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Madison County Third Judicial Circuit improves jury selection process
The Madison County Third Judicial Circuit is implementing a series of improvements to its jury selection process in response to the Final Report of the Illinois Judicial Conference Juror Experience Task Force, issued in October 2024. The new measures are designed to enhance fairness, accessibility, and overall juror satisfaction, aligning with the statewide effort to…
Read MoreCaritas Family Solutions celebrates 78 years with record-breaking Caritas Day
24-hour campaign raises over $129,000 to support children, families, seniors, and adults with developmental disabilities across southern Illinois Caritas Family Solutions raised $129,875 during its 24-hour Caritas Day campaign, surpassing its initial $100,000 goal. Proceeds will benefit the children, families, seniors, and adults with disabilities that the nonprofit serves across Southern Illinois. Celebrating Caritas’ 78th…
Read MoreNew $1.6M SouthernTECH High-Tech Food Incubator to foster business growth
The region’s entrepreneurs will soon have a new, state-of-the-art high-tech food processing and manufacturing incubator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale designed to help them expand and flourish – the only one of its kind within several hundred miles. Funded by a nearly $1.6 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,…
Read MoreThird Judicial Circuit issues Edwardsville jury duty scam alert
In an official announcement received on Aug. 11, 2025, Trial Court Administrator Ryan M. Anderson shared the following from the Office of the Chief Judge, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison and Bond Counties regarding a jury duty scam alert for the Edwardsville, Ill., courts: “We have received an increasing number of calls regarding people being contacted…
Read MoreHSHS St. Elizabeth’s Foundation to host annual Elizabethan Gala Nov. 7
Save the date HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Foundation invites the public to attend the 2025 Elizabethan Gala on Friday, Nov. 7. First established in 1983 as the “Elizabethan Holiday” luncheon and fashion show by the St. Elizabeth’s Auxiliary, the annual event has evolved into what is now known as the “Elizabethan Gala.” Since its establishment as…
Read MoreLane closures on West Delmar Avenue in Alton set for Aug. 18
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced intermittent lane closures on West Delmar Avenue from State Street in Alton to Illinois 3 in Godfrey will begin, weather permitting, Monday, Aug. 18. Flaggers will maintain two-way traffic. This work is needed for pavement rehabilitation and is expected to be completed by the end of the month.…
Read MoreCountry artists Jon Pardi, Ella Langley, to headline Confluence Music Festival
Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers and Adam Wainwright also among more than 30 acts performing Sept. 6 and 7 as part of NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway Country star Jon Pardi and rising country star Ella Langley will headline the fourth annual Confluence Music Festival when it returns to…
Read MoreRep. Hoffman helps celebrate opening of new Venice Elementary School
Emphasizing the positive impact it will have on the community and local families for years to come, state Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) joined students, teachers and local officials on Friday, Aug. 8, to celebrate the completion of a new elementary school in Venice. “This is an outstanding school building that will provide our children a…
Read MoreRep. Schmidt names Millstadt’s IGA as his ‘Business of the Month’
After receiving submissions from across the 114th District, State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) selected Millstadt’s IGA to be his “Business of the Month” for July 2025. Rep. Schmidt presented the owners, Craig Norrenberns and TJ Norrenberns, with an official certificate of recognition for their commitment to their employees and engagement with other local businesses in…
Read MoreISP celebrates signing of Alicia’s Law, extending child protections
The Illinois State Police (ISP) is celebrating the signing of House Bill 2586, known as Alicia’s Law, named after Alicia “Kozak” Kozakiewicz, the first widely reported internet-related child abduction victim. Internet crimes against children involve crimes that exploit or endanger children through the use of the internet, including luring children online to meet for sexual…
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