Belleville News-Democrat

IDOT will close lanes on both eastbound and westbound Interstate 64 between West Highway 50 at exit 14 and Illinois 158 at Exit 19 starting Friday.

Luis Morocho-Minga’s roughly 20-year life in the Metro East was upended after a weapon charge lodged against him in December in St. Clair County led to a federal firearm possession charge.

Just five months after the city said the water was safe, the Metro East suburb is now recommending that residents filter city tap water because of elevated levels of "forever chemicals."

A Columbia High School teacher’s resignation sparked a flurry of public comments at a school board meeting last week.

A Columbia, Illinois, teacher's alleged social media posts sparked a flurry of public comments at the school's board meeting this week.

As of Tuesday, the Illinois Lotto’s newest millionaire has not claimed the $14.6 million prize, according to an Illinois Lottery news release.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, has been traveling his district this month to spotlight the tax breaks included in the bill.

“The sign is down,” Clinton County Board Chairman Brad Knolhoff said Tuesday afternoon. “My understanding from Lamar [Advertising] is that it’s down, and it’s not going back up. I hope they stand by that.”

Greystone tenants say their complaints about leaks, mold, crime and multiple summers without adequate air conditioning have gone largely unanswered — even as the property went into receivership this year during a foreclosure proceeding.

Starting in fall 2025, the district’s elementary schools, at minimum, will serve grades kindergarten through six, with two schools serving pre-K students as well.