Liquor Laws

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.

Mayor Tishaura Jones has implemented a hiring freeze for the city's nonemergency workers to prepare for financial challenges. It comes as the Board of Aldermen overrode the mayor's veto of a bill allowing a firefighter board to negotiate pensions.

The St. Charles City Council passed a law Tuesday night that creates a Liquor License Appeals Board and modifies the punitive point system for bars and…