3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (140+ words) Two westbound mainline lanes of Interstate 55/64/U.S. 40 will close Monday for bridge repairs between Illinois 3 and the Poplar Street Bridge, the Illinois Department of Transportation said. The closures will begin at midnight Monday, Sept. 14. The two outer lanes and ramps will…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) While children may gain some independence at age 16 after getting their driver’s license, many Illinois cities have rules setting curfews for teenagers. Illinois state law allows municipalities to set curfews for minors and in other situations. “The corporate authorities of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (295+ words) Belleville News-Democrat A single adult in Illinois needs to earn $101,587 a year to “live comfortably” in 2026, according to a recent analysis by financial company SmartAsset. That’s more than double the state’s median per capita income of $46,406, according to U.S....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) Two dogs believed to be part of a pack that fatally attacked a man in Washington Park last week had been captured by St. Clair County Animal Services as of Tuesday morning, while the rest remained at large. The dogs…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (455+ words) The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 66 additional cyclosporiasis cases compared to the previous week as of Tuesday, bringing the state’s count to 1,601, with 78 hospitalized. Federal health officials reported Aug. 27 that three states have joined the multistate outbreak, with Texas,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (305+ words) A federal judge sentenced a Belleville tax preparer to three years in prison and ordered her to pay more than $700,000 in restitution after she admitted filing false tax returns for years. Dormeshia A. Haire, 38, pleaded guilty in April to one count…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (266+ words) Belleville News-Democrat Illinois stargazers will soon get the chance to see a partial lunar eclipse coincide with the peak of August’s full “sturgeon” moon. At the partial lunar eclipse’s peak, 93% of the moon will pass through Earth’s shadow. Here are…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (11+ words) Granite City man shot twice in officer-involved shooting (Video) Belleville News-Democrat...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (134+ words) Illinois State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting from Monday morning in Granite City. Officers from the Granite City Police Department and Madison County Sheriff’s Office shot a suspect authorities say was “armed with multiple weapons.” The agencies responded about…...