Stuart statement on BJC, Aetna agreement

By Tribune Staff • State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, released the following statement after BJC Health and Aetna health insurance have reached an agreement to extend health care coverage for at least one year:. “I’m grateful BJC and Aetna have come together to ensure members in our community and...

Wreaths Across America marks 20 years at Alton National Cemetery

Missouri park shut down by a male elk 'acting like a teenager' in mating season

A teenage male elk, excited by mating season, prompted officials to temporarily close Lone Elk Park in St. Louis County on Monday. "We have a younger, more inexperienced herd bull this year," said Eric Johnson, acting director of St. Louis County Parks and Recreation. "It's his first year, and he's acting a little bit like a teenager."

Alton Lays Over Data Center Consulting Agreement

ALTON – Alton officials are holding off on an agreement with a consulting firm to study the potential economic and environmental impacts of a proposed data center. Committee of the Whole members laid over a resolution authorizing a professional services agreement between the City of Alton and Stantec Consulting Services Inc. at their Nov. 9, 2026 meeting.

Transit Commuters Vote on Favorite MetroLink Stations

Election Day results are in. SCCTD & CMT polled transit riders on their favorite MetroLink stations along the alignment and the results are in! The region’s favorite stops are…. Favorite Illinois station: Belleville MetroLink Station. Favorite Missouri station: Cortex MetroLink Station. Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite...

Alton's new meeting rules add screening, limit bags and require attendees to sit

Alton's new meeting rules add screening, limit bags and require attendees to sit

Ameren plans three more Missouri battery plants

Utility company Ameren has received the green light to add a new-to-Missouri type of infrastructure to the electric grid: batteries. The utility is expanding energy storage in the state. It is currently building its first battery facility in Missouri and recently received approval from state regulators for three more. Last...

Alton veterans mark Veterans Day with ceremony at VFW Post 1308

Alton honors veterans with Taps, a wreath and a reminder of service’s lasting costs

Edwardsville Hub Anchors Illinois Library Technology Lending Initiative

EDWARDSVILLE —America is online. Nine in ten US adults use the internet daily, and 41% report using it “almost constantly.” Nearly 80 percent of Americans have a high-speed internet (also called broadband) subscription at home. This isn’t just a consumer trend or screen addiction epidemic, though.

Competing plans emerge to move St. Louis County employees from Clayton building

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and the St. Louis County Council can’t even agree on how to move out of the county’s aging headquarters. The debate comes after years of disagreements between Page and the council over matters including COVID-era mask mandates, Page’s continuing work as an anesthesiologist and funding for medical care at the St. Louis County jail.

Trial Lawyers Sued Using RICO Law

CHICAGO, IL — A federal judge in Chicago ruled November 6 that JM Eagle can proceed with three civil racketeering claims against Simmons Hanly Conroy, an asbestos law firm headquartered in Alton, Illinois. The claims will also proceed against Sokolove Law and several named attorneys and staff. The case...

St. Luke’s hospital system in St. Louis County to join BJC Health

BJC Health and St. Luke’s Hospital have signed a letter of intent for St. Luke’s to join BJC, the organizations announced Wednesday. The agreement is an initial step toward bringing the Chesterfield-based hospital system into BJC’s network. The two organizations will now work to negotiate a final agreement, including required regulatory reviews.

Missouri Plant Closing Soon, 51 Workers to Lose Jobs

Missouri was notified by a company that they will be closing a plant which will result in job loss for 51 employees starting in January.

St. Charles County Parks Opens Their 20th Park Location

The newest location in the St. Charles County Park System, Spring Bend Park, is officially open to the public. Holding 126 acres of land just off Upper Bottom Road in St. Charles, the property was donated to the park system back in 2007 by Nancy Knowles and her family, who have deep roots in the area and operated a small farm on the land for years. The park now holds some beautiful prairie and river views to be explored.

Attorney General Files Suit Against Dispensary

The Missouri Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a Des Peres dispensary, accusing the business of misleading consumers about the amount of THC in its products. The suit, filed Oct. 23, alleges CBD Kratom Cannabis Dispensary, 12306 Manchester Road, is operating as a dispensary, but is not licensed to do so. The business is not included on the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation’s list of verified dispensaries.

Ameren plans three more Missouri battery plants

Utility company Ameren has received the green light to add a new-to-Missouri type of infrastructure to the electric grid: batteries. The utility is expanding energy storage in the state. It is currently building its first battery facility in Missouri and recently received approval from state regulators for three more. Last...

Farmington Inmate Dies at St. Louis Hospital

St. Louis, Mo. (KFMO) - A Missouri Department of Corrections inmate has died at a St. Louis hospital. According to the Missouri Department of Corrections, 39-year-old Terry Benson was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital St. Louis at 4:48 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2026. Benson was serving a five-year sentence at...

Lawsuit alleges Onder mocked Black people, targeted Ferguson

St. Louis attorney Jim Onder routinely mocked Black people, imitated African American speech and once said Black residents could not read, according to a lawsuit accusing him of plotting a campaign to discredit Ferguson after city officials rejected tax breaks for his proposed data center. The lawsuit, filed Nov. 5...

I-270 Mississippi River Bridge Completed

MADISON COUNTY — The Illinois and Missouri departments of transportation were joined by local leaders and industry partners today to cut the ribbon on the new Interstate 270 Chain of Rocks twin bridges crossing the Mississippi River, the centerpiece of a combined $531.6 million investment to improve safety and mobility while creating jobs and economic opportunity along a critical freight and travel corridor. The bridges are the latest achievement made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic Rebuild Illinois capital program, which is delivering billions of dollars in major projects across the state this fall.

Jersey County property transfers: See who bought and sold homes Nov. 2-6

Home sales in Jersey County include a house in rural Jerseyville that sold for $330,000