Illinois State Police announce results of violent crime suppression detail in Metro East
EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a violent crime suppression detail on May 13 and 14, 2026, in St. Clair and Madison counties, focusing its efforts on East St. Louis and neighboring Metro East communities. The operation utilized intelligence and technology to focus enforcement efforts on known high crime areas, violent offenders…
Read MoreAmeren reminds customers to use caution with ladders, lifts near power lines this spring
By Tribune Staff • Look up to identify all overhead power lines before beginning any project As spring projects get underway, Ameren is reminding customers to take extra precautions when using ladders, scissor lifts or other equipment near overhead power lines. Each year in the United States, ladder related incidents lead to more than 100 fatalities…
Read MoreTroy City Council tables three proposals until next month
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A bevy of commission meetings took place between the April 6 Troy City Council meeting and the next one that took place on April 20. Mayor David Nonn was absent on April 20, so Councilman Nathan Henderson substituted for him as Mayor Pro Tempore. Councilwoman Debbie Knoll was also absent. …
Read MoreTriad Middle School’s Q3 Honor Roll 2025-2026
Sixth Grade Brody Steven Alldredge Drew Edward Allison Layla Meredith Amburgey Asher James Anderson Isabella Kate Anderson Rylee Anne Baka Hailey Addison Baker Keegan Storm Baldus Leonard Roxas Bancroft Garrett Watson Barackman Alexis Jewel Barton McKenna Kylie Barton Easton Paul Batson Tiegan Arlene Beaty-Zinda Andrew Ryan Becker Kendall Nichole Becker Alexandra Elizabeth Benear Harper Lynn…
Read MorePhotos from Glen Carbon’s annual Easter Egg Hunt
Triad Schools’ 2026-2027 Kindergarten Orientation begins April 9
Triad Schools’ Kindergarten Orientation 2026-2027 We are excited to welcome you to Kindergarten Orientation. All incoming children who are age 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2026 will be eligible to enroll for kindergarten. What to bring with you? Child’s birth certificate and items for residency check Where to meet? All Elementary Buildings (CA Henning,…
Read MorePenny shortage causes headaches for retailers in Land of Lincoln
by Erika Tulfo and Medill Illinois News Bureau • SPRINGFIELD — At the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, visitors can shop for sweatshirts, pillows, jewelry and chocolates using coins bearing the face of perhaps the most-famous Illinoisian, Abraham Lincoln. But even here, pennies are growing scarce at the cash register. The museum…
Read MoreMeridian Plaza, Orchard Town Center quietly filling in outlots, storefronts
By Charles Bolinger Editor • If you haven’t driven past Orchard Town Center or Meridian Plaza in Glen Carbon lately, you may not have noticed the changes. Orchard Town Center While the Meijer, the project’s anchor, has not begun vertical construction yet, other stores are coming to Glen Carbon’s largest retail center or in some…
Read MoreGlobal soybean trade ‘not dead’ as China remains a key player
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek • With a lot of gloom and doom in the headlines on the global trade front recently, Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, says global soybean trade is not dead and there is progress being made with international markets. “The Liberation Day tariffs that were announced last April…
Read MoreFood banks seek volunteers, donations this winter
By HANNAH SPANGLER FarmWeek • Prolonged subzero temperatures haven’t slowed demand at food banks but they are making key items harder to secure. Fresh produce becomes harder to source and move during the winter months and both Eastern Illinois Foodbank and the Midwest Food Bank report protein, dairy and shelf‑stable foods like soup and peanut…
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