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October 12th, 2008
ALTON, Ill. -- A historic casino boat is spending its final days on the Mississippi River. The 300-foot long 1923 vessel will be dismantled in Alton before it's moved ashore and turned into an 80-room hotel, convention center and museum in St. Elmo ...
October 12th, 2008
ALTON, Ill. -- A historic casino boat is spending its final days on the Mississippi River. The 300-foot long 1923 vessel will be dismantled in Alton before it's moved ashore and turned into an 80-room hotel, convention center and museum in St. Elmo ...
October 8th, 2008
ALTON - One of the country's first floating casinos is docked east of the Clark Bridge, where it will spend the next four to six weeks being dismantled by a local scrap company and then moved 85 miles inland. Patterson Structural Movers Inc. towed ...
October 11th, 2008
Peter Koefoed Bjornsen, a Danish citizen, will speak about "Denmark: Still a Fairy Tale?" at noon Sunday at the Leesburg Public Library, 100 E. Main St. The free library program is part of Beacon College's Global Awareness Program, which brings to ...
October 9th, 2008
ALTON - Jeremy Patterson, who with his father owns Patterson Structural Movers Inc., tugs on a cable Friday as he walks through Mississippi River water to attach a tow cable to the rear of the former President Casino on the Alton riverfront. The five ...
October 7th, 2008
The Clark County coroner's office has identified the 11-year-old boy fatally struck while riding his bicycle Saturday on Danica Way at Morris Street as Travis Smith. He was killed after riding into the path of a pickup after failing to stop for a ...
October 8th, 2008
DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO STATE SENATE candidate Greg Knytych discusses the issues in the campaign with during a meeting with The Citizen's editorial board Tuesday. Greg Knytych, the Republican candidate for the District 4 state Senate seat, says ...
October 9th, 2008
DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO STATE SEN. KATHY SGAMBATI, who is seeking a second term in office, discusses accomplishments in her first term, and plans if she is reelected during an editorial board interview at The Citizen . Saying she has used the ...
October 9th, 2008
been restored – again through local efforts. Michael Hickling reports from Hackfall which is up for a major award. A huge credit binge by all classes of people desperate to invest goes horribly wrong. Many are ruined when share prices, after being ...
September 23rd, 2008
The casino hopes to attract more upscale customers with a revamped pavilion and gaming vessel, and the addition of a piano bar, steakhouse and coffee shop, the casino's owner, Penn National Gaming Inc. , said in a news release. The Illinois Gaming ...
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