Alhambra, Illinois

Voters will be asked Tuesday whether they want the county to operate a Sheltered Care Home for 42 people after the Madison County Board voted 22-5 last June to cease operations of the existing home.

A Madison County judge on Thursday found an Edwardsville man guilty of first-degree murder.

The mother of a defendant in a grisly double slaying testified against her son Tuesday.

The defendant in a three-year-old double-murder case plans to claim his acts were in self defense, contrary to the testimony of a prosecution witness Monday.

Troy Lowe, an employee of Tire Shredders in Lincoln, tosses another used tire onto the pile Friday as he worked with John Burdge, right, from the Madison County Highway Department at a tire recycling drive at ...

While the Highland Area Christian Service Ministry helps make the lives easier of community residents in need, the organization has received a wish of its own -- a new home.

The Board of Directors of Madison Mutual Insurance is announcing the promotion of Ann Frank to vice president and treasurer of the company.

Thirty or more firefighters worked to save part of a large machine shed that went up in flames this morning.

The gig: Chairman of TransGlobal Financial Corp., a private equity firm investing in and advising clients on emerging growth companies in such areas as healthcare, waste management and energy.

By SANFORD J. SCHMIDT The Telegraph ALTON - Authorities have charged seven people with Class X felonies after an anonymous tip led to an arrest, which led to a search warrant and recovery of several items ...

Emergency crews at the site of a plane reported down three miles south of New Douglas have called Olive and Alhambra fire departments for manpower to conduct a search of the area.

Calvin LeBegue was honored for 40 years of dedication for the care and maintenance of the historic Harris Cemetery at Alhambra.

"Now I'd say I do 90 percent of the combine driving. A lot of times, I have little ones (grandchildren) with me."

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It can be a challenge being a working mother these days. It's a balancing act of juggling a job -- or two -- with taking the kids to ball games or band practice and helping with homework and running a household -- cooking, cleaning, laundry and keeping track of the family's finances.

But what if that job started when the sun came up in the morning and didn't end until you went to sleep at night? What if it included milking cows, feeding hogs, operating heavy machinery and pricing grain on the futures market -- and you still had all those other household duties? Well, if that were the case, you just might be able to call yourself a Madison County farm woman. Read more