Several Edwardsville restaurateurs told officials they may close or move if they can’t install poker and slot machines.

U.S. News & World Report named two Illinois universities in the top 10 in its recent ranking of the nation’s best ...

The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget projected last month that Illinois is on track to run a $267 million deficit ...

In 2022, state Sens. Tony Munoz, D-Chicago, and Steve Landek, D-Bridgeview, pulled their petitions to clear the way for their ...

Anita Avers ”had a passion for counseling and believed that was her special gift she could give to others,” her obituary says ...

A 15-year-old kitty from Freeburg named Spritz has won our cutest cat contest, garnering 933 votes. Spritz’s owners, Lyn and ...

An 11-pound Chinese crested dog named Tommy has won the Belleville News Democrat’s cutest dog contest, with 1,131 votes in ...

Two federal judges issued separate rulings Friday, both ordering the administration to continue funding SNAP amid the federal ...

As the St. Louis Cardinals face another season with uncertain competitive aspirations, the shifting labor landscape may well ...

Shortly after 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon the special dairy sire train of 11 cars operated over the B. & O. railroad in ...

The owners of the former Ursuline Sisters convent gave performance space to independent artists until the city’s zoning ...

A man who wishes to remain anonymous has won a $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket he purchased for $20 at a Fairview ...