Teri Maddox

Up to 50 homeowners in Belleville will be allowed to keep chickens in their backyards under an ordinance adopted by the City Council on Monday night.

After settling the lawsuit where a former player sued the Mascoutah volleyball coach for allegedly violating her civil rights, the coach is suing the player, alleging defamation.

Capt. Eleanor “Ellie” Cooke was one of two pilots. “We’re very proud of her, and by giving her life, she saved 20 other people,” Cooke's mother said.

Illinois American Water, a public utility company, finished its project on Friday. The company replaced water-main pipes under and around Veterans Memorial Fountain in downtown Belleville.

The 77-year-old didn't pay his property taxes, and St. Clair County foreclosed his home. His story reveals a series of breakdowns in a system that struggles to deal with people who don't fit into traditional society or follow all its rules.

Jack LeChien, the Belleville historian and co-chairman of the Gustave Koerner House Restoration committee, had heard people speculate for decades on whether Abraham Lincoln had slept in the city during his 1856 visit. If so, where?

Jeff Rehberger Jr., a Chicago businessman from Highland, runs Lucky Lincoln Gaming. In the Metro East, the company operates at 10 locations. The three complaints lodged against Rehberger contain a total of 21 counts.

At last week’s City Council meeting, Belleville alderman voted to double the maximum number of tattoo parlors allowed in the Metro East town.

“I truly enjoy coming to work every day. As a team, I think we accomplished a lot. It was an honor.”

According to a new report from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in all, 43 clerics and religious brothers in the Diocese of Belleville sexually abused children or adults since 1950.

In all, 43 clerics and religious brothers in the Diocese of Belleville sexually abused children or adults since 1950. That’s the latest finding from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Gene Triefenbach, a well known activist in small-town St. Clair County, won a $30,000 settlement with the village of New Athens after Triefenbach's Facebook post was removed.