The News-Democrat contacted candidates in contested races in the April 1 election in the O’Fallon, Mascoutah and Millstadt school districts and asked them to complete a detailed questionnaire.

New full-service hospital in Ward 8 aims to combat maternal health disparities in D.C. by providing accessible, quality care to African American women.

Emily Bhatnagar, a University of Pennsylvania student who started a nonprofit to collect and donate books to children in hospitals, has gotten a lot of national recognition. Bhatnagar, 21, started For ...