Granite City News

The Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis , the local newspapers owned by the same company as the Post-Dispatch and published online at stltoday.com are undergoing a major transition that involves shuttering two print editions and laying off twenty employees.

The boy was originally charged as a juvenile in the shooting death of a 54-year-old Charles Weiss of Granite City.

If you use the Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge near Granite City, get ready for lane closures starting on Monday.

A teenager is jailed without bond after being accused in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in southwestern Illinois' Granite City.

Checking local police reports provided this morning to Z-1570. Lodged in the Alton jail this morning were 22-year old Regina A. Davis of the 1110 block of Main Street in Alton, held for criminal damage to property; 18-year old Breeonna A. Warlick of the 900 block of Highland Avenue, held for criminal trespass to real property.

Retired Granite City High School Hall of Fame baseball coach Conrad "Babe" Champion will be the guest speaker on Friday for the Belleville Area Senior Men's Sports Group.

Maj. Jeff Connor, the city's assistant police chief, declined to discuss a motive in the Granite City boy's shooting, or what evidence led to the suspect, whom Connor described as "an acquaintance." The case will be presented Friday for prosecution to the office of Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons, Connor said.

Granite City police say they now have a suspect in custody who could be responsible for the murder of a 13 year-old boy.

Brett Nash, 46, has been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison on his guilty plea of solicitation of a crime of violence.

Morris Hospital southwest of Chicago has re-opened two weeks after dozens of patients were evacuated because of rising floodwaters.

ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AMERICA EXPANDED ITS PRESENCE IN THE MIDWEST WITH NEW COMMITTEE 14:00, 2 May, 2013 YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian National Committee of America expanded its presence in the Midwest this week, with the formation of the ANCA Missouri, which was announced at the St.

A 13-year-old boy is shot and killed in Granite City. This morning, police are searching for the shooter.

College-bound students should get full disclosure in the loans they are considering before they sign away their futures, according to U.S. Sen.

St. Louis personal injury attorneys lower the cost of legal fees as a necessary response to the current economic climate in which consumers are working harder and getting less for their efforts St.

Chicago, IL April 30, 2013 - An explosion in an Illinois steel castings plant injured at least 10 workers.

ST. GREGORY ARMENIAN CHURCH HONORS SURVIVORS, THOSE KILLED IN GENOCIDE KSDK, ILLINOIS April 28 2013 Granite City, IL - Sunday was a day of remembrance and prayer for Armenians around the world.

Sometimes it's slow and steady. Sometimes it's hard and loud. Every time a train comes down the tracks in Granite City, Ill., it's as much a part of the town as the people who come to the Park Grill.

The Heer's Building is scheduled for auction today at 2 p.m. on the steps of the Greene County Courthouse.