Mike Koziatek
Reporter | Belleville News-DemocratMike Koziatek is an reporter who covers the Belleville area for the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio.
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Co-Directors of Art on the Square, a staple of the Metro East town, sent an email to committee members last week, stating that they didn’t “see a path” for putting on a show in 2025. -
The Hofbräuhaus restaurant in Belleville shut down in January 2023 after a copyright lawsuit filed in March 2022. The restaurant and national franchisor reached a potential settlement agreement last month. -
Willowcreek shut down because of financial issues, according to Steve Miller, the owner and operator of the two nursing homes under the Helia Healthcare company. -
Heil is noted as the inventor of the talk box, the original featured in a display at the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. -
Roger Wigginton, who's owned and operated Don Rodgers Ltd. clothing store since 1976 off West Main Street, plans to begin a “Retirement Sale” on Jan. 2. -
“I think he was pretty animated," U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Hollywood, Fla., said. "I don’t know if I would describe it as a lunge." -
Because of the "mine subsidence" — what experts call the ground shifting because of underground coal mines — cracks could be seen in the store’s parking lot and on two nearby streets. -
Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson said the numbers may drop in the next eight weeks but he doesn’t expect that to continue. A jail spokesman said the jail population could even increase in the long term. -
Call for Help Inc., an East St. Louis-based nonprofit known for assisting people in need, said it was shutting down at the end of September. -
Stephanie Mills will serve as the city's first female fire chief. “It would make anyone proud to lead this department," she said. "We have a long, proud tradition. To be named chief is an honor for anybody.” -
This comes just months after the elementary school principal opted to leave the school district. The principal cited “unfounded attacks, bullying, and professional accusations” lodged against Freeburg School District 70 administrators. -
County officials took yet another step in the process of transferring the 22.5 acre property from private to public control.
