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Barberis and Dugan MOUNT VERNON – Former Madison County circuit judge David Dugan improperly ordered Alton to issue a building permit for Ed Hightower’s Sunnybrook apartment project, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on April 28.  They vacated Dugan’s grant of mandamus relief, finding judges can mandate ministerial acts of local governments but not discretionary acts.  That ends the dispute in Madison County, but Sunnybrook remains on Dugan’s docket in U.S. district court.  Sunnybrook sued Alton there in 2018, alleging racial discrimination.  Chief Dist...

WBGZ Radio 4/29/2021 | By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio The Alton City Council has approved a resolution to publish a notice of sale of surplus property on Golf Road. This is the property being eyed up by a developer planning a new hotel and restaurant near the Alton Regional Multi Modal Transportation Center. The publishing of this notice is part of the process to make that happen. The resolution was laid over at the first meeting in April as Alderman Mike Velloff requested more information on the project. Alton Mayor Brant Walker tells The Big Z this will be a nice addition to that area.

FEMA funding coming for Alton's Riverview Wall reconstruction Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail The damaged section of Riverview Drive remains scarred from 2019 floods.File photo ALTON — The city’s Riverview Wall repair was deemed eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding as a result of the 2019 disaster declaration. City of Alton Public Works Director Bob Barnhart said that it is a relief to get this funding for damages to the wall. “We are very much looking forward to getting the work done,” Barnhart said, “and having it rest...

  A hotel and restaurant operator is making plans to buy some property and build a location near the Alton Multi Modal transportation center. When the Wadlow Golf Course

Republicans won Tuesday, fair and square Luther Simmons, Jr. FacebookTwitterEmail The people have spoken — at least the record low number of electors who summoned the energy needed to go to the polls and vote on a beautifully sunny April Tuesday have. In a way, the record number of white voters who chose their Lazy Boy recliners over the voting booth spoke even more loudly. Record low turnout, record apathy on the most important election Tuesday in Alton history. When faced with the choice of a white incumbent who championed diversity and inclusion at city hall and a Black challenger backed...