Six charged with soliciting minors
— May 4, 2025TROY – Six men have been charged with seeking to engage in sex acts with minors. The Illinois State Police’s Division of Criminal Investigation Enforcement Bureau arrested…
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Reaction to Pope Francis’ death swift, personal
— April 25, 2025Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a century, died on Monday, hours after delivering his final Easter message to faithful Catholics…
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Meyer’s ‘Chicago connection’ versus political reality
— April 18, 2025The idea of Chicago casting a long shadow over Downstate politics came up again in the race for Belleville mayor between challenger Jennie Gain Meyer and incumbent Patty Gregory. …
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Fairview Heights teen charged in East St. Louis murder
— March 27, 2025A 17-year-old Fairview Heights boy has been charged in connection with an East St. Louis murder. The teen was charged with first-degree murder, a Class M felony, following an Illinois…
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Congressional Dems oppose EPA cuts
— March 13, 2025Ten Illinois congressional Democrats are calling for an immediate reversal of planned cuts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 10 Illinois representatives were part of…
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Alton’s Jacoby Building developer awarded $2 million renovation grant
— April 24, 2025The developer overseeing the renovation and re-purposing of the 121-year-old Jacoby Furniture Building in Alton will have an additional $2 million to work with soon. Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
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Meyer unseats Gregory for Belleville mayor in landslide
— April 2, 2025Four years after she made history by defeating a longtime incumbent to become Belleville’s first female mayor, Patty Gregory was ousted from the mayor’s chair by a former political…
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Belleville mayoral contest gets personal
— March 23, 2025In an otherwise sleepy election season expected to see low voter turnout, several races in Belleville appear likely to garner more attention than usual. Incumbent Mayor Patty Gregory…
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