Madison County News

A 19-year-old Edwardsville man was charged Friday with armed robbery for allegedly taking an electronic device from a neighbor at knifepoint.

A 22-year-old is facing multiple charges following an incident on the city's East End earlier this week in which police shot his two pit bulls and Tasered a third.

Property owners must make their third of four property tax payments Friday in Madison County and their final payment Tuesday in St.

A trash collector in Cahokia made quite a discovery when he found an emaciated, injured dog put out with the trash last week.

Four Granite City residents were charged Tuesday with felony arson. The four were taken into custody after the Madison County Sheriff's Department responded to a car fire at 10:55 p.m. Monday in the 4900 block of Carl St.

It's official: Democrat Frank Miles and Republican Kurt Prenzler are candidates for Madison County treasurer.

Madison County authorities say An East Alton woman could face as long as 10 years in prison for leaving a dying child in the care of his attacker while she went to look for drugs.

Associate Circuit Judge Ralph J. Mendelsohn will step down from the bench at the end of the year and retire.

A flurry of filings on Monday ensures races for several Madison County Board seats and at least one countywide office.

The Madison County Sheriff's Department said a missing 13-year-old Granite City girl was found Monday morning and she was safe.

Cassens Elementary didn't just hit the ground running -- it vaulted nearly to the top.

A Madison County grand jury today indicted a Moro man on multiple charges stemming from the shooting of his St.

A southwestern Illinois man faces charges related to the shooting death of his pet St.

The health department in Madison County, Illinois, says it has plenty of H1N1 vaccine, but other areas are still waiting.

An Alton man and woman who were babysitting three children were charged Monday after police said they found drugs and hypodermic needles at the residence.

Michelle Riley , 37, pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree murder in the death of a Dorthy Dixon , a 29-year-old, developmentally disabled woman.

A woman pleaded guilty Monday to the Illinois torture killing of a pregnant, developmentally impaired mother who police say was beaten with a plunger handle, burned with a hot glue gun and used for target practice with a BB pistol.

In what would be a major project along Homer Adams Parkway, a hotel chain owner wants to demolish part of a closed motel, renovate what remains and build an addition.

Young people in Madison County Illinois are among the first in the area to get the H1N1 vaccine.

Former judge and Madison County prosecutor Don Weber is criticizing State's Attorney Bill Mudge's handling of the Terry Sedlacek case, saying Mudge should have fought a psychologist's finding that the accused killer of a church pastor is mentally unfit to stand trial.