Mike Koziatek
Reporter | Belleville News-DemocratMike Koziatek is an reporter who covers the Belleville area for the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio.
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A hearing board recommended a 60-day suspension of Tom DeVore, the Bond County attorney, for "violations arising from his dating and business relationships with a client.” -
“They’re talking about having a $400 to $500 million development,” Mayor Mike Leopold said Monday night. “It’s one of the biggest developments that Swansea will ever get.” -
This aid is separate from the $89.5 million St. Clair County received in January for disaster recovery from flooding in July 2024. -
The Illinois Department of Transportation expects the 3.5-mile section between Illinois 15 and Illinois 157 in Cahokia Heights and Sauget to be closed until July 31. -
The July 16 storm dropped 8 inches of rain. Although it's not clear how county officials will use the money, the federal dollars could be used to develop affordable housing, help small businesses, repair roads. -
Co-Directors of Art on the Square, a staple of the Metro East town, sent an email to committee members last week, stating that they didn’t “see a path” for putting on a show in 2025. -
The Hofbräuhaus restaurant in Belleville shut down in January 2023 after a copyright lawsuit filed in March 2022. The restaurant and national franchisor reached a potential settlement agreement last month. -
Willowcreek shut down because of financial issues, according to Steve Miller, the owner and operator of the two nursing homes under the Helia Healthcare company. -
Heil is noted as the inventor of the talk box, the original featured in a display at the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. -
Roger Wigginton, who's owned and operated Don Rodgers Ltd. clothing store since 1976 off West Main Street, plans to begin a “Retirement Sale” on Jan. 2. -
“I think he was pretty animated," U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Hollywood, Fla., said. "I don’t know if I would describe it as a lunge." -
Because of the "mine subsidence" — what experts call the ground shifting because of underground coal mines — cracks could be seen in the store’s parking lot and on two nearby streets.
