More than 450 people have signed a petition asking Belleville officials to halt their plans to clear-cut woods behind Mount Hope Cemetery to make way for a community solar farm. Opponents are hoping ...

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 ...

Opponents of a solar farm at Mount Hope Cemetery launched a campaign last month, collecting hundreds of signatures on a petition asking officials to halt the project and preserve 25 acres of trees ...

Belleville officials talked to local "partners" and submitted letters of support from eight civic leaders in preparing the city's application for state incentives to build a solar farm at Mount Hope ...

Members of Save Mount Hope pose in front of a red maple tree that was recently designated as the state’s champion in Mount Hope cemetery. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat On the rainy afternoon ...

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, ...