As I noted in my book “Abolitionism and the Civil War in Southwestern Illinois,” Alton held its first Decoration Day parade in 1868 ... a 26-year-old Mexican steelworker, who had been struck ...

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The year was 2015, and I'd been trying to set up an interview with Janet Kolar, Alton ... old film loop, running over and over again until they eventually fade away." A native of Decatur, Illinois ...

Well, even if you weren’t around back then, you can go back in time at a new diner in Alton, Illinois. Shake, Rattle, and Roll Drive-In is an old-fashioned ‘50s themed drive-in that sells ...

The last day to cancel attendance ... bought the 153-acre site at Illinois Route 143/Berm Highway/River Heritage Parkway and Discovery Parkway in Alton’s old industrial corridor.