On Tuesday night — finally — a victorious cry came from emcee Chad Minier, heralding a winner of the $1.89 million pot, in front of onlookers sprawled across the town square, packed shoulder to shoulder.
In a 2-1 ruling, the justices said plaintiffs in the case made a plausible argument that the law violates their rights to equal protection under the law.
A teenage boy was shot and killed Sunday afternoon at a church in East St. Louis.
Just outside St. Louis, a cemetery for children sits on a hill. A wooden, weather-worn sign welcomes mourners to “Baby Land.” The gravediggers who made the special spot work quietly in the shadows.
See which schools, businesses, churches, and community groups have announced weather-related closings.
But an ongoing U.S. Supreme Court case, Sackett v. EPA, could roll back the federal government’s authority to regulate wetlands and potentially trim their protections all together.
The hire is the latest in a leadership shakeup at Normandy including a former board member recently hired as associate superintendent.
Leron Harris, 28, was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Mark Schlemmer, who was leaving a Halloween party when he was shot and killed.
The crash in Washington Park was on eastbound I-64.
The two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility will house the backup Metro Transit Operations Control Center and the St. Clair County CENCOM West 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatch Center and will include office space for St. Clair County MetroLink Sheriff’s deputies.
Firefighters found her dead in a bedroom at the home on First Avenue.
The victims survived with help from police, a former trauma nurse on the parking lot and a firefighter who was a retired Army medic and had a military-grade tourniquet with him.
A central Illinois man has been charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 32-year-old Tyler W. Massengill of Chillicothe is accused of “malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage” the building in Peoria. Massengill was arrested by that city's police Tuesday. Online records do not indicate whether he has appeared in court or been assigned an attorney yet. The attack on the clinic took place Jan. 15, two days after the state enacted sweeping reproductive health care legislation aimed at protecting abortion patients and providers.
Two days after being appointed East St. Louis' interim city manager, Calvin Riley began firing key city employees.
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments, made up of the St. Louis area's top elected officials, plans to hold a region-wide 'crime summit' this spring with police leaders, prosecutors, school officials, academic experts and others.
The MetroLink East Riverfront station in East St. Louis will shut down for at least 2 months to allow construction work including staircase replacement.
The task force will look at whether regulations and building codes need to be updated to boost worker safety after the deadly tornado in 2021.
The highest snow totals were reported in the southern part of the St. Louis region, including 10 inches in Farmington and 8 inches in Desloge.
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"All Gone Wrong," directed by Josh Guffey of South County, arrives Jan. 27 on digital platforms.
Those suing include former state senator and GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey and 70 firearms dealers.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday asked a state appellate court to dismiss the TRO issued by an Effingham County circuit judge.
The man who killed Officer Brian Pierce Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The ruling only applies to 850 plaintiffs listed in the lawsuit in Effingham County and four licensed gun dealers.
The Regional Logistics Center, launched in January 2022 by Planned Parenthood and Hope Clinic, helps patients cover costs for child care, travel and missing work.
An attorney for the plaintiffs said he plans to use the decision to fuel a larger class-action push and that tens of thousands of people could be eligible for relief.
Eighteen staff members and an undisclosed number of inmates at John A. Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro required treatment.
It’s the first known federal lawsuit filed against the ban.
The incident occurred two days after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation to protect out-of-state abortion seekers
"We care about our community," Belleville activist JD Dixon said, "and we're not going to stop until we get equity."