The 15-year-old girl charged with murder in juvenile court in connection with a series of fatal shootings in East St. Louis ...

Atmos reports that climate anxiety is fueling a rise in '90s nostalgia, as Gen Z seeks comfort in retro toys and trends amid global uncertainty.

Allison Hartmire died in 2023. In June, her friend David Shovlin pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and obstruction of justice in her death. His sentencing is set for Aug. 26. Provided The ...

Café Coffee Greens, located at 107 Lincoln Place Court, Suite 101, Belleville, opens Friday, Aug. 14. Jennifer Green Belleville News-Democrat Folks on the east end of Belleville can get coffee and a ...

Belleville resident Stewart Lannert paid to rent this billboard on West Main Street at 29th Street. His message, “Courthouse Corruption Coming Soon,” has been displayed for six months. Joshua Carter ...

The $1.04 billion win is the second-largest lottery prize ever won in Illinois, and it’s unclaimed as of Thursday morning.

Months after Cahokia Heights residents found E. coli in water from their kitchen taps, the community’s water providers have been cited by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for deficient ...

The SIAC Council of Presidents has approved the elimination of divisions across all conference sports, expanding a model already used in football. At the same time, the Division II HBCU conference is ...

The MEAC is adding an HBCU from the SWAC and a PWI from the Big South for women's flag football. Mississippi Valley State and Gardner-Webb will join as associate members in the sport during the ...

Martinez Staten and his wife, Jodi Hillesheim, pose outside their rental home on Reiss Avenue in Belleville, where they live ...

One local hospital stood out in the most recent U.S. News & World Report ranking. Plus, we have tips on choosing a facility.

Here’s the latest on the cyclosporiasis outbreak that’s sickened more than 10,000 nationwide and affected Illinois.