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La Herradura: Brothers bring authentic Mexican food to Collinsville
Two Mexican restaurants have come and gone in Collinsville's old Pizza Hut building, but three young brothers are hoping to reverse that trend with La Herradura.
Metro-east veterans will take Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Another set of American heroes from the metro-east is taking the Central Illinois Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Fire destroys Edwardsville recycling building
Fire destroyed a recycling facility outside Edwardsville Friday afternoon. Workers at CKS Metal Corp.
Fire reported at metals firm near Roxana
Several fire departments have responded to a structure fire at the CKS Metal Corp.
Mark A. Griffin, 22, of the 100 block of East Penning Avenue, Wood River, was charged Tuesday with three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
Mom of boy who was shown nude photos wants Glen Carbon woman registered as sex offender
A Glen Carbon woman who allegedly showed nude photographs of herself to two boys should have to register as a sex offender, says the mother of one of the boys.
A meal (or two or three) in a Catlow sandwich
If you like to put away a day's calories while sitting in front of the TV, the Catlow Theater is your kind of night out.
Glen Carbon woman, ex-husband sent to federal pen for fraud
A Glen Carbon woman and her ex-husband were sentenced Friday on federal fraud convictions.
VIDEO: Heat Wave Claims First Life
DO TODAY TORTURED WEATHER ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE THEIR TOLD THE REGION 'S FIRST HEAT RELATED DEATH WAS REPORTED MATTER AND COUNTY ILLINOIS TODAY FOX IS BETSY BRUCE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY AND BRINGS US NEW DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE WOMAN TO HIDE WHAT HAD BEEN A PLACE OF SHELTER AT LEAST THIRTY MOBILE HOME VILLAGE IN GLEN CARBON BECAME A ...
Coroner: Glen Carbon woman dies from heat stroke
A 61-year-old Glen Carbon, Illinois woman died in home from heat stroke. Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn said Catherine Smith was found unresponsive at her home at 1 East 30 Mobile Home Park at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday.
Food pantry celebrates paying off mortgage
The Glen-Ed Pantry had something to celebrate this month - the fact that it finally has a permanent home in Edwardsville.
Edwardsville man to become deacon Saturday
An Edwardsville man is one of 12 to be ordained as a deacon on Saturday in the Catholic Diocese of Springfield.
Vet accused of faking paralysis to avoid Iraq
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - An Army veteran from Illinois bilked the U.S. government by faking paralysis after a car wreck to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq, federal grand jurors allege in indicting the former soldier and his wife.
Garden Party: Tour showcases master gardeners in Edwardsville, Glen Carbon
Nancy Hanson admires people who carefully blueprint their gardens, plant flowers at recommended distances and keep beds meticulously weeded.
On a brilliant summer day, gardens are at their most splendid, signaling that it's time to stop and smell the roses.
A little too late from the P-D
The Post-Dispatch editorializes this morning on the Glen Carbon STAR bond issue.
Man gets 12 years in meth-making case
A judge Thursday sentenced an Edwardsville man to 12 years in prison for making methamphetamine after noting the defendant had three prior felony convictions and was out on probation on one of those convictions when police raided his home July 8, 2007.
Glen Carbon OKs dividing line with Troy
As Glen Carbon grows to the east, Interstate 70 will be the dividing line between the village and Troy.
If You Like TIF, You're Gonna Love STAR
This is STAR as in Sales Tax Anticipated Revenue bonds, and it's a plan only big developers and pocketed or ill-informed legislators could love.
Former Harlem Globetrotter CEO keynote speaker at NAACP banquet
Mannie Jackson, an Edwardsville native and former owner/CEO of the Harlem Globetrotters, will be the keynote speaker at the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet on Sunday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
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