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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  • 2 days ago | advantagenews.com | Greg Bishop

    During separate hearings Monday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and U.S. Attorney General Pam BondiHouse Committee on the Judiciary | YouTube, House Appropriations Committee | YouTube Jabs between Democrats and Republicans over the rule of law or loyalty to an executive were on display during separate hearings in Washington D.C. involving chief government attorneys.

  • 3 days ago | advantagenews.com | Greg Bishop

    Adobe file photo Changes are coming to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board that some Republicans say shields members appointed by the governor from oversight. The PRB conducts parole and release revocation hearings, imposes release conditions, manages good conduct credits, and makes recommendations regarding executive clemency. Members of the board are appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate. Senate Bill 19 was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday. State Rep.

  • 3 days ago | advantagenews.com | Greg Bishop

    Illinois’ budget has $75 million set aside in what Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls a “fix” for Tier 2 public employee pensions. A Republican state legislator says it’s “kicking the can down the road.”Illinois’ pension debt is among the worst in the country with $140 billion in unfunded liability for the state’s five pension funds. Signing the fiscal year 2026 state budget, Pritzker said the plan addresses concerns over the retirement of those hired after 2011.

  • 6 days ago | advantagenews.com | Greg Bishop

    Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, on Monday June 16, 2025 Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch continues to defend a $40 million line item in the state budget for a school district in his jurisdiction. The budgeted spending would be for a Proviso schools athletic facility. After Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the $55.2 billion budget, Welch defended the planned spending as an economic driver for his and other communities.

  • 1 week ago | advantagenews.com | Greg Bishop

    Republicans continue to challenge what they say is an abusive process employed by Illinois Democrats to pass controversial legislation with little oversight. Last week, several Illinois Republicans filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County Circuit Court to challenge how the budget was approved.