph.D., appeared as a guest expert on African American culinary history. Host Carol Daniel featured Taylor on a special Juneteenth broadcast set to debut on…
Read MoreJune small business honoree keeps Alton’s downtown ‘a-buzz’
The RiverBend Growth Association has selected Honeybee Vintage in Alton as its June 2025 Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 114 E. Broadway, it is in its fourth year of business now with Owner Melissa Bland collaborating with 20 vendors to create a marketplace that offers a variety of quality antiques,…
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