Belleville News-Democrat /tags/belleville-news-democrat Belleville News-Democrat en-US Copyright © 2024 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:03:52 GMT Metro East school damaged by mine subsidence. Here’s how it will be fixed /education/2025-06-24/metro-east-school-damaged-by-mine-subsidence-heres-how-it-will-be-fixed Students at Joseph Arthur Middle School in O'Fallon are expected to be able to return to their normal classrooms and activities in August. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:03:52 GMT /education/2025-06-24/metro-east-school-damaged-by-mine-subsidence-heres-how-it-will-be-fixed Madison Lammert Roadwork on closed down I-255 in St. Clair County finished ahead of schedule /economy-business/2025-06-16/roadwork-i255-st-clair-county-finished-ahead-schedule Initially, the Illinois Department of Transportation anticipated to finish the construction in Cahokia Heights and Sauget by the end of July. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:01:42 GMT /economy-business/2025-06-16/roadwork-i255-st-clair-county-finished-ahead-schedule Staff Reports Grief unites families in East St. Louis to raise awareness of gun violence /law-order/2025-06-11/grief-unites-families-east-st-louis-awareness-gun-violence “Wear Orange National Gun Violence Awareness” held an event in East St. Louis this past weekend to bring light to the suffering of families in the aftermath of “senseless” killing. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:50:17 GMT /law-order/2025-06-11/grief-unites-families-east-st-louis-awareness-gun-violence Carolyn P. Smith SWIC building $5.5M skilled trades training facility in Metro East town /education/2025-06-05/swic-building-5-5m-skilled-trades-training-facility-in-metro-east-town Construction begins in early June, and students are set to start using the building in Spring 2026. The $5.5 million project will house welding and industrial electricity programming, plus forklift training. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:24:26 GMT /education/2025-06-05/swic-building-5-5m-skilled-trades-training-facility-in-metro-east-town Madison Lammert St. Clair County’s new tornado sirens took over 2 years to install. Why? /government-politics-issues/2025-06-05/st-clair-countys-new-tornado-sirens-took-over-2-years-install-why The St. Clair County Board voted to sign a $2.49 million contract with Acoustic Technology, Inc. Systems at its Oct. 24, 2022, meeting. Installations started in March 2023. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:06:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-05/st-clair-countys-new-tornado-sirens-took-over-2-years-install-why Lexi Cortes Cahokia Heights consolidates three fire departments into one /government-politics-issues/2025-06-03/cahokia-heights-consolidates-three-fire-departments The development comes four years after voters in Cahokia, Centreville and Alorton approved a referendum to merge the three cities into a single town called Cahokia Heights. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:27:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-03/cahokia-heights-consolidates-three-fire-departments Carolyn P. Smith Report on fatal I-70 bus crash near Highland released, lawsuits have been filed /law-order/2025-05-23/report-fatal-i70-bus-crash-highland-released-lawsuit The crash happened July 2023 at the Silver Lake Rest Area off of Interstate 70 near Highland. The bus was en route from Indianapolis to St. Louis. Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-05-23/report-fatal-i70-bus-crash-highland-released-lawsuit Lexi Cortes Belleville man charged in shooting of Fairview Heights officers /law-order/2025-05-21/belleville-man-charged-in-shooting-of-fairview-heights-officers Five officers were injured in all, including two who were treated and released at a local hospital for wounds they received in a scuffle with alleged criminal. Three others officers were hit by gun fire. Wed, 21 May 2025 16:16:00 GMT /law-order/2025-05-21/belleville-man-charged-in-shooting-of-fairview-heights-officers Carolyn P. Smith Is Sauget air pollution harming people? CDC suggests a deeper EPA probe /health-science-environment/2025-05-21/is-sauget-air-pollution-harming-people-cdc-suggests-a-deeper-epa-probe An estimated 878 people live within a 1-mile radius of the 35-acre Veolia North America-Trade Waste Incineration facility in the Metro East. The closest residential areas are about half a mile southeast of the facility in Cahokia Heights. Wed, 21 May 2025 16:15:13 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-21/is-sauget-air-pollution-harming-people-cdc-suggests-a-deeper-epa-probe Lexi Cortes Three Fairview Heights officers shot, one in the face, responding to call /law-order/2025-05-18/three-fairview-heights-officers-shot-one-in-the-face-responding-to-call “They went on a call for service to help people and keep people safe. They ended up being shot and fighting for their lives doing their job.” — Police Chief Steve Johnson. Sun, 18 May 2025 19:22:06 GMT /law-order/2025-05-18/three-fairview-heights-officers-shot-one-in-the-face-responding-to-call Carolyn P. Smith