Belleville News Democrat | IL is a news & magazines app developed by McClatchy.
Download Statistics
Belleville News Democrat | IL has been downloaded 27 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 26 times.
User Ratings
Belleville News Democrat | IL is rated 3.83 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 200 ratings.
App Information
Belleville News Democrat | IL is FREE to download. The APK download size is 165.91 MB. The latest version available is 11.1.13. The last update was on June 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Belleville News Democrat | IL requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play December 2011.
Description
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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Recent changes: Adds support for Edition banner ads
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Comments on Belleville News Democrat | IL for Android
★★★★★John D. Johnson· Mar 4, 2017
It is easy to navigate and, most importantly, keeps me abreast of all news in the Metro-East. They also cover high school sports better than anyone.
★★★★★sam kinman· Mar 15, 2018
Well-rounded news and sports articles. Very good assortment of community and uplifting articles.
★★★★★Gene O· Apr 18, 2020
Former resident of the area App keeps me in touch with what is happening in area I grew up in St Clair county born 1930 in East St Louis Illinois Korean War 1950 1954 job transfer 1974 moved away still remember good times BND brings back memories
★★★★★Roger Simkins· Dec 14, 2016
Nice & Easy The BND app is so easy to maneuver through the news and every article has a clean look which makes for easy reading ... Thank you
★☆☆☆☆A Google user· Jan 13, 2018
App won't load. Repeats articles. Can't view individual obits. Have deleted and reinstalled app several times. Won't work.
★☆☆☆☆Joan H· Mar 15, 2023
I have digital subscription to BND but cannot sign in or get past pay wall on this horrible app. Cancelling subscription.
★☆☆☆☆Tim Kebel· Aug 11, 2020
Problems loading news, emailed BND never got refunded. $15.99 a month for what???
★☆☆☆☆Jason Jones· Jan 4, 2023
The BND is a complete waste. Have to pay $129 a year just to use your app. That is such a load of horse manure. You aren't worth the paper you're printed on. Now, you're also not worth my screen time. The BND has become a pathetic, useless media outlet. Stop suing every police department for access to classified information in ONGOING investigations, and maybe you wouldn't have to charge such an outlandish price. Anymore, you are a complete waste of time. If I could give less than one star, I wou
★☆☆☆☆Thomas Korte· Oct 5, 2019
The new version is anything BUT easy to navigate. It is so annoying that I am ready to give up on reading BND. The old app was 5 star, in fact I used to tell friends who were struggling with the STL P-D app how much better your app was. Now, to be honest, STL P-D, with its flaws is easier to navigate. When I open BND the image is so small I can't read it. Then I spread it with two fingers to make it bigger, but the result is the loss of the directional arrows for moving to the next page. I
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