Alton honors legendary coach Jim Wigger with a silent lap at Jim Wigger Stadium, celebrating his lasting impact on Alton High ...

Once neglected, Alton Confederate Cemetery was restored by Daughters of the Confederacy ...

Life Scout Josh Bourbon of Troop 32 in West Dundee recently completed a community service project dedicated to preserving local history and honoring fallen soldiers. Josh and a team of volunteers ...

The departed denizens of Alton history came to life over the weekend as the 24th annual Vintage Voices returned to Alton Cemetery, with actors portraying several of the noted men and women interred on ...

ALTON, Ill. — A family is mourning after a teenager was hit and killed in an Alton car crash Friday night. Her mother, Meghan Bustos, is still alive but was also in the car with her daughter, Grace ...

AP Cigar Company Brings World-Class Partagas Cigars to Alton, IL Alton, IL – September 25th 2025 – AP Cigar Company is proud to announce a special event celebrating the arrival of world-renowned ...

Preserve Arkansas has announced its 2025 Most Endangered Places list. It includes an African American church, a cemetery, a former restaurant-saloon and rooming house, and the former squadron ...

HAMPTON — When Elmerton Cemetery began laying people to rest in the 1850s, much of Hampton’s history was yet to be written. As the Civil War erupted in 1861, Fort Monroe became a Union stronghold as ...

Althoff and Alton will take the field on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. CT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the ...

A cemetery tucked away on private land in Westbrook contains monuments for at least one Civil War veteran and a historic city figure. The property owner, Sandra Smith, hopes the city will restore the ...