Teri Maddox

A plan to clear-cut 19 acres of woods and install a community solar farm in an unused part of Mount Hope Cemetery in Belleville appears to have collapsed after more than two years of controversy and litigation.

A controversial project to put a solar farm in the historic Mount Hope cemetery has fallen through after years of pushback from community activisits. Visit bnd.com to read more.

David Shovlin had dropped off Allison Hartmire’s bruised and battered body at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh in 2023.

Dogs roaming the streets – alone or in packs – have been a problem for years in Washington Park, according to a former mayor and residents of the neighborhood where dogs killed a man last week.

Hundreds of people, including dozens of police officers in dress uniform, bid farewell to Belleville Police Chief Matt Eiskant Monday at a funeral

Dogs roaming the streets — alone or in packs — have been a problem for years in Washington Park, according to a former mayor and residents of the neighborhood where dogs killed a man last week.

“If the alderman is that concerned about the safety of children, I would recommend that he install sidewalks on my block,” the woman said.

St. Clair County officials condemned a stately historic home on Signal Hill Boulevard in unincorporated Belleville on Wednesday after receiving a complaint about code violations and finding 22 cats living inside.

The Lindsay Clancy case captivated Americans like few others in recent memory, and debate is likely to continue now that a judge has declared a mistrial because of a deadlocked jury in her murder trial.

Belleville City Council voted to hire an engineering firm to complete the final design for the West Belleville Bikeway, which will connect three existing bike trails and advance the city's efforts to establish a trail system.