Illinois law considers a child’s maturity, the specific circumstances, the length of time they’ll be left alone and other factors to determine the legality of the child being left alone.

Twelve Metro-East high school graduates are receiving a financial boost for college after receiving New Life in Christ Church scholarships that totaled to $25,700. The awards were presented during the ...

From lively music performances and family-friendly festivals to engaging workshops and community celebrations, the upcoming ...

Find out who is our Track Athlete of the Year, who is our Field Athlete of the Year, and who else is on our girls track and field All Area Team ...

The Wolverines’ defense lost its star power to the NFL Draft, but should be sound given this is decorated defensive coordinator Wink Martindale’s second year. He did a terrific job of implementing his ...

A 22-year-old Belleville man faces eight counts of dissemination of child pornography and two counts of non-consensual ...

He has a 1-year-old child, and by all accounts, he is an extremely hands-on father, so I can imagine that he’s not very happy ...

An Illinois district is equalizing time across the four major content areas. But the decision comes with trade-offs.

The parents of two 12-year-old students in the Denver Public School district are suing a language arts teacher, accusing her of baking and distributing marijuana-laced brownies to the two children.

The Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation is offering school and sports physicals for Edwardsville District 7 students on ...

Townhouse development has become something of a growing trend in Naperville. Last month, the city council approved plans by ...

The Southwestern Conference released its conference honors for spring sports and the Edwardsville Tigers dominated the lists.