St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the victim as Fontez Forest, 17, of the 3300 block of Converse in East St.

A shooting in Cahokia Heights Tuesday evening left one dead, police said. Around 7 p.m., Cahokia Heights police responded to ...

Also, Boy Scout Troops spreads yuletide cheer to the needy and a local plummer gets contract to install new City Hall steam furnace.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday kept in place a lower court’s ruling temporarily barring President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago as part of his administration’s ...

Officials acknowledge that they violated an ordinance. The mayor says it’s “out of date” and should be changed.

Community schools, such as Avant and Officer Elementary in East St. Louis, partner with local organizations to provide programs and resources designed to meet the community’s specific needs. In 2024, ...

NFL Week 17 kicks off Thursday, but latest Christmas Day tripleheader features only one certain playoff team and not much drama. Our picks ...

In the more than 10,000 files released Tuesday, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, said the sex trafficker was killed ...

Melodee Buzzard, the missing 9-year-old girl from Lompoc, was found shot to death in rural Utah in what the Santa Barbara County sheriff called a “ruthless act” that ultimately led to the arrest of ...