Advantage News

Advantage News

AdVantage News serves as the go-to local news source for the Riverbend region, covering areas like Alton, Godfrey, Hartford, Bethalto, Granite City, and Edwardsville, along with the surrounding communities. This publication combines online content, email updates, and printed materials to bring readers the latest in community news, local events, profiles of residents, and updates on businesses. It also features unique columns, comics, and special content that you won’t find elsewhere! Readers can receive AdVantage News through the mail or directly in their inbox, which includes a weekend print edition, daily email news alerts, and 24/7 access to the AdVantage News website for up-to-date news. Previously known as Today's AdVantage, AdVantage News comprises a network of community publications with a total direct mail circulation reaching over 78,000 households. It is based in Alton, Illinois, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, and primarily serves Madison County in Southwestern Illinois, located just north of where the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers meet. The publication features a mix of display and classified ads and is distributed for free by the United States Postal Service to thirteen local communities in the middle of the week.

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  • 4 days ago | advantagenews.com | Kevin Bessler

    A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies has passed both chambers of the Illinois legislature. The Prescription Drug Affordability Act puts new regulations and imposes new fees on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs act as third-party intermediaries in the insurance industry who manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurance plans.

  • 4 days ago | advantagenews.com | Kevin Bessler

    A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs, while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies has passed both chambers of the Illinois legislature.  The Prescription Drug Affordability Act puts new regulations and imposes new fees on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs act as third-party intermediaries in the insurance industry who manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurance plans.

  • 4 days ago | advantagenews.com | Brad Choat

    Hydration station example (Illinois American Water Facebook) Illinois American Water says there’s a new grant program through their American Water Charitable Foundation that encourages the placement of hydration stations across the state.  The aim is to boost public confidence and trust in drinking tap water and to reduce the amount of single-use plastic waste. Grant applications are being accepted through June 20th.

  • 5 days ago | advantagenews.com | Brad Choat

    Democrats stand and applaud in Illinois legislature after passing Fiscal Year 2026 budget on May 31, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois pohot)  Majority Democrats in the Illinois legislature passed a $55 billion state budget late Saturday that they said was a tough one to craft, as they worry about federal funding. Capitol News Illinois reports the spending plan for Fiscal Year 2026 increases funding for safety net hospitals and federally-qualified clinics in anticipation of Medicaid cuts.

  • 5 days ago | advantagenews.com | Brad Choat

    Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says the deal President Donald Trump is touting between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel fails to bring workers to the table or direct funding to revitalize the steel mill in Granite City. President Trump didn’t offer many specifics when he spoke to Pennsylvania steelworkers on Friday Your browser does not support the audio element. Trump also announced he wants to double the tariff on steel imports to fifty-percent.