Metro-East NewsClosing of agency that has helped metro-east residents since the ’70s leaves ‘a big gap’“I don’t know whose fault it is but to just rip these services from people just so abruptly … It’s sad,” says one client.Updated February 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Home Page CarouselEducation Matters: Teacher awards, national honors, metro-east school fundraisersFebruary 23, 2026 at 5:30 AM
IllinoisCan I leave my child home alone in IL or MO during summer break? What the law saysUpdated June 21, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Metro-East NewsJuneteenth is a holiday for people of all races, metro-east civil rights leaders sayUpdated June 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
CrimeSEC says owner of Belleville Crossing’s main strip mall fleeced his investors of millionsUpdated March 15, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Food & DrinkA new Edwardsville restaurant offers casual elegance, good food and tasty cocktailsUpdated January 4, 2024 at 2:21 PM
EducationFAFSA has changed. Here’s what to know and when to apply for student financial aidUpdated January 3, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Metro-East LivingHere’s how you can help the needy in the metro-east as a new year beginsUpdated December 31, 2023 at 9:34 AM
CrimeCharges filed in connection with shooting of woman in Belleville streetUpdated December 20, 2023 at 11:54 AM
BellevilleBelleville property owners to pay more in taxes for police and firefighter pensionsUpdated December 20, 2023 at 11:54 AM
CrimeSt. Clair County judge issues ruling in case of Belleville man charged in shootingUpdated December 19, 2023 at 7:13 PM
CrimeCollinsville man charged with stabbing wife, shooting her in the head, police sayUpdated December 19, 2023 at 12:54 PM
IllinoisDo you spend more than the average IL resident on utilities? Here’s where to find helpUpdated December 19, 2023 at 7:20 AM
Weather NewsWill the metro-east see a white Christmas this year? What Farmers’ Almanac predictsUpdated December 19, 2023 at 7:18 AM
Metro-East NewsHow would Nippon Steel’s plan affect Granite City steelworkers and residents?December 18, 2023 at 5:37 PM
CrimeSwansea man accused of abusing corpse, attorney asks for funeral home security videoUpdated December 18, 2023 at 5:12 PM
CrimeFeds arrest East St. Louis man nearly five months after murder at nightclubDecember 18, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Weather NewsTired of driving home in the dark? Here’s when Illinois will start getting more daylightUpdated December 18, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Metro-East NewsIllinois regulators reject utilities’ grid plans, lessening Ameren’s planned rate hikeUpdated December 18, 2023 at 2:04 PM
IllinoisRespiratory virus activity on an ‘alarming rise’ in Illinois. What to know in metro-eastDecember 18, 2023 at 12:34 PM
Metro-East NewsJapanese steelmaker to acquire United States Steel Corp., owner of Granite City WorksUpdated December 18, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Metro-East NewsSteelworkers union blasts proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon SteelDecember 18, 2023 at 11:38 AM
Food & DrinkA popular coffee chain will soon replace the old Steak ‘n Shake in Fairview HeightsUpdated December 18, 2023 at 7:45 AM
IllinoisAnalysis: This year’s Illinois budget surplus could be followed by a deficitUpdated December 17, 2023 at 10:52 AM
CrimeFour, including a 12-year-old, arrested in armed robbery of Edwardsville Best BuyUpdated December 16, 2023 at 9:50 AM