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Recent coverage of Madison County from local and regional media.

Edwardsville Intelligencervoter guide

2026 Madison County Voter Guide — Edwardsville Intelligencer

U.S. SenateU.S. SenateRepublicanDon Tracy Save DemocratJuliana Stratton American Center PartyWhitfield Harrington Jr. U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. House District 13DemocratNikki BudzinskiIncumbent S...

The Telegraph (Alton)voter guide and elections

2026 Madison County Voter Guide — Alton Telegraph

This 2026 Madison County Voter Guide from the Alton Telegraph includes candidate information for federal, state, county, judicial and local races, along with explanations of ballot measures. Use this guide to l...

Edwardsville Intelligencerelection candidates

Meet the candidates running to represent Edwardsville and Glen Carbon

Read MoreCreditsReporting, Editing by Jason Koch / Edwardsville Intelligencer. Production by Scott Nunn / Hearst Community Newspapers. Design and development by Christian Leonard / Hearst DevHub and Lesley Huan...

Madison County Governmentbudget & levy ordinance

Welcome to Madison County, IL

The Fiscal Year 2027 Budget & Levy Ordinance The Fiscal Year 2027 Budget & Levy Ordinance approved by Finance & Government Operations Committee on Oct.  29, 2026, is posted for public inspe...

The Telegraph (Alton)public works union strike

Striking Alton public works union faults City Council for stalled talks

Striking Alton public works union faults City Council for stalled talks

The Telegraph (Alton)public works strike mediation

Alton, Teamsters to meet with federal mediator in public works strike

Alton, Teamsters to meet with federal mediator in public works strike

The Telegraph (Alton)public works strike negotiation

Alton public works strike talks stall in first mediated session

Jay Steinhauer, at top of stairs, business agent for Teamsters Local 525, leads his team of union stewards from the Public Works Department into a federally mediated negotiating session with the city's team at ...

Nov 1, 2026
Edwardsville Intelligencercommercial development

Two new businesses could be coming to Orchard Town Center in Glen Carbon

“We are very intentional with who we have selected to be a part of Orchard Town Center and we will continue that goal as we go into the final steps of the project,” the developer says.

Nov 1, 2026
Edwardsville Intelligencerstate senate race candidate interview

Erica Harriss discusses her record priorities in 56th District state Senate race

State Senator Erica Harriss is seeking re-election to another term representing the 56th District in the Illinois state Senate.Riley Hansen/The IntelligencerState Sen. Erica Harriss, the Republican incumbent se...

Oct 31, 2026
The Telegraph (Alton)state senate election candidate

Erica Harriss discusses her record priorities in 56th District state Senate race

State Senator Erica Harriss is seeking re-election to another term representing the 56th District in the Illinois state Senate.Riley Hansen/The IntelligencerState Sen. Erica Harriss, the Republican incumbent se...

Oct 31, 2026
The Telegraph (Alton)county clerk election race

Madison County clerk race puts election practices under close scrutiny

Linda Andreas and Rachelle BauerleCourtesy of Linda Andreas; Courtesy of Rachelle BauerleAs the only contested race for a countywide office in Madison County, the race between incumbent Republican Madison Count...

Oct 31, 2026
Edwardsville Intelligencercounty clerk election race

Madison County clerk race puts election practices under close scrutiny

Linda Andreas and Rachelle BauerleCourtesy of Linda Andreas; Courtesy of Rachelle BauerleAs the only contested race for a countywide office in Madison County, the race between incumbent Republican Madison Count...

Oct 31, 2026