The victim, Norma Caraker, was the widow of Charles “Tom” Caraker Sr., a former mayor of Troy who died in 2018.

A Madison County jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of a man accused of strangling his mother. Noma Caraker, 60, was ...

The case divided victim Norma Caraker’s two daughters. One believed their brother was innocent. One believed he was guilty.

A person was struck by a train early Sunday in Chouteau Township in Madison County, Illinois. Illinois State Police said the individual was injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment. The ...

One of the three men charged in a high-profile murder-for-hire case in the shooting death of Portia Rowland is set to appear ...

Illinois State Police report a pedestrian was hit by a train on Maryville Road at IL-203 (Nameoki Road) at approximately 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Police say the person was taken to an area hospital with ...

Madison County Jail Administrator Jerry Endicott said staff typically only use restraints if people have self-harmed, and he ...

ALTON/EAST ALTON An Illinois appellate court has upheld a Madison County jury’s award of $3.31 million for a former boat ...

Multiple communities in Madison County are following the Illinois TRUST Act, a state law that prevents law enforcement from ...

and abuse of restraint chairs in Illinois county jails, Madison County stands out. From 2019 to 2023, the jail reported more incidents exceeding the chair manufacturer’s upper limit – 10 hours ...