SEE VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH JASON SIMMONS: ALTON - Jason Simmons has lived the non-stop, on-call life of a police officer for three-plus decades. Alton Police Chief "Jake" Simmons is one person who can always be found in uniform. At almost any big crime or serious situation, Simmons was there...
SEE VIDEO: EDWARDSVILLE - With the start of the 2020-21 school year, school districts around the area had to make difficult decisions of how to approach student attendance and how to approach their curriculum in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, which is still wreaking havoc across the...
ALTON - Alton Main Street’s new Carpool Cinema series launched on Friday evening with a powerful first movie - “Selma” presented by activist Laylhany Davis. The movie was sponsored by Crystal Uhe for State’s Attorney, Rachelle Aud Crowe for Senate and Friends for Katie...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - The 2019-20 school year at Alton High School ended this past June with E-learning, online classes and a virtual graduation after the school was closed on March 17, as was schools around the state of Illinois, due to the start of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020-2...
Sitting in the same lot as the weekly Alton Farmer's Market, the Carpool Cinema Series allows attendees to enjoy the theater experience while also being socially distanced. The evening's film was presented in partnership with local teen activist Laylhany Davis.
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