Belleville News Democrat | IL

McClatchy

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About this app

The Belleville News Democrat local newspaper app is faster and easier to use. Read or watch daily local news coverage, investigative reporting, national headline news, crime, sports, local business, and more from Belleville, Fairview Heights, East St. Louis, and surrounding communities in Illinois.

The Belleville News Democrat local newspaper is your trusted source for local, daily journalism serving the Belleville area. Our newsroom delivers reporting on local government, public safety, education, courts, business, and community issues affecting residents across Belleville and nearby Illinois communities, alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.

LOCAL NEWS
• Daily local news and stories from Belleville, Fairview Heights, and the East St. Louis area
• AI generated summaries on all articles reviewed by our newsroom
• The Belleville News Democrat local newspaper opinions, editorials and columns you love
• Edition, a digital destination for the latest news, features, and insights. Like the printed newspaper, it is intended to be a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight

LIVE VIDEO
• Watch live video of local news stories and national news coverage
• View stunning photos and videos of local news and community events

LOCAL SPORTS
• Full coverage reporting on local, pro and college sports teams
• Stay connected to your favorite teams and favorite sports writers

PERSONALIZATION
• Stay informed on the topics and articles that matter to you
• Favorite topics to get personalized feeds. • Search for news articles, videos, games and more
• Bookmark news articles to read later
• Read articles your way with full support for dark mode and light mode

Other Features
• Browse articles by category
• Share articles on Facebook, X Twitter or by email
• Comment on news articles
• Access and download previous issues of our newspaper
• Recharge and unwind with our puzzles and games

GET DAILY NEWS AND MORE WITH THE BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT LOCAL NEWSPAPER APP
Download our local newspaper app today to stay informed on local daily news, crime, sports, national headlines, and more.

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Ratings and reviews

From the top stories screen, when you click on an article it says I have to sign in. I click sign in and it says you are already signed in as ____ blank. Click sign out and nothing happens. Endless loop and can't even read any of the top stories even though I'm signed in. Extremely annoying. Edit 10/29/24: After months of not being able to fully use the app, suddenly this morning it gives me a sign in screen that actually works. I can now access the top stories.

Great news but horrible app. If the app loads properly than I fight with my subscription. It will say activated in account settings but constantly nag that it's not when using the app. I can fix it by going to settings each time. Ads still seem to float around because of this and it's beyond frustrating. Why not make a PWA app of the website and call it a day? I'm not sure if I can justify paying for this app if this isn't fixed soon.

The app just simply won't launch. Crashes every time. Have tried uninstalling and reinstalling. And yet McClatchy keeps taking my money every month for the subscription.

What’s new

• Fixes display of Edition replica pages on Android tablets
• Video enhancements including support as lead media on article pages and vertical video display
• Improved Welcome screen (optimized copy and new image)
• Improved support for BeOp poll embeds
• Improved support for inline vertical images
• Updated article byline to remove the word “to”
• Added publication nameplate to Edition front pages
• Other bug fixes and performance enhancements