8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (104+ words) Ad Vantage News. com Large pit on asphalt highway. Officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation say they are ready for potential pavement blowouts during the current heat wave. When it's this hot, motorists should be on the lookout for…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (445+ words) Raymond "Ray" John Kerkemeyer, age 83, of Edwardsville, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh, Illinois, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on February 7, 1943, in Edwardsville, Ray was the beloved son of the late…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (203+ words) Police looking for clues in fatal shooting Ad Vantage News. com The woman killed in a cross-fire shooting late Tuesday night in Ferguson, Missouri, has been identified." 35 year old Shakeela Martin of Ferguson had stopped at the BP gas station…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (146+ words) Jared Hanna missing 15 years July 2 Ad Vantage News. com Jared Hannah was 28-year-old when he was last seen on July 2, 2011. His truck was found in rural Clinton County near Centralia a few days later, and his duffel bag was found…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (131+ words) Ad Vantage News. com A three-day festival named "250 on the Mississippi" continues tonight (Thursday). There will be activities for kids, along with food and drink vendors available during the celebration. Grace Sakry from the Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (547+ words) A new report has found Illinois ranks second among all U. S. states in per-capita fines and forfeitures collected by local governments. Vittorio Nastasi, director of criminal justice policy at Reason Foundation, said monetary sanctions for criminal and local ordinance violations are…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (663+ words) Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signs bills in Chicago Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed a series of bills into law on Friday and over the weekend, with the 62 new laws set to take effect over the next year. Of the laws signed, dozens…...

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8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (122+ words) Ad Vantage News. com The annual Fireworks on the Mississippi celebration at Alton's Riverfront Park is Friday Gates for the fireworks event will open at 5pm at the Alton Amphitheater, with the fireworks display beginning around 9: 30. Amphitheater Chairperson Abby Haynes tells…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago  (232+ words) Joseph Martin Kirbach, 64, died at 2: 20 a. m. , Monday, June 29, 2026, at his home in Jerseyville. He was born on July 23, 1961, in Carrollton and was the son of the late Clarence and Eleanor (Becker) Kirbach. Joe married the former Suzanne Brown on March 29, 1999, at…...