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Belleville Althoff beat Father McGivney 1-0 at the Columbia sectional final to advance, with Christian Smith scoring at the 21:12 mark and an Althoff defender clearing a late breakaway off the goal line.

Two of 20 new homes in Lansdowne Park have sold since 2024, most remain vacant, and the nonprofit developer says the $55 million Illinois State Police Metro East regional headquarters being built nearby could attract buyers to the $370,000-listed homes.

Althoff Catholic senior Zoey Masengale is Student of the Month after earning the top class rank, founding Women in STEM, and winning the Academic Girls All State Award (2024); she plans to study nuclear engineering in college.

Two Belleville men will screen the finished vampire short they began in 1978 at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct.

31 at the Lincoln Theatre, and admission is a can of nonperishable food to benefit Operation Food Search.

Illinois C.A.R.E.S. announced a Predictive Wellness Initiative piloting in St. Clair County to identify early risks in housing, health, education, and transportation and connect residents with local services.

Althoff Catholic High School named senior Callum McCoy Student of the Month for his Boy Scout leadership, music awards, school service, and work on scholar bowl and math teams; he is working toward Eagle Scout and plans to study chemical engineering in college.

Gateway Regional and Vista Medical Center East owe Illinois more than $120 million, and CMS plans to terminate Gateway's Medicare agreement on Nov.

17 unless the hospital corrects major safety, staffing, and governance deficiencies while the state keeps both facilities under oversight and lawmakers push for a forensic audit.

Glen Ed Pantry is building a $3 million home and has raised $2.1 million, leaving $900,000 to raise by year-end.

Need is up 20 percent; the pantry feeds 700+ people monthly, and the new site will include a commercial kitchen to prep food and teach cooking.