Granite City

The second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House was in Granite City, Ill. on Wednesday to boost his longstanding focus on bolstering manufacturing jobs.…

It takes just a moment to hand a child a sack lunch, but it is THE moment -- the one that matters – for the volunteers with Twigs, a program that feeds…

The price of steel pipes and tubes are at the center of a rally in Granite City Friday afternoon.It's one of six rallies planned around the U.S. this…

The Illinois Department of Transportation is considering two options for a high-speed rail line between St. Louis and Granite City. It’s part of a broader…

(Updated at 5:25 p.m., February 18)Vice President Joe Biden will be joined by past and present top federal transportation officials on Wednesday when he…

Updated at 4:35 p.m. with response from Barnes-Jewish Hospital.Updated at 3:30 p.m. with additional information and clarifications.A reported explosion at…

The Great Recession hit the industrial Midwest especially hard in recent years. Now, though, local leaders in at least one small Illinois city believe the worst is finally behind them. But they need to diversify — and attract new residents.

Authorities near Alton in southwestern Illinois are investigating the electrocution of a man whose body was found near snipped electrical power lines…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 7, 2010 - Since his election in 2005, Granite City Mayor Ed Hagnauer has helped steer his…

Dan Simmons, president of Local 1899 of the United Steelworkers, said he never forgets his own mantra -- to buy American-made products -- even when it…