Alton

A pump to drain the massive sinkhole that formed after a limestone mine collapsed in June 2024 has been running since Monday.

Last month, Alton’s attorney asked the mine company to pay for the massive hole in Gordon Moore Park to be drained. The process is still being worked out.

AltonWorks, a company that's opened a coworking space and has several housing efforts underway, funded the project along with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

As written, the change is scheduled to take effect on Dec. 31 just before midnight — but the alderwoman who introduced it is considering if that’s too soon.

Alton’s mayor and city council say late-night liquor sales have caused too much drunken behavior.

The Community of Sunnybrook, which has 40 units, will provide needed affordable housing in the Metro East town, the developers and city leaders say.

“We're watching what Indiana does,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated event in Alton on Wednesday. “We may have to react to that.”

The helicopter was carrying workers who were doing maintenance work on power lines, said Cpl. Dallas Thompson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. No other injuries were reported.

The Wedge Innovation Center will host space for business startups, a venture capital firm and various Southern Illinois University Edwardsville centers. It’s the first completed project from AltonWorks, a real estate company spearheading numerous economic development projects in town.

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