A Chinese national was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for acting as a courier in an investment scam that cost an elderly Belleville man about $2.5 million. Shenghan Jin, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Jin's... See more
Local and state officials celebrated Monday the completion of a $192 million transportation project connecting the MetroLink system to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. The project includes a 5.2-mile MetroLink extension from the Shiloh-Scott Transit Center t... See more
A 34-year-old East St. Louis man was indicted by a St. Clair County grand jury on a charge of first-degree murder in a shooting at a Cahokia Heights sports bar . Finese E. Spiller also faces a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, accordin... See more
Two people are dead after shootings just hours apart at nearby metro-east nightclubs early Sunday morning. At 3:30 a.m., Brooklyn Police requested the assistance of an Illinois State Police criminal investigations unit at the Club O nightclub in the 200 b... See more
