Vaccinations in St. Clair and Madison counties remained just above 40%, while case positivity rates tripled in the past month.

The Madison County Board of Health has an advisory committee of health professionals, but its members were not consulted for input on the masking resolution.

Residents say no changes have been made in the year since a previous lawsuit was filed.

Schools have a lot more leeway in creating coronavirus safety mitigations this year and parents are voicing their views on mask requirements.

The measure passed with only Democratic support before the release of full census data later this year.

Nearly all new COVID-19 hospital patients in the region are unvaccinated and the number of hospitalized young people, including those under 25, is growing.

An internal investigation reviewed by the Illinois State Police and the local NAACP found the officer used restraint. Families of the teen girls disagree.

The $96 million project will add more than five miles of new track and bike trails to the existing light rail line to connect it to the county-owned airport.

The city had required some full-time city employees to relocate inside city limits within 15 months of starting their job, but last month, the city council voted unanimously to relax residency requirements for nonunion and non-appointed city employees. Now they’re considering doing the same for mayor-appointed employees.

The foundation of the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church in Brooklyn is eroding and a wall is gradually bulging prompting parishioners to have services in a nearby senior citizens’ center.