Edwardsville Newspaper

The Fox Theater in St.Louis stands as a testament to America's transition from vaudeville shows into the film and moviemaking industry, courtesy of studio owner William Fox. In 1929 the Fox Theater wa

On a recent weekday morning, the Madison County Courthouse hummed its typical under-the-radar buzz.

Get outside and enjoy craft beers, delicious food and great music at the Global Brew Tap House & Lounge Spring Beer Festival. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 27 at Edward

Sam’s Club is little more than a shell standing near the intersection of Center Grove Road and Troy Road in Glen Carbon.

With Hal Patton soon to be sworn in as mayor of Edwardsville, Madison County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan is now faced with the task of nominating a replacement for Patton on the Madison County Board.

The Illinois State Board of Education announced that the Edwardsville District 7 has been placed on the state’s  financial watch list.

By LAURA SCATURRO

Glen Carbon residents will see their water bills rise almost 10 percent over a five-year period following the approval of a fee structure Tuesday by the Village Board.

The Public Works Department sought the approval from the Public Safety Committee Tuesday night for an Illinois Department of Transportation resolution for a municipal estimate for maintenance costs in

With Tuesday’s election now behind us, it’s nice that all the political campaigning is over. But political signs will likely dot the landscape in our community for a few more days until they can be pu

The Madison County Child Advocacy Center’s Second Annual Kids Health, Safety and Activity Fair, presented by the Simmons Employee Foundation and Riverbend Family Ministries, will be on Saturday, April

Only about 19 percent of eligible voters turned out for Tuesday’s consolidated election in Madison County, only a percentage point more than turned out for the March 2012 primary.

It was another packed house at the Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education meeting Monday night.  The meeting was moved again to Woodland Elementary’s gym to accommodate the crowd of parents and st

Craig Louer beat out Larry Miller and Elizabeth Link to replace Richard Rezabek as Edwardsville's Ward 6 alderman.

Local attorney Mary Beth Williams pulled down the high vote total Tuesday as Glen Carbon residents elected three trustees.

Frank Miles is the new Edwardsville Township Supervisor. With all 29 precincts reporting, Miles had 2,518 votes to nose out Barth Legate, a semi-retired broker with Landmark Realty. Legate pulled down

Tuesday night, Edwardsville residents were faced with the decision of who would follow Mayor Gary Niebur after his announcement last year that he would not seek re-election.

The Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education will have two new members. Lelan Olsen and Jeff Miller will be joining the board while two 12-year board veterans, Bob Perica and Board President Greg Ro

Hal Patton was elected mayor of Edwardsville Tuesday, topping challenger Barb Stamer by more than 600 votes.

Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons has created a Children’s Justice Division to better coordinate his office’s response to cases involving the children of Madison County.