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Losing East St. Louis mayoral candidates allege vote fraud in April 4 election
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoCandidates can file election objections with with the courts. “We have a process. If Miss Franklin...
Metro-east environmental activists confront Duckworth. She vows to help them fight pollution
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoU.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, got an earful of complaints and demands from environmental...
Who was ‘Bullet’ Bob Turley and why is he painted on the side of a metro-east building?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 month agoUniquely is a series of stories that explore the history, landmarks, culture and people that make...
Belleville man charged in shooting death in East St. Louis, Illinois State Police announce
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoA Belleville man has been arrested and charged with shooting three people in East St. Louis,...
Federal judge in East St. Louis temporarily blocks semiautomatic weapons ban in Illinois
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of Illinois’ ban on...
St. Clair County 15-year-old charged with first-degree murder in death of St. Louis woman
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoA 15-year-old boy from East St. Louis has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated...
Two metro-east spots among 10 ‘most endangered’ historic sites in Illinois in 2024
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA historic school for Black students in East St. Louis and a former Collinsville school building,...
Metro-east civil rights leaders discuss the importance of the Juneteenth holiday
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks ago“It’s a holiday for every person who believes the peculiar institution of slavery was wrong and that...
Infection, blood clots cited as safety concerns in southwestern Illinois hospitals
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA national watchdog group recently scored some southwestern Illinois hospitals below average for...
Below zero wind chills will linger in the metro-east. See latest forecast, warming sites
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe metro-east and St. Louis region has seen wind chill values well below zero this week, and...