A Mascoutah man was sentenced this week to 43 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child and producing child pornography ...

When investigators found the material in his home, he was on supervised release for another child pornography conviction.

The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by former President Joe Biden contained $148 million for Illinois to build more ...

These homes for sale in the metro-east are anything but traditional. Here is what makes them extraordinary: 1. A ...

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Dear Carolyn: My beautiful, funny, smart stepdaughter started high school this year. Like many kids, the pandemic was very ...

When the first full-ride offer came in, from Ball State, James Johnson “couldn’t believe it.” Now that he’s gotten more ...

The first arrest in O’Fallon since the boulevard stop law went into effect, which requires a complete stop before crossing a ...

When we first see Oakley, it’s inside a haze of smoke that was caught on bodycam footage after Aurora firefighters and police arrived to investigate a reported house fire on Sept. 11. There, ...

Although state law does not require motorcyclists to wear a helmet, the Illinois Department of Transportation encourages motorcyclists to wear a bright, reflective DOT-approved helmet, full-fingered ...