Fairview Heights News

Boy Scouts, their adult leaders and one Girl Scout were among the dozens of volunteers - individuals and groups - who donated their Saturday morning to place hundreds of flags on the grave markers of military veterans at the Lakeview Memorial Gardens cemetery, located in Fairview Heights.

I disagree with the BND editorial view of Belleville First, which asserts that "a little more staff effort" by the Police Department would result in both fewer taxpayer dollars being spent and keeping those dollars in Belleville.

A vehicle crashed into the construction zone where the four workers were preparing to begin work on the Interstate 64 on the overpass at Old Collinsville Road in Fairview Heights.

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois - The wife of a man killed in a wreck on I-64 on Tuesday says she's bothered the person responsible continues to drive.

After an accomplished amateur career that included more than 100 fights, Chris Rapa, of Fairview Heights, has had only five bouts since he turned pro a little over a year ago.

During a coroner's inquest Wednesday morning, St. Clair County Deputy Coroner Curt Schildknecht read the toxicology report in the death of Jessica M. Williams, 30, to the jury and went over the details of her death.

Illinois State Police on Wednesday identified the driver involved in a fatal construction zone accident as a 34-year-old from West Frankfort.

An IDOT sub-contractor is killed while working on a Metro East road project. 48 year old Dennis Beard of Pocahontas and three other workers with Briteway Striping Services were standing in the back of a truck at a construction site on I-64 in Fairview Heights when a car slammed into them.

Charles Schaubert, 27, pleaded guilty on May 21, according to United States Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton, Southern District of Illinois.

A man has filed suit against the driver who he claims rear-ended his vehicle. David S. Berry claims he was stopped in traffic traveling east on Frank Scott Parkway near North Illinois Street in Fairview Heights on May 5, 2010, at about 7:14 a.m. when defendant Tyler M. King, who was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Trail Blazer behind him, failed to keep ... (more)

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 near Illinois 159 in Fairview Heights are closed as Illinois State Police clear the road of an accident that left three Illinois Department of Transportation highway workers injured.

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL - Three highway workers were struck at mile marker #13 on eastbound I-64 in Illinois.A The accident is at a construction zone near the Fairview Heights Mall.A Two hospital helicopters are en route to help get workers to medical attention.

Murphy Company, one of the nation's top mechanical contractors, has received a 2011 Safety Award from the American Subcontractors Association Midwest Council.

The Illinois State Board of Education named six people Thursday to serve on a financial oversight panel for East St.

News-Democrat The Kiwanis Club of Fairview Heights will have a gala dinner on Thursday to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

The City Council did not vote Tuesday whether to endorse an Interstate 64 half interchange at Ruby Lane.

The Fairview Heights Police Pension Board did not take any action Monday night to appeal a court decision that said a retired officer is entitled to a line-of-duty disability pension.

It can be a chore to shop for clothes. I'm sure there are many women like me who long for garments that accentuate the good stuff but hide the bad! I have a sister who is as tall as I am , but is sleek and slender.

After stumbling around the wilderness of sports and city halls for seven years, Belleville's born-and-bred Roger Schlueter finally found his niche in Lifestyle in 1981.

Greg Schuster , senior managing director and principal at Cassidy, led the team that worked with Deb to finalize details of the program.