Alton (Illinois)

Major levee near St. Louis raising concerns

By JIM SALTER The Army Corps of Engineers is monitoring a major Mississippi River levee near St. Louis after discovering a problem that could cause it to fail. Corps officials said Thursday that the Wood River Levee is not in...

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Baldrick is beautiful at AHS

GODFREY, Nov 13, 2009 (The Telegraph - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Students at Alton High had a "hairy" lunch hour Friday, with some literally giving up the hair on their heads to raise money for...

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Teacher suspended for student assignment

ALTON, Ill., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- An Illinois high school teacher was suspended for offering an optional assignment to read a scientific report about homosexuality in animals, students said. Southwestern School District High School...

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Alton, Illinois is one of the most haunted small towns in America

KSDK -- Alton, Illinois is a beautiful little river town where you're welcome to discover the town's rich history, but consider this your warning, some of it might haunt you. Alton, Illinois is a beautiful little river town...

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Ill. Dept. May Make Untrained FFs Auxillary

BY CYNTHIA M. ELLIS The Telegraph, Alton, Ill. Register Now Nov. 13 - 3 pm (ET) Select Your State and Click: FOSTERBURG, Ill. -- Firefighters lacking training will no longer be allowed to respond to fire calls. The Fosterburg...

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Woman pleads guilty in torture slaying

A woman pleaded guilty Monday to the Illinois torture killing of a pregnant, developmentally impaired mother who police say was beaten with a plunger handle, burned with a hot glue gun and used for target practice with a BB...

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Cars burglarized with new technique

By Linda N. Weller / The Telegraph, Alton, Ill. Monday, October 19, 2009 - Added 1m ago Burglars who recently started using a sharp tool to deftly punch through car doors, just under their locks to release them, have hit 18 to...

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Three face drug charges

Brumfield was charged Friday in Madison County Circuit Court with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance while located within 1000 feet of a park &mdash. (Fri Oct 16 19:04:47 2009 PDT)[$drug_related(100%),...

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Police say topless bartender arrested in Alton

06:41 PM CDT on Friday, October 9, 2009 ALTON, Ill. (AP) -- Alton's new police chief, David Hayes, says he will crack down on nudity in local taverns, and his policy has led to the lewd entertainment charges against an...

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Hynes Lays Out Plan to Fix Deficit

danhynes.com - 1 day ago - 28 views Alton Telegraph Hynes noted that Illinois is one of only seven states that has a flat tax system for income taxes. "I would rather move to the graduated income tax and hold harmless those...

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