ALTON – A sex offender from Alton who allegedly gave a fake name to police after years of failing to register faces new charges in Madison County.Gary L. Vancil, 63, of the 3200 block of Fernwood Avenue in Alton, was charged on July 13, 2026 with his second subsequent offense of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender, a Class 2 felony. He also faces a Class A misdemeanor count of obstructing identification in the same case.Vancil allegedly failed to register as a sex offender with ...