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ALTON — Decaro’s has always been one of my favorite eateries in town, right down the...

ROCKFORD — A federal grand jury has indicted a Rockford man suspected of setting fire to an east side business after a protest in the city on May 30 turned violent.  Sean Cardenas, 20, was charged with arson, accused of setting fire to Burlington Coat Factory, 6260 E. State St., according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cardenas pleaded not guilty during an arraignment Thursday. He is being held in federal custody until a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Cardenas faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if he’s convicted. Cardenas previou...

Twelfth Night fire lights up Alton John Badman, jbadman@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail An Alton firefighter walks past a pile of burning Christmas trees Wednesday night in the Cousley Sunken Gardens adjacent to Riverview Park. The tree burning was a Twelfth Night tradition and about 50 neighborhood residents turned out to watch. Residents at the sunken garden maintained social distancing for the event. ALTON — In a Twelfth Night tradition, Alton firefighters burned a pile of Christmas trees Wednesday night in the Cousley Sunken Gardens adjacent to Riverview Park. About 50 neighborho...

WBGZ Radio 1/2/2021 | By Ross Pearson - WBGZ Radio The office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal has released the Christmas tree drop-off locations for your tree recycling needs. Dried out Christmas trees can be a fire hazard and also a mess to deal with. Alton has several tree recycling locations. You can drop your old tree off at Riverview Park on Park Avenue, at Haskell Park at 1211 Henry Street, at James Killion Park at Salu, and at the Former Great Central Lumber Lot located at the foot of Henry Street. Foster Township also has a drop-off location at the Township Garage located at 4754 ...