The News-Democrat has contacted candidates in municipal races in the April 1 election in O’Fallon, Shiloh and Swansea and asked them to complete a detailed questionnaire.

Nester, nee Hiob, 90, of Belleville, IL, born Fri., July 27 ... She worked in the real estate industry from 1978-2019 (when she retired at 85). She was a member of the Southwestern Illinois ...

“Mope” Kerkemeyer, 95, of Belleville, IL, born May 22 ... he remained busy working in maintenance at the Town House Motel in Belleville. He was an avid fisherman and sports enthusiast.

There was more than a dozen propane tanks inside the house when the blaze began, and neighbors say they've been complaining ...

East St. Louis Police found the body of a man they believed to have been unhoused inside an abandoned police car Saturday. Kakeesha Brannigan, spokesperson for the East St. Louis Police Department ...

Thanks to a multitude of factors — the weak yen, inbound tourism and the proliferation of YouTube channels on the subject, to name a few — akiya, or abandoned houses, are more prominent than ...

At approximately 3 p.m., the Reno Fire Department responded to a report of an outdoor fire at an abandoned house near the intersection of Sutro Street and 8th Street. Firefighters prevented the ...

VILLAGE OF BELLEVILLE, Wis. (WKOW) — A trustee in the Village of Belleville is apologizing for the comments she made toward the school district's special education program earlier this month. In the ...

Emergency services were called at around 7.29 pm after receiving multiple reports of smoke and flames coming from an abandoned house in the Heathlands Road area. Two fire engines attended the ...

For most first-time buyers, a crumbling abandoned home would be too daunting a project to take on. However, when Betsy Sweeny, an architectural historian by trade, first laid eyes on the McClain House ...