Edwardsville Newspaper

The lives of the Carpenter family could have been changed forever when a fire started in the attic of their home at 315 Pine Street, but thanks to the quick action of two passersby and the Edwardsvill

A female Java macaque that bit a 6-year-old boy on June 2 will likely wind up at the St. Louis Zoo, or another appropriate facility.

The season’s first West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes have been confirmed in Madison County.  The Madison County Health Department announced Thursday that a mosquito batch collected in Mitchell, just

Question: I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about privileges that people invoke when they are called to testify.  For example, where I live an attorney was called to testify, and the a

Geert Pallemans, a French professor at SIUE, walks from his home to work and back nearly every day. Tallish and well-built, he eats healthily and keeps sugar to a minimum. He’s mild-mannered, matter-o

A Granite City woman claims that her daughter suffered chest pain and heat exhaustion after an air conditioner fuse was removed by the owner of a company that manages the property where she was living

Edwardsville's Public Services Committee approved a number of change orders at its meeting Tuesday that include a new sidewalk, reconstruction of a street, additional mowing and the final changes for

You don’t have to live near a river or creek to experience flash flooding.

A Granite City man is facing felony theft charges for allegedly stealing a number of items from an individual who he was doing work for.

A complaint filed by a former secretary for Madison County Sheriff Bob Hertz claims that the Sheriff harassed and bullied her over a period of a year-and-a-half.

Weather permitting may well be the two key words for the opening of Ray M. Schon Park in Glen Carbon.

The Illinois Supreme Court has approved electronic filing for Madison County.

An Alton attorney is facing charges that he grew 24 marijuana plants in the basement of a home he owns in Alton.

Family and a return to tradition are at the center of this year’s annual Jersey County Fair. For 144 years, the county has been the site of good old-fashioned country fun.

Four years ago Sandy Bonfiglio from Holiday Shores and Nancy Darnell from Edwardsville took the importance of socializing with friends and combined it with the importance of community awareness and fu

A Granite City man is facing burglary charges in relation to an incident that occurred in Glen Carbon on Friday, June 14.

As growth continues in Glen Carbon, so does the need for village government to cope with it.

A Granite City man has been jailed on charges that he struck a female household member in the head with a toaster and also hit her in the arm with an ashtray.

In response to a parking complaint and to provide support for existing no parking signs, the Edwardsville  Public Service Committee has forwarded an ordinance prohibiting parking on parts of Highland

It’s unlikely there is anyone more relieved than Allen Pruitt that a long-simmering dispute between Wanda Cemetery and some family members whose loved ones are interred there is finally coming to an e