Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Friday afternoon his office has charged two suspects involved in the shooting of an Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville student that occurred last night in Glen Carbon. “Thanks to excellent police work, these suspects were quickly found and have been promptly charged,” State’s Attorney Haine said. “Sadly, this is another…

CHICAGO— Following a decrease in COVID-19 test positivity rates and hospitalizations throughout Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker announced regions across the state are now eligible to move out of Tier 3 mitigations, the strictest tier of Illinois’ resurgence mitigation plan, implemented shortly before Thanksgiving, in response to a surge of COVID-19 statewide and across the Midwest.…

Ricardo D. Minor, 40, of Cahokia, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor, transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and attempting to obstruct, influence, and impede an official proceeding. All three crimes arose from an illegal relationship the defendant developed with an underage patient he met while working as a…

Chairman Kurt Prenzler is calling a special meeting Tuesday to discuss placing an advisory referendum on the ballot asking voters to reduce the size of the Madison County Board following the 2020 decennial U.S. Census. “Successful organizations are always looking to improve,” Prenzler said. “This is something the voters should be asked.”   The County…

GRANITE CITY, ILL., January 11, 2021… In an effort to make transit more accessible, more affordable, and simpler to navigate, Madison County Transit (MCT) is proposing a series of changes to its fare structure and taking that proposal to the public for comments. The full proposal can be found online at: www.mct.org/ProposedFares. A live discussion…

This afternoon the IHSA announced that contact days between athletes of teams that are not in season could begin as soon as they are approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). “The IHSA acknowledges the immense mental, emotional, and physical strain that a lack of contact with school programs is causing Illinois high…

 This week’s attack on the Capitol was abominable. Its perpetrators caused death and destruction in one of our Republic’s sacred institutions. They must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, as they would be by my office had these kinds of crimes occurred in Madison County. Locally, it is my duty as State’s Attorney to protect our court system,…

This week, the Times-Tribune is expanding coverage into Highland. We will be covering the city council, printing the police blotter, and printing feature stories just like we do all of the communities we cover. We are a small staff and rely on you, our readers, to let us know what is going on in your…

By Stephanie Malench [email protected] The City of Highland held its first City Council meeting of 2021 on January 4 via teleconference. The first order of business was Mayor Joe Michaelis proclaiming the month of January Radon Action Month. Radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring radioactive gas and is the second leading cause of lung…

At about 9:22 p.m. on December 30, officers of the Glen Carbon Police Department responded to a 911 call of a strong armed robbery at Walmart, located at 400 Junction Drive. En route, Glen Carbon officers learned two suspects had fled the scene, shooting at witnesses that were following the car providing information to the…