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

This collection of stories examines leadership changes and shifting dynamics in Belleville schools and surrounding districts.

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

After all the rumors, innuendos, half-truths and outrageous lies that Fox News has been accused of broadcasting over the ...

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

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

Meanwhile, traditions persist. A new mayor has been elected -- the second woman to hold the seat both historically and consecutively. Belleville West High School’s Wall of Fame recognizes new faces, ...

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

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,” ...

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

The McKinley Bridge, which runs from North City to the metro-east community of Venice, will be closed for repairs this ...

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