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Maguire prevails in Wood River; voters back incumbents in Alton, East Alton, Glen Carbon mayoral races

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 5, 2017

Wood River incumbent Patrick McRae re-elected as trustee, while Miner falls short of victory.

Local pastor makes run for Hartford Village trustee

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 30, 2017

David Fields, a pastor at Hartford's Assembly of God Church, recently announced his candidacy for village trustee in what will be his first foray into the political arena.

Wood River mayoral candidate touts transparency

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 30, 2017

Scott Miner is a major proponent of transparency in government and has talked extensively about the need to make fiscal expenditure information available to the residents of Wood River.

East Alton mayoral hopeful targets taxes, roads

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 13, 2017

Jamie Goodwin believes East Alton’s property taxes should be lower and roads should be better, and that the city also needs more funding for police patrols to reduce crime

Illinois population dropping sharply

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 1, 2017

The state of Illinois is losing people faster than any other state in the Midwest.

Illinois faces continued economic downturn, think tank reports

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 1, 2017

Illinois lawmakers are considering a multibillion-dollar tax hike that the Illinois Policy Institute says may worsen the state’s already weakened economy.