Granite City

Discussions are underway this week at the Illinois Statehouse about whether to extend unemployment benefits for laid-off steelworkers in the Metro East. A…

Tough market conditions continue to idle steel making in Granite City. The chief executive officer of U.S. Steel says the company still does not have a…

Last year Galen Gondolfi bought an entire city block in Granite City for roughly $75,000. The Fort Gondo Arts Compound founder bought the abandoned block…

Updated 12:30 p.m., April 27, with CEO comments — There is still no firm timeline for production to resume at the U.S. Steel plant in Granite City. The…

With U.S. Steel set to start idling operations in Granite City next week, some Metro East leaders are calling on federal lawmakers to take a tougher…

Updated at 1 p.m., November 24, 2015, to include comments from a union representative:Dave Dowling, the sub district director for the United Steelworkers…

Updated September 1, 2015 at 1:23 p.m.A contract between the United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel is set to expire midnight Tuesday, and a last-minute deal…

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin provided a fairly blunt reply to the proposition that the War on Drugs failed.“By some measure, it has failed,” said Durbin, D-Ill.…

In Granite City, $75,000 can buy you almost an entire city block. At least if you’re an arts organization.“This is the promised land is what it is, it’s…

Steel produced in Granite City is part of an international trade case that is subject to new regulations signed by President Barack Obama."We've with all…