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MADISON – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that lane closures on Illinois 203 from the Madison County line to Ohio Street will begin Monday, July 20, weather permitting, to accommodate construction of temporary crossovers as part of the first phase of a $13.8 million bridge replacement project. One lane will remain open in each direction during this phase of construction. The lane configuration is expected to remain in place through the end of August, weather

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias highlighted landmark auto insurance reform legislation that would, for the first time, give Illinois regulators the authority to review and challenge excessive insurance rate increases while strengthening oversight of insurance companies and delivering long-overdue transparency, accountability and consumer protections for Illinois drivers. Senate Bill 714, which is awaiting the Governor’s signature, is the culmination of a four-year

EDWARDSVILLE - Liang Cheng, PhD, is the next dean of the SIUE School of Engineering. His tenure begins Wednesday, Aug. 19. Cheng will also serve as a professor of computer science, with a courtesy appointment in electrical and computer engineering. Cheng joins SIUE from the University of Toledo, where he serves as department chair and professor of electrical engineering and computer science. His academic and research experience includes cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence, interdisciplinary

ST. LOUIS - A Heat Advisory continues through 7PM Tuesday along and south of the I-70 corridor. It'll be another hot and humid day with isolated storms bubbling up Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will reach the upper 80s to about 90 for much of the region with heat index values in the mid 90s to near [...]

Two executive orders signed Monday afternoon slashed the size of the Utah national monuments revered by tribes and public lands advocates. Grazing, mining, and drilling interests wanted them opened to extraction.

Amendment 5, which would phase out Missouri's income tax and raise and broaden an already high sales tax rate, could fundamentally alter the state's political and economic landscape.

Carl Walker Jr., 53, said again during the hearing that he shot 16-year-old Isaiah Walker in self-defense.

Gateway Studios is a rehearsal and design space for music’s biggest stars as they prepare for stadium-sized tours. It is unique in the Midwest. And it invited the Post-Dispatch inside.

Nonprofit Assisi House becomes haven for homeless men and women, who pay rent and can live there as long as they want.

The Great River Road, an artery running from Minnesota to Louisiana, is providing a lifeline to small towns

Headlines from the July 19, 1926, front page include: Six robbers get $8,000 in holdup of a street car.