The MATI festival is gearing up for its fifth year, embracing its new acronym and rolling out a slew of fresh changes. The ...

Illinois State Police are investigating a triple shooting early Saturday morning at Another Level nightclub in East St. Louis. Three people were shot outside an East St. Louis nightclub early Saturday ...

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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — The body of a man was found with fatal stab wounds inside of a vacant apartment complex in East St. Louis Thursday morning, according to St. Clair County coroner Calvin Dye Sr.