St. Clair County

Watch the eleventh Illinois Issues forum on the state budget and Illinois' financial future in Edwardsville. The forum is hosted by NPR Illinois and St.…

BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien has rejected a budget move by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. She’d asked the judge to…

The union that's representing 30 thousand state workers is suing Gov. Bruce Rauner. It filed a lawsuit late Wednesday in St. Clair County circuit…

When their terms are up, sitting judges who want to hold onto their seats usually run for election as nonpartisan candidates. It's called "retention." But…

How do you get a 17-year-old to confess to a crime he didn’t commit? Turns out it’s not that hard.Two years ago, Trevon Yates confessed to St. Clair…

Illinois' high court has been asked to decide once and for all whether Illinois can pay government workers when there's no state budget.Despite the budget…