A federal grand jury indicted two St. Charles County residents Wednesday, accusing them of harboring people who are in the country illegally.

The Salvation Army temporarily shut down the food pantry this spring. The nonprofit is hopeful a cleanup Saturday will help restore its East St. Louis location.

The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge against the special session convened by Gov. Mike Kehoe to redraw the state's congressional map and splinter Kansas City to create a 7-1 Republican-dominated map.

A St. Louis judge dismissed a motion Friday that could have removed Sheriff Alfred Montgomery from office.

Bill Enyart, who served as the most senior officer of the Illinois National Guard from 2007 to 2012, said deploying the guard to Chicago would be a misuse of resources.

The former jail oversight board leader is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Mensah says they were beaten unconscious by police while visiting the jail in 2023.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department referred the February incident to the FBI for investigation.

"I know you probably heard on social media — meth labs, things of that sort," said St. Louis County Police Chief Kenneth Gregory. "But there was nothing like that [investigators] determined."

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to suspend or terminate federal funding for cities and states, like Illinois, that have eliminated cash bail.

A blast of unknown origin that shook St. Louis County near Black Jack on Monday morning destroyed several homes and sent at least three residents to area hospitals.