Illinois laws regulating gun storage, police background checks take effect soon

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 8, known as the Safe Gun Storage Act, in late July, which prohibits gun owners from ...

Freeburg natural gas field will save consumers money, Ameren Illinois says. How?

As more than 800,000 Illinoisans served by Ameren turn to natural gas to heat their houses and apartments with colder weather ...

The loved and lost remembered at Belleville tree lighting ceremony

The event began with harmonized Christmas carols performed by choir students from Belleville West High School, then moved to ...

Lawmakers press EPA for more research on metro-east pollution, health impacts

The EPA’s air monitoring for the Sauget investigation primarily focused on metals such as lead and mercury coming from Veolia ...

St. Louis Cardinals use Rule 5 draft to nab reliever from the Marlins

At the conclusion of a week spent working through trade options and seeking to maximize returns for any number of players on ...

Accused Granite City cop shooter appears in courtroom packed with police

Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson and retired Granite City police chief Nick Novacich were among those who attended a scheduled hearing Thursday at the Madison County Criminal Justice Center for for ...