Friday Jun 26 | Belleville News
Remains of fallen soldier being escorted today through Clinton County
A procession accompanying the body of Staff Sgt. Joshua Melton will course through Clinton County today.
New Baden man who lost control of truck and drove into lake is released from hospital
A 20-year-old New Baden man has been released from the hospital and was home resting on Saturday, a day after he lost control of his pickup truck on Illinois 161 and his vehicle plunged into Sportsman's Lake near Mascoutah.
Crew pulls pick-up truck from lake near Mascoutah
A calm, and thankful, New Baden father watched on a live News-Democrat feed online Friday afternoon as emergency personnel tried to salvage his white pick-up truck from Sportsman's Lake.
Three Metro East park projects are among 59 in Illinois that will benefit from state grants announced this week by Gov.
Metro-east's new BFF: Paris Hilton stops by St. Clair Square
It was the sweet life Saturday for Jessica Glatz and her cousin Hanna Schoenborn, both of Belleville, when they met uber-celebrity Paris Hilton at Macy's. Glatz was first in line to get a hug, autograph and ...
Search Committee Releases Applicant Identities to Public
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Crash near Mascoutah kills driver of pickup
A 57-year-old man was killed Sunday in a one-vehicle crash near Mascoutah, police said.