The Belleville News-Democrat was recognized by the Illinois Press Association with 22 awards for its journalism in 2024, including six first-place finishes and the top prize for large daily ...

Belleville’s high schools face a range of statewide challenges that directly affect students and staff. Ongoing teacher shortages create stress and higher workloads, and nearly 60% of Illinois ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – A Belleville, Illinois, man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting three Fairview Heights police officers over the weekend. According to a statement ...

Where do I vote? With its municipal election set for Aug. 26, the city of Anniston has launched an interactive online map ...

The location at 2608 Green Mount Commons Drive in Belleville will be open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Do you have a question about living in Illinois for our service journalism team? We’d like to hear ...

CHICAGO - Election Day in Illinois is here! Polls officially opened at 6 a.m. This election is headlined by the presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. However, a number of local ...

As of Monday morning, the National Weather Service reports a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon in the Belleville area ... St. Louis and into Illinois, where it continued to ...

In a series of moves set to shape Gilroy’s elections for years to come, the City Council has chosen the final map for its districts and laid the rules for how elections will take place in Gilroy.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The last-minute budget push in Springfield could also bring a last-minute change to the way the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education votes on its own budget.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Democrats introduced what a leading budgeteer described as a $55 billion budget Friday evening ahead of a Saturday deadline to pass the fiscal year 2026 spending plan.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Some aspects of the 2026 election could look different. There are two election bills currently on Governor Kim Reynolds’ desk. One seeks to ...

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to intervene in a case that could reshape how federal candidates challenge state election laws, specifically whether Illinois U.S. Rep.