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Metro-east apartment owner accused of ignoring tenants, defaulting mortgage
Families who live in the federally-subsidized apartments say their complaints about leaks, mold, crime and multiple summers ...
Illinois State Police announces results of another metro-east crime crackdown
Troopers have arrested a total of 572 people in 17 special operations since June 2023, according to a Belleville News-Democrat review of State Police announcements. They have seized a total of 273 ...
Meet new East St. Louis principals for the 2025-26 school year
The BND sent new school administrators across St. Clair County a questionnaire to help parents and students get to know these ...
Meet Belleville schools’ new principals, superintendent for 2025-26
The BND sent new school administrators across St. Clair County a questionnaire to help parents and students get to know these ...
Meet Millstadt School District 160’s next superintendent, MCS principal
The BND sent new school administrators across St. Clair County a questionnaire to help parents and students get to know these ...
Meet new principals and superintendents in St. Clair County
The BND sent new school administrators across St. Clair County a questionnaire to help parents and students get to know these ...
Meet New Athens’ new elementary and junior high principal
The BND sent new school administrators across St. Clair County a questionnaire to help parents and students get to know these ...
Illinois State Fair features concerts and the 104th ‘butter cow’
The cow – the 104 th in state history – will remain on display in the Dairy Building throughout the fair. Gates will ...
Meet Freeburg School District 70’s new superintendent, Mark Bearley
The BND sent new school administrators across St. Clair County a questionnaire to help parents and students get to know these ...
Meet O’Fallon schools’ new principals for the 2025-26 school year
The BND sent new school administrators across St. Clair County a questionnaire to help parents and students get to know these ...
More arrests made in southern Illinois shooting that killed two people
Two more people have been arrested and charged in connection with the late July shooting at a large gathering in Mount Vernon that killed two and injured five others.
Why Chiefs’ Travis Kelce shrugs off retirement talk and enjoys training camp
“Phenomenal,” coach Andy Reid called him when training camp opened, adding that they hadn’t “talked about ‘last years.’ … You hope he plays forever, but that’s probably not going to happen to any of ...