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It began operations in September 1991 with the opening of the Alton Belle Casino. Among the biggest initial investors was John Connors, brother of tennis champion Jimmy Connors , Illinois attorney and Democratic power-broker L. Thomas Lakin, as well as other influential St. Louis area businessmen.
Alton was developed as a river town in January 1818 by Rufus Easton, who named it after his son. Easton ran a passenger ferry service across the Mississippi River to the Missouri shore. Alton is located amid the confluence of three navigable rivers: the Illinois, the Mississippi, and the Missouri. Alton grew into a river trading town with an ...
Alton Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,865 and it contained 13,266 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,865 and it contained 13,266 housing units.
Pages in category "Alton, Illinois" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... This page was last edited on 30 December 2016, ...
The Argosy opened in 1991 as a small riverboat casino named the Alton Belle owned by the Argosy Gaming Company and had 296 slot machines and 22 table games. [1] Over 450 patrons attended the opening on September 24, 1991. [1] It was replaced by a larger riverboat, the Alton Belle II, in 1993, and cruised for one hour to meet legal requirements. [2]
Buoyed by promised pardons of their brethren for their Jan. 6 crimes and by Trump’s embrace of popular extremist far-right figures, those groups will likely see a resurgence after January ...
Wall Street kicked off the Santa Rally season on a positive note, with all major indices and sectors closing higher in a shortened session ahead of the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 climbed 1% ...
Soccer star Lionel Messi will play in the first game of the 2025 MLS season, when the league begins its 30 th season Feb. 22, the league announced Thursday.. The defending Supporters’ Shield ...