Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 450 people have signed a petition asking Belleville officials to halt their plans to clear-cut woods behind Mount Hope ...

Mount Hope Cemetery has been a thorn in Belleville’s side since the mid-2000s, when the owners abandoned it while being accused of scamming people on prepaid funeral arrangements. A county judge ...

Belleville Public Works Department has been mowing grass and picking up trash at Mount Hope Cemetery, which is in receivership, for nearly 15 years, despite the fact that the city doesn’t own the ...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Belleville, Illinois, is set to develop a solar farm at Mount Hope Cemetery, a historic site dating back to the 1800s, to help offset maintenance costs. The city of Belleville, ...

The city of Belleville is considering a plan to buy Mount Hope Cemetery, off West Main Street, which has graves that date back to 1897, and install a solar farm on land that’s not being used for ...