"We are all in shock. We are a family of faith and we just hope that justice will prevail," said Jacob Jenkins, Shanika Barbee's cousin.

Oct. 2: A former attorney from Belleville was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with wire fraud. He is accused ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An East St. Louis man is behind bars, accused of stabbing a woman to death. Officials said when he confessed to police, nothing was done. Court documents said 38-year-old ...

Illinois State Police agents from across the state worked on what the agency describes as a “violent crime suppression detail ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A Belleville woman has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a man in East St. Louis. The Illinois State Police announced the arrest of 38-year-old ...

EAST ST. LOUIS — Illinois State Police conducted a three-day violent crime suppression detail from October 20 to 22, 2025, ...

An Illinois State Police series of “violent crime suppression” operations has continued with at least the 18th version in the East St. Louis area yielding 37 arrests and 13 guns seized. Since these ...

"I'm begging," the boys' grandmother, Pamela Neal, said. "I'm pleading. I'm begging with you. Please turn yourself in." ...

Ramon Chavez-Rodriguez, 25, admitted Tuesday to speeding down a rainy highway and killing St. Louis police Officer David Lee. "I'm begging," the boys' grandmother, Pamela Neal, said. "I'm pleading.