New year, new laws
— January 1, 2025Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
Illinois State Police Troop 8 Commander Capt. Casey Faro has announced the ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Madison and St. Clair counties during January….
An Alton man has received an 18-year prison sentence for trafficking methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm and body armor. Cody J. Elfgen, 36, received the sentence today…
Circuit Judge Christopher Threlkeld has been selected to serve as the next chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of Madison and Bond counties for a two-year term. Chief Judge Stephen…
Chronicle Media will be providing live election coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday on our Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/chroniclemediallc/. Join Rick Hibbert, Bill…
CHICAGO — The state’s largest private water utility, Illinois American Water, will increase customer bills in the new year. The move comes after state regulators at the Illinois…
The government has a comprehensive website full of information on how to prepare for emergencies, power outages, hurricanes, floods — nearly everything you can imagine. Should a disaster…
Illinois State Police are investigating a crash in East St. Louis involving an ISP squad car and an allegedly intoxicated driver who failed to move over. At 9:34 p.m. Thursday, a State…