Well, good people of Belleville, past and present, in case you missed it, I have some sad news to share with you. The McDonald’s location at 4422 W. Main St. in Belleville is permanently closed.

Los Amigos Belleville announced its grand opening date this week on the location’s Facebook page. Starting Wednesday, April 24, folks can enjoy some good food and drinks at 2630 Mascoutah Ave. Owner ...

LongStory Coffee owner Erik Busch has been busy since I visited the site of his new café in July. At that time, everything had been stripped down to the bare bones. A walk-in refrigerator and a ...

A BND series about what makes Belleville and southwestern Illinois a unique place to live. Send questions and tips to newsroom@bnd.com. Over the last few years I’ve gotten used to writing about ...

The Belleville restaurant that said goodbye after 27 years in business is back. Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 128 W. Main St. in downtown Belleville, reopened Monday, Aug. 1. A notice posted in ...

Downtown Belleville restaurant and bar, Charlie's Place, is partly under new ownership after two area businessmen bought out one of the establishment's original investors. Barb Swantner, who opened ...