Police, prosecutors, defenders and judges prepare to enact more than 700 pages of legislation.

The Madison County Health Department is partnering with churches, local NAACP chapters and other community organizations to schedule appointments for mobile vaccine sites.

When the Wood River Power Station’s main building was brought down earlier this month, it was another visual reminder of the Metro East turning away from some of the heavy industry that helped build the region.

Curtis McCall Sr. is poised to be the first mayor of Cahokia Heights, a new cyt formed from the consolidation of Alorton, Centerville and Cahokia, which voters approved in November.

On Friday, an estimated 800 people who were not eligible under state and county vaccination guidelines had scheduled appointments.

The Military and Veteran Resource Center helps new and existing veteran students navigate the college experience.

As a result of the influx of outstate people trying to "cheat the system," fewer people in St. Clair County were able to receive their shots. None of the people who registered from other states got the vaccine.

State senators questioned health officials about inconsistencies and delays in vaccine distribution.

The former speaker’s iron rule over the legislative process has increasingly conservative downstate lawmakers curious if the new speaker, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, will be more cooperative with them.

“I don’t want to create more disparity. We have already seen how horribly this virus has treated Black and brown communities,” Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Thursday at a virtual discussion hosted by Macedonia Baptist Church.