Belleville East (10-19) will face Southwestern Conference rival Alton (20-11) in the regional final at 7 p.m. Friday.

A crucial financing deal for a pioneering East Bank project got the green-light — but it wasn’t smooth sailing.

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St. Charles West (18-4) won for the seventh time in the last eight games as it continues to build up momentum for postseason play. The Rockets are seeking their third Class 1A girls basketball state ...

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There's more to the story than the alphabet.

The Root spoke exclusively with The Honey Pot Company co-founder and CEO Beatrice Dixon about her new memoir, “ The Soul Instinct,” and how she learned to trust herself and her ancestors to create the ...