Teachers had been working without a contract for an entire school year.
- Katie Grawitch Belleville News-Democrat
The homeowner's prized possession is a half-acre garden bursting with native plants and vegetables that the village threatened to remove last week.
- Kim Bell | Post-Dispatch
John A. Hammond, 46, was charged in connection with the June 1 shooting in the 3400 block of Milton Drive.
- Belleville News-Democrat
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- The Telegraph
Jason A. McCallum, 18, of Florissant, Missouri, was charged June 1 with two counts of first-degree murder.
- Kim Bell | Post-Dispatch
A judge refused to release Colton Cissell from jail.
- From staff reports
Alton police said they have taken a suspect into custody and expect to seek charges on Wednesday.
Citizens for Modern Transit hopes to attract new riders by mailing out several hundred free passes to MetroLink and Metro buses for July.
One bill would stop Veterans Affairs department from stripping veterans of rights to possess firearms solely because they required help in managing their benefits.
Colton Cissell, 22, is accused of carelessly and illegally storing the fireworks materials that exploded last month, killing two teenagers and a 12-year-old girl.
First-time restaurateur Deejay Belden serves pizza by the slice for lunch and whole pies for dinner in his takeout-only Alton storefront.
Public Defender Mary Copeland said Zigler has numerous medical conditions, including heart problems, Parkinson鈥檚 disease and dementia, and requires constant care.
Charline Byrd said her brother, Terence E. LaShea, didn鈥檛 like to stay home, where he was surrounded by belongings and memories of his mother, who was murdered seven years ago.
A 70-year-old retiree was arrested in connection with the bludgeoning death of Randy Gail Sperino. Her nude body was found along the side of a road in November 1993.
It's the celebrated road's 100th anniversary this year. Here is what you might want to see and do.
The U.S. attorney聽also issued a remarkable apology to the court, saying he found out about the problems in the grand jury last month; he dropped the felony conspiracy charge.
St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the victim as David Jordan, 59.
Incident occurred about 5:10 a.m. Tuesday on Route 4 west of Marine.
The National Memorial of Military Ascent features 12 life-sized bronze statues of Army Rangers scaling the cliffs at Omaha Beach to help secure an Allied landing on D-Day.
Schmitt, a Missouri Republican, and Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, disagree on nomination of Justin Smith as judge on Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
A Chicago man was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a train traveling through Macoupin County in the Metro East.
School leaders said the principal didn't immediately alert police and the superintendent after confiscating an unloaded gun on school grounds, violating district procedures.
Cahokia Heights police are investigating a shooting that killed a 35-year-old man on Wednesday night.
Tara A. Anderson, 40, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2023 shooting of Phillip Armstrong outside Anderson's home.
Demario A. Ursery, 46, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of Dolnesha A. Jones, 37, on Tuesday.
Leaders announced that they鈥檙e selling the convent, outbuildings and 33 acres to a nonprofit organization called Books for All that will convert it into a library and conference center.
The Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower will reopen Thursday in Hartford after a $2.8 million, yearlong renovation.
Authorities said the victim, Dolnesha A. Jones, was found in her apartment on South Sixth Street.
Illinois health officials announced Tuesday that they are investigating a potential hantavirus case, adding that the risk of transmission remains "very low" for residents.
A $62 million movie and television studio under development in Wood River will aim to bring competitive production to the 最新杏吧原创 region by next year.