A neighbor called the City Council decision to ignore opponents and continue with the project "a slap in the face." ...

One Belleville alderman called elimination of the state's 35-year-old grocery sales tax "political grandstanding." ...

Belleville City Council turned down a request for the city to give $25,000 in tax-increment-financing funds to owners of a historic building that’s being renovated to house an Irish pub.

Belleville City Council voted not to grant a zoning variance to allow five unrelated young people, ages 16 to 24, to live in a “group home” at 330 Hillwood Drive after neighbors voiced opposition.

Belleville City Council has taken action to strengthen the city’s ban on public camping, which police and other officials have viewed as a worsening problem in recent years.

Belleville city staff will present a new report Monday to city council recommending the reduction of Queen Mary parkland at ...

Belleville’s city council moved one step closer to purchasing 'Mount Hope Cemetery' on Tuesday night. The board overwhelmingly voted to give city staff the green light to pitch the idea to the ...

The 68-year-old Bellevue Park Plaza shopping center, which was Belleville’s first strip mall, and some surrounding areas are now part of a new tax increment financing, or TIF, district created ...

Belleville City Council has been reviewing its policies on these services, and aldermen took a first step in revising them last week. Community groups that sponsor 5K run/walks, ...

Ongoing, in-depth coverage from the Belleville News-Democrat on issues that matter most to metro-east residents. Belleville City Council voted Monday night to buy five homes and a former church ...

Belleville City Council approved a recommendation to accept the proposed levels of service in the Asset Management Plan.

BELLEVILLE Ill., – Belleville’s city council moved one step closer to purchasing ‘Mount Hope Cemetery’ on Tuesday night. The board overwhelmingly voted to move forward with a plan.