Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe was the highest-earning individual at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in 2016, with total compensation reaching $327,954 according to a Metro East Sun analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.

Madison County Health Department Advisory Committee met at 5 p.m. July 6.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has fired his Chief of Staff Richard Goldberg and replaced him with Illinois Policy Institute President Kristina Rasmussen.

The Statehouse was on security lockdown early on Thursday after a substance was allegedly thrown at Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, as well as the lieutenant governor's office and the House gallery.

Approximately one in six homeowners in Metro East have a mortgage that's 125 percent or more of their home's value as of March 31, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions, a California-based provider of property data.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.

Election results from April 4.