Belleville News-Democrat

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski criticized Republican leaders, who she blamed for the cuts while drawing attention to the impact on Metro East communities.

A hearing board recommended a 60-day suspension of Tom DeVore, the Bond County attorney, for "violations arising from his dating and business relationships with a client.”

The proposed legislation passed in the Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday. The Mascoutah Indians, Collinsville Kahoks, Cahokia High School Comanches and Whiteside Junior High’s Warriors could all be required to change.

“They’re talking about having a $400 to $500 million development,” Mayor Mike Leopold said Monday night. “It’s one of the biggest developments that Swansea will ever get.”

This aid is separate from the $89.5 million St. Clair County received in January for disaster recovery from flooding in July 2024.

The Pink Elephant Antique Mall in Livingston, located about 40 miles northeast of St. Louis, cannot be missed for drivers on Interstate 55.

Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern will be the sixth archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska. McGovern has been the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, which covers the southern third of Illinois, since 2020.

The bill that would force Freeburg to ditch its mascot is scheduled to be called in two House Education Policy Committee hearings this week.

Students at Dupo High School must keep backpacks in lockers and are not allowed between classes to carry drawstring bags, purses, or any small bags or clutches with straps that are larger than 5 by 9 inches besides Chromebook bags.

The federal funding for farmers has been terminated under President Donald Trump’s administration. Family farmers in the Metro East now face abrupt uncertainty about how to fund plans they made for their growing businesses.