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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
Good morning, Belleville. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 2nd of April.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Eleven-year-old Ian was featured in today's A Place to Call Home after he played pickleball with champion Anthony Slaughter—he now hopes to take pickleball lessons. He loves math, soccer, and fishing and dreams of becoming an engineer. KSDK
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Five art students from Belleville East High School were chosen to display their work at the 2025 Regional High School Juried Art Exhibition at SIUE—an event inviting junior and senior students from local schools to submit art. Their pieces, created with different mediums, will be on display for local viewers in the coming days. Riverbender
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ St. Clair County voters cast ballots on April 1 in the consolidated elections—Collinsville re-elected Council members Donna Green at 45% and David Seaton Jr at 35%. In O’Fallon, Treasurer David H. Hursey won with 48% and Ward 3 Councilman Roy Carney won with 25%—while Madison’s mayor and city clerk races remain pending. Riverbender
- ➤ On April 1, Belleville voters elected a new mayor when Jennifer (Jenny) Gain Meyer beat incumbent Patricia A. Gregory with 46% of the vote, making her the city’s second female mayor. Contested races were held for City Clerk—won by Michelle (Shelly) Schaefer at 49%—and for alderman in Wards 2 and 5. Riverbender
- ➤ Sen. Duckworth and Sen. Durbin have introduced the Honor Farmer Contracts Act to require USDA to pay overdue contracts with farmers and to keep rural offices open unless a 60-day notice is given— a companion bill is expected soon to unfreeze funding and support local agricultural jobs. First Alert 4
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Belleville East defeated Granite City 14-1 on Monday, March 31 as the team scored 10 runs in the third inning with key hits from Tommy Kramkowski and others to move their record to 4-3. Belleville West also won at home 7-4 by scoring six runs in the seventh inning, which improved their record to 5-2. Riverbender
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Live Music: Adam Harbison
5-8 p.m. — Eckert's Pick Your Own Belleville Farm — Free concert — Enjoy a family-friendly evening of live music with delicious food and drinks available for purchase.
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KevOnStage Back Pew Tour
7:30-9:30 p.m. — Love Church — Tickets required — Enjoy a night of clean comedy with KevOnStage and friends.
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Yellow No. 5 Concert
2-8 p.m. — Copper Fire — Free entry — Enjoy an afternoon of popular hits and alternative rock favorites from Yellow No. 5.
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Three Mile Thursday Group Walk at Belleville YMCA
5:45-6:00 p.m. — East Belleville YMCA — Free entry — Enjoy a refreshing 5K walk with the Illinois Trekkers in a friendly community setting.
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Belleville Barkfest
10 AM – 4 PM — Stookey Township Park — Free entry — A tail-wagging event featuring local vendors, fun contests, and treats for pups and their humans.
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Chick-fil-A Dine to Donate
4-7 p.m. — Chick-fil-A — Orders via app only — Support your community with a meal and help raise funds.
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