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State of Trailblazer Nation Highlights Growth, Innovation and Student Success at LC
1 hour ago
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College leaders, team members, and community champions gathered in August for the college's third annual State of Trailblazer Nation event, kicking off...[Read More]
Early And Mail-In Voting Starts In 10 Days
1 hour ago
EDWARDSVILLE – Local voters are 10 days away from casting their first votes in the 2026 general election. Sept. 24, 2026 marks the first day for early voting and for election authorities to send...[Read More]
Grafton Craft Beverage Festival Showcases Southwest Illinois Makers
2 hours ago
GRAFTON — Local food and drink makers gathered in Grafton for the third annual Craft Beverage Festival, hosted by Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12...[Read More]
Off-Duty Staunton Police Officer Dies In Motorcycle Crash
6 hours ago
JERSEY COUNTY — A 23-year-old off-duty Staunton police officer and Marine Corps veteran died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2026, in a motorcycle-car crash on Illinois Route 100 in Elsah after ...[Read More]
Beloved St. Francis Statue Stolen From Alton Church Garden
7 hours ago
ALTON - A hammered copper St. Francis statue that had stood for decades in St. Paul’s Garden at the Episcopal Parish of Alton was stolen sometime between Saturday evening, Sept. 12, 2026, and Sunda...[Read More]
Why Fall Scents Like Pumpkin and Cinnamon Feel So Comforting
7 hours ago
The smell of a pumpkin candle can calm a person down before the candle is even lit in the room for long. That reaction is not just about liking the scent. It is often a mix of memory, biology, habit,...[Read More]
Why Nostalgia Hits So Hard and What It Really Does to the Mind
8 hours ago
A song from middle school can make a grown adult stop in a grocery aisle and feel, for a moment, like they are 13 again. That sudden rush is nostalgia, and it is far more than a pleasant memory. It...[Read More]
Little Richard’s ‘Tutti Frutti’ Sessions Lead Sept. 14 Milestones in Music History
8 hours ago
This Day in Music History: Little Richard’s ‘Tutti Frutti’ Ignites a New Sound Sept. 14 is a date that traces an unusually clear line through modern popular music: from the raw electricity...[Read More]
September 14 in History: From Dante’s Death to the Napoleon's Invasion of Russia
8 hours ago
On September 14, one of the most far-reaching events in global history is the death of Dante Alighieri in 1321. Dante was a poet from Florence whose writing helped shape the Italian language and the...[Read More]
September 13 in History: Michelangelo Begins David, Oslo Accords Signed, and More
September 13 2026 at 9:00 AM
On September 13, 1501, the artist Michelangelo began work on what would become one of the most famous sculptures in history: the marble statue of David . At the time, this was not just an artistic...[Read More]
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