Marine News

U.S. Sen Dick Durbin on Veterans Day met with leaders of Madison County's veterans court and said federal dollars might be on the way for such programs.

Let's start with the update. Measure A, the parcel tax in San Geronimo Valley to support the Lagunitas School District, ended up passing with just over 68% of the vote.

Paragraphs by Paul Miller I would rather be a pro bono tax lawyer or a summer roofer in Death Valley than a politician in Marin, or any other county.

The board voted unanimously to restore $2,000 per month to the police budget, enabling the department to provide 24-hour coverage for the village.

Cassens Elementary didn't just hit the ground running -- it vaulted nearly to the top.

The Madison County Board went on record Wednesday in opposition to long-wall coal mining in the county, even though county officials apparently won't have the final word in the matter.

Comments 0 Recommend 0 October 13, 2009 4:05 PM By LINDA N. WELLER The Telegraph ALTON - A chilly drizzle didn't dampen an appreciative crowd's enthusiasm Tuesday during a ceremony to rename the law enforcement center after the city's previous mayor.

On Tuesday, the Alton Law Enforcement Center will become the Donald E. Sandidge Alton Law Enforcement Center in honor of the previous mayor, who retired as a police chief.

The city of Spring Valley received an Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association Loss Prevention Safety Award Sept.

The dining room: ... was upholstered with mostly mature Marinites inhaling cocktails or breaths from their oxygen tanks as we tucked into our baby back ribs : ... slathered with BBQ sauce and flecked with chives.

If you ask Mayor Cliff Banks about plans to revitalize St. Paul Street in downtown Spring Valley, he makes it sound simple.

" September 27, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today presented Gold Star Banners to 27 Illinois mothers whose sons and daughters died in combat while serving their country in the Global War on Terror.

Ryan Vaia was stationed in Iraq when she first contacted Regency Beauty Institute earlier this year.

While the city of Spring Valley still struggles to get its share of federal stimulus funds for a $5.1 million package of water projects, money for some smaller projects seems to be just flowing into town.

Property owners in 21 of St. Clair County's 22 townships will see the assessed values of homes and businesses climb higher when they pay their property taxes in September and November, according to the list of township multipliers issued by the state.

Madison County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan confirmed to the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees that charging townships for assessor services would become effective next April 1. Dunstan commended Godfrey Township Assessor Monica Star Jerrells, but he pointed out that some Madison County townships have no assessor, such as St.

The once rundown and abandoned Lark Theater opened to much fanfare five years ago on July 9, 2004.

The paintings are like precious jewelry; intricately detailed and saturated with rich gem colors.

Dreams of boat docks floating on the city's riverfront were in the works long before the existence of Alton Marina.

Hyperlocal reporting has hit the City! MoreMarin is now part of the SF Chronicle's website, SFGate.com on their In Marin page ! It's all part of their push towards hyperlocal blogging.