Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.

Is there anything more welcoming than the smell of freshly-baked cookies? That sweet, buttery aroma is what folks can expect when they walk into the new Alibi Cookies location at 5200 N. Illinois St., ...

A Belleville neighborhood is dealing with an unusual set of problems involving the 65-year-old owner of a derelict home whose behavior has been described as “alarming” by the police chief. Kevin O.

Tillis’s retirement spares him a brutal primary and offers a dignified end to a complicated career. But make no mistake: this ...

She is unbelievably strong and strong-willed. So she is kicking butt. She’s a superstar,” the police chief said.

Troy Cannon, the former Marion County coroner, has been charged with seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The ...

Mackenzi Felmlee, 18, diedin the Fairview Heights home of her foster mother on May 11, 2024. Two have been charged with first ...

I just have no clue what’s going on,” he said after the District 189 school board emerged from closed session.

Nearly 48 hours after the school board adjourned from a meeting to decide his fate, former East St. Louis High School track ...

Officially called Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax, the state will stop imposing the sales tax on Jan. 1, 2026. In ...

Metro-East News news from the Belleville News-Democrat newspaper in Metro East.

It’s been a lot of years since we’ve seen this many big projects happening in this region, and I’m so proud of that,” ...