Area News
Caritas Family Solutions helps three sisters get a second chance at family
This National Adoption Month, the nonprofit honors adoptive families and caseworkers who help children find stability, belonging, and love With more than 100,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the United States, Caritas Family Solutions highlights the life-changing impact of adoption, the incredible caseworkers and adoptive families who help make it happen,…
Read MoreThe Salvation Army ‘Round Up at the Register,’ holiday bellringers return to Schnucks
One hundred percent of donations will support The Salvation Army’s imperative work in communities Schnuck Markets Inc. is continuing its decades-long partnership with The Salvation Army during the upcoming holiday season. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 12, and continuing through Wednesday, Nov. 26, Schnucks customers have the option to donate to The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign by…
Read MoreKaskaskia College gives rural students a chance to excel in the arts
New music, theater professors bring life to programs In just a few short years, two Kaskaskia College (KC) professors have transformed the theater and music programs for students at KC, furthering rural southern Illinois as a hotbed for the arts. Assistant Theater Professor Nathan Young and Assistant Music Professor Cody Paul have given students the…
Read MoreO’Fallon to host ‘Touch-A-Truck’ event on Nov. 15 to benefit ‘Cops And Kids’
From 12 Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, families are invited to come out to Kloss Furniture in O’Fallon, Ill., and “Touch-A-Truck.” Kids can get a closer look at the emergency vehicles that will be on display, including those from both the police and fire departments, and families can help support the…
Read MoreLow-dose CT lung cancer screening event to be held on Nov. 18
Event recognizes November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month If you (or someone you know) is a smoker or a previous smoker, completing a low-dose CT screening could save your life. In recognition of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the OSF Moeller Cancer Center (2200 Central Avenue, Alton) will be conducting a low-dose CT…
Read MoreO’Fallon-Shiloh chamber hosts recent ribbon cutting for Artisan Apartments
On Nov. 6, 2025, Artisan, located at 1201 Artisan Dr, O’Fallon, IL 62269 held a ribbon cutting hosted by the O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the grand opening of its new apartment complex on Central Park Drive in O’Fallon. Pictured with the oversized scissors preparing to cut the ribbon is Artisan’s developer, Darrell Shelton. Visit…
Read MoreBailey to stay in governor’s race following family tragedy
The decision came after ‘a lot of prayer and reflection,’ Bailey told his supporters By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Darren bailey is staying in the governor’s race after his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash in Montana on October 22. The downstate Republican said he received encouragement…
Read MoreChestnut Health Systems™ hosts Nov. 13 Open House at new Wood River location
Chestnut Health Systems™ invites the community to attend an Open House from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 at its new Wood River location at 337 East Ferguson Avenue. This event celebrates the opening of Chestnut’s newest facility in Madison County, offering residents the chance to tour the building, meet staff, and learn…
Read MoreKey Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote — again
Durbin was among 8 Democratic senators to back plan to reopen federal government By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Illinois’ Dick Durbin was one of eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate to support a plan on Sunday night to reopen the federal government. The plan angered many top Illinois Democrats such as Gov.…
Read MoreSierra Club Illinois to host Invasive Species Removal Workday on Nov. 14
YouthBuild to help with a Honeysuckle Hack at LaVista Park; community volunteers still needed The Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois will host its Invasive Species Removal Workday on Friday, Nov 14, 2025 and has issued a call for more volunteers. The Invasive Species Removal Workday will give local community members the opportunity to…
Read More