Downtown Alton was bustling with shoppers buying Easter bonnets and new shoes from stores like Kresge's and Woolworth's.

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Kristen Stewart posed on the carpet with her ex, Michael Angarano and his wife Maya Erskine to promote their latest film, ...

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