U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski’s plan to designate national memorial on site of riot that included two lynchings and destruction of Black businesses, gets presidential nod
The newest sighting is one of dozens of bear sightings reported across the St. Louis area and southern Illinois this summer.
Illinois State Police identified the suspect Friday as 27-year-old Vernon Randle Jr. of Alton.
A Granite City couple was charged in the death of a 2-month-old boy who died by asphyxiation while sleeping in bed with his grandmother and her boyfriend.
"Even with this horrific ordeal, he's a joy to be around. He likes to play, to ride his bike," said the boy's grandfather, Maurice Green, of Black Jack.
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says her party has a "powerful story to tell" in more rural parts of Illinois — but Democrats need to do more listening.
Investigators identified the victim Thursday as 62-year-old Jeffery Bell of the 1200 block of North 13th Street.
Madison county coroner Stephen P. Nonn identified the woman as Melodye R. Fagan, 69, of Granite City.
When the ban takes effect in January, Illinois will join New Jersey, Iowa, Maryland and New York in prohibiting paddling, spanking or hitting in every school.
Police released few details about the person who died. They had not released the victim's gender or age by Monday morning.
Vincent E. Brown, 61, was taken into custody Thursday after a traffic stop, police said.
Albert Campos pleaded guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old last year.
A Granite City man was charged Wednesday with emailing the 22nd Circuit Attorney's office threatening to murder an officer on a previous case if the office did not drop the charges.
The president said he saw the establishment of the Springfield monument as an opportunity to recognize a significant moment of the Black community’s resilience.
A massive sinkhole closed the park and golf course in June.
The venue will feature a 40-bay driving range, an outdoor 18-hole mini-golf course, a restaurant and sports bar, large outdoor patios and seating, entertainment venues and rental event spaces
Jerry Hawkins takes to the air in a two-seater plane once or twice a month, lifting off from the grass runway at Sackman Field Airport in Columbia, Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD — Members of Sonya Massey’s family and their attorneys called a news conference Wednesday to push for federal and state legislation in the wake of Massey’s shooting.
President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation to designate a national monument at the Springfield site of the 1908 race riot, which fueled the formation of the NAACP.
Matthew K. Thomas, 23, was being held without bond Wednesday in the St. Clair County Jail.
Pritzker has now signed more than 460 bills without issuing any vetoes.
AFSCME wants the Stateville Correctional Center to stay open while its replacement is built.
Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said Shavonne S. Green, 35, died of trauma and burns; and 4-year-old Toriana Bohanna died in the fire.
A map shows that mining — and the telltale columns that hold up the rock under the fields — stretches for acres. And the mining company plans to continue digging.
A man armed with a machete was later arrested in the incident.
The sheriff previously had indicated he would stay on the job.
Ryan Traiteur, 14, earned pro status in the yard game last year and worked his way up to the No. 2 spot.
Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home
The sheriff signaled Wednesday that he would stay on the job.
Nashville, Illinois, was among the hardest-hit in the region, with some residents temporarily evacuated after a reservoir overtopped its dam near the edge of town.
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