St. Clair County

On Wednesday night, a city committee unanimously approved a recommendation to take the first step in the process for Belleville residents to own up to six female chickens for egg laying.

In total, the federal government allotted St. Clair County more than $50 million to help it respond to and recover from the public health emergency.

The office has $200,000 more in its budget than it did about five months ago. The chief defender used the new money to raise salaries to retain existing lawyers and fill vacancies.

The maps, which have not been updated since 2003, depict the danger presented to home and property owners.

The State of Illinois got rid of cash bail when state lawmakers passed the SAFE-T Act late in 2022.

Starting in 2023, St. Clair County officials hope to bring back the county fair. The county board voted Monday to apply for state funding.

The Belleville City Council and St. Clair County Board both voted Thursday night to purchase the property for $2.35 million.

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Ronald Duebbert, who'd been temporarily suspended since July 2020, will suspended for at least another year for making false statements to police.

Boeing announced it will build its second production facility for the MQ-25 Stingray, an aircraft refueling drone for the U.S. Navy, at the Metro East airport.

“St. Clair County is big enough,” Kern said while county sheriff deputies argue the requirement that officers live within the county makes it difficult for them to recruit new ones.