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Complaint filed against sheriff
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.
Schon Park progress continues
Weather permitting may well be the two key words for the opening of Ray M. Schon Park in Glen Carbon.
Court gives OK to electronic filings
The Illinois Supreme Court has approved electronic filing for Madison County.
Attorney facing two drug charges
An Alton attorney is facing charges that he grew 24 marijuana plants in the basement of a home he owns in Alton.
Jersey County Fair to mark 144 years
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.
SWAP continuing to help others
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
Granite City man charged in burglary
A Granite City man is facing burglary charges in relation to an incident that occurred in Glen Carbon on Friday, June 14.
Village looks to update comprehensive plan
As growth continues in Glen Carbon, so does the need for village government to cope with it.
Man allegedly hit woman with toaster
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.
City likely to add no parking zones
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
County resolves cemetery trouble
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
Gibbons addresses secretary's transfer
Madison County officials say that concerns for privacy are limiting what they can say publicly about the transfer of the sheriff’s former secretary to the probation department.
