Bennett, a retired Air Force major general, was director of Lambert from 1987 to 1993.
St. Clair County resident Courtney Gully had a reaction to the bedbugs and was transported to a local hospital, where she was examined in the parking lot.
Brittany D. Howard is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death last month of Kenneth L. Whitehorn.
The incident appeared to be an unusual attempt by a government to compel a citizen to testify about a comment he wrote on social media.
The St. Louis utility’s request to boost Metro East gas bills by around $9 a month comes amid a flurry of utility price hikes.Â
Ronald Forrest will succeed Charles Stewart, the retiring COO of Metro Transit.
Democrat Budzinski and GOP U.S. Rep. Young Kim of California urge head of Veterans Administration to continue research into service effects on female veterans.
Miller said her measure would restrict eligibility for food stamps to U.S.-born or naturalized citizens and legal permanent residents, aka green card holders.
The new MetroLink fare system that will automatically open gates when customers present their tickets won’t be online until early next year.
The Trump administration cut off states’ access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds for public schools, including $19 million for the East St. Louis school district.
Colleen Lischwe was driving early one January morning on Interstate 44 when a problem with her Toyota Prius prompted her to pull over.
The bill, which has bipartisan support and aims to better train military personnel to handle assault claims, has passed out of House Veterans Affairs Committee.
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s formal announcement had been expected and it comes two weeks after the 80-year-old Durbin announced he would not seek a sixth term.
Robin Kelly’s announcement that she is vying for Illinois’ Senate seat comes two weeks after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her campaign with the backing of Gov. JB Pritzker.
The fourth annual International Mother Jones Festival at the Mother Jones Museum will be held Sunday from 1-5 p.m. in downtown Mount Olive and Union Miners’ Cemetery.
George Ryan's corruption case overshadowed a nationally historic move to halt the state’s death penalty and empty its Death Row amid concerns of widespread misconduct in capital cases.
Advocates, citing the threat to human and environmental health, say the timing is right for legislation to phase out plastic waste and foam packaging.
The body of Kenneth L. Whitehorn was found Thursday morning near Alton Street and Pontoon Road in Granite City.
Stricter air-quality rules, pushed through in the last days of the Biden administration, face an uncertain future under a Trump-led Environmental Protection Agency and pushback from Missouri Republicans.
Rob Eckman and Steve Mathews wanted to be closer to family, so the opportunity to open a bookstore motivated them to sell their Utah home and make the jump.
The men, most from the Metro East, were charged after an anti-human trafficking operation.Â
The endorsement follows Dick Durbin’s decision to not seek a sixth term in the Senate.
Police were called to a home in the 2100 block of Edison Avenue for a home invasion and kidnapping.
The occupants were with ARCH Crew 1 out of Granite City, Air Methods said. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ were taken to a hospital for evaluation.
The decision by Durbin, who is in his fifth Senate term and is the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, will set off a flurry of activity among a scrum of would-be successors, both Democratic and Republican.
The Centers for Disease Control reports cases of measles in 26 states including Missouri and Illinois.
Erick M. Buntyn, 35, who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of tampering with a judicial order, also was given a suspended imposition of a two-year sentence.
No injuries were reported at the fire Tuesday at Eco Recycling Solutions, at 225 South Main Street in East St. Louis.Â
Their proposal would allow workers and retirees from companies facing bankruptcy to retain more of their wages, benefits and retirement savings.
The loss of union coal mining and manufacturing jobs contributed to a decadeslong cultural and ideological shift in southern Illinois.