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.

Let’s also not forget that they are student athletes and, as an educator, I wonder how they could possibly balance two teams ...

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 ...

Edwardsville baseball beat Quincy for Class 4A regional championship game on Saturday in Belleville.

Jones started a two-run rally with a one-out base hit to right. Three batters later, Werden put an exclamation point on it ...

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 ...

Edwardsville High School announced the commitments of four student-athletes from the Class of 2025. Seniors going onto play in college include Andrew Brown (football), Ben Kreke (volleyball), Javion ...

It wasn’t until maybe the middle of last season ... a wider choice of Division 1 schools. Meantime, McLean is gearing up mentally and physically to go out at Belleville West in style.

A brilliant stretch run by Dallas Amos as the anchor man on the 1600-meter relay delivered a state championship for the Kits ...

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