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Southwest Connector study underway
The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting the public to learn more about and provide input on a proposed Southwest Connector between Waterloo and Murphysboro. IDOT is presenting project information…
Waterloo imaging center closing
Gateway Imaging Center announced Tuesday that it will be closing its location at 509 Hamacher Street in Waterloo at the end of next month. The center will close permanently at…
Friess explains energy rate hike
State Rep. David Friess (R-Red Bud) addressed increasing energy rates this summer in the region – specifically those of Ameren. Friess pointed out that starting June 1, Ameren Illinois’s supply…
Real Estate Transactions | July 14-18, 2025
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Man brings meth to probation hearing
A local man was sent to prison after police said he showed up to the courthouse for a hearing with his probation officer while in possession of methamphetamine and fake…
Hay bale fire in rural Waterloo barn
Multiple fire departments responded shortly after 11:15 p.m. Saturday to hay bales on fire inside a barn on Buss Branch Road just east of Waterloo in rural St. Clair County.…
Tributes pour for fallen teen
A Prairie du Rocher girl described as a “spark of energy” died as a result of a gunshot wound Monday afternoon south of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department identified…
New fair royalty crowned
The first day of the Monroe County Fair concluded as it always does, with a crowd gathering at the main arena to see a pair of young ladies crowned as…
Waterloo OKs grocery tax
With an Oct. 1 deadline looming, the Waterloo City Council opted by a 5-3 vote to maintain a 1 percent grocery tax the state has left in the hands of…
Prison sentence in fatal ATV crash
James M. Eschmann, 22, of Columbia, was sentenced before a packed courtroom Friday following a guilty plea to an aggravated DUI charge. The charge was in connection to a Sept.…