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Pop-Up Clothing Swap to be held on April 26 in Alton

Swapping is the new shopping. Clean out your closets and join Alton Main Street from 12 Noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 for a Pop-Up Clothing Swap in downtown Alton. The event will be held in the ballroom at Mineral Springs Mall, located at 301 E. Broadway. Attendees should enter through the side…

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Rep. Schmidt’s ‘Business of the Month’ is Mascoutah Community Lanes

State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) has recognized Mascoutah Community Lanes as his most recent ‘Business of The Month.’ Rep. Schmidt visited with Jen and Dan, operators of Mascoutah Community Lanes, to present them with an official certificate from the Illinois House of Representatives. “Jen and Dan have operated this local bowling alley for fifteen years…

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Illinois American Water, foundation, provide $1.2M+ in community support in 2025

Illinois American Water announced in its Community Impact Report that, during 2025, the company provided more than $785 thousand in charitable donations through grants, general charitable contributions and programming support to 195 organizations across Illinois. When combined with the $411 thousand provided by the American Water Charitable Foundation, the total amount of support reached $1.2…

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OSF Wound Care Center earns recognition with ‘Center of Distinction’ award

OSF St. Anthony’s Wound Care Center of Excellence has been awarded the prestigious Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92 percent. This recognition is a testament to the exceptional…

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NASA Standard Initiator named ‘The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois’

Manufactured by Chemring Energetic Devices in Downers Grove, the NASA Standard Initiator helped launch the recent Artemis II/Orion mission Chosen by voters from an initial field of more than 100 entries, the NASA Standard Initiator made by Chemring Energetic Devices in Downers Grove has been crowned the winner of the 2026 “Makers Madness” contest, earning…

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Weekend lane closures on eastbound I-64 in St. Clair County

Illinois Department of Transportation has announced weekend lane closures on eastbound Interstate 64 between Illinois 159 and Illinois 157 in St. Clair County. Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, April 18, traffic will be reduced from three lanes to one lane for sign installation. Two lanes are expected to reopen by 7 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting.…

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Three artists share SIUC’s 2026 Rickert-Ziebold award; including Highland student

  Autumn Meyer’s art — which won her honors as one of three Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Art and Design students to share the 2026 Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award — serves as an open invitation to view how everyone sees the world differently and helps people understand the experience of living with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive…

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