ALTON – A new sidewalk café is set to open in downtown Alton.City Council members approved a lease agreement between the city and Mac’s Downtown on May 27, 2026. The agreement’s approval is subject to Mac’s complying with certain requirements to open a sidewalk café just outside their 114 W. 3rd Street location.At the preceding Committee of the Whole meeting on May 26, City Council Coordinator Beth Bear said city regulations on sidewalk cafés mainly a...