Belleville, IL News

• Belleville, IL News
• Boat manufacturer pays settlement for altering boat I.D. numbers
• Trayvon Martin's dad returns to East St. Louis to say books must replace guns
• Man's body pulled from Mississippi River
• Local atrazine class-action suit settled for $105M; plaintiff lawyers get $35M
• Roadwork scheduled next week
• Things are just peachy at area orchards
• Legal foundation in East St. Louis receives $15K grant
• O'Fallon VFW to hold rock 'n roll blood drive
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• Man shot outside Gompers Homes in East St. Louis
• Tracy Martin to youth: Stop the violence and respect one another
• Illinois Senate, House vote to slash Medicaid
• Preparation makes for a safe and happy holiday weekend
• GOP senators say Dems tried to bait them into bad budget with Murray Center money
• Madison County sheriff warns of scams; one victim lost $5,000
• Violence Prevention Center receives $7,000 grant
• Memorial Day parades and services around the metro-east
• Swansea fire chief to drop age discrimination case
• Senate Democrats' budget includes Murray Center funding, but GOP calls plan 'Blagojevichian'
• Committee OKs bill to expand drug-induced homicide law
• How did missing woman die? Fairview Heights police pursue criminal charges
• Illinois House approves casino expansion, slots at horse-racing tracks
• Swansea police officer files sex discrimination complaint
• Prairie State Energy Campus behind schedule, but still within $4 billion budget
• Troopers ID driver who hit 4 workers on I-64 in Fairview Heights
• Should East St. Louis night clubs close early? Residents, club owners speak out
• Fairview Heights City Council can't act on Ruby Lane until conflict of interest decision
• Fisherman snags stolen Lindenwood sculpture
• Senate OKs Haine bills on corpse-moving, terrorism
• Gambling expansion bill still in play in Springfield
• I-70 ramps to Poplar Street Bridge to close for roadwork
• Milburn School Road reconstruction to begin in O'Fallon
• Swansea board will keep fire chief if he drops discrimination case
• Angry taxpayers vow to force Dist. 90 bond issue to a public vote
• $1 billion-plus: State of Illinois workers added to payroll database
• State Medicaid proposal spares some hospitals from reimbursement cuts
• Final Four: Pairings set for high-dollar congressional races in metro-east
• Belleville aldermen berate mayor over old YMCA building
• $1 billion-plus: State of Illinois workers added to payroll database
• Swansea ordinance to keep hens in residential areas fails
• District 201 board hires assistant principal, basketball coach
• Polish president gives awards to Gov. Quinn, Belleville's Enyart
• 'Shop Belleville': Alderwoman asks why city doesn't practice what it preaches
• Neighborhood meeting Tuesday about thefts from Belleville homes and garages
• Ceremony set Saturday to honor O'Fallon Marine wounded in Afghanistan
• Funeral services set for Red Bud airman
• Springfield artist wins Best of Show honors at Art on the Square
• Proposal would require ESL businesses to close earlier
• Motorcycle ride honors prisoners of war, those missing in action
• Prairie State Energy Campus "99 percent" complete
• New sushi bar opens in downtown Belleville
• What's happening at the Hy-Ho Cafe?
• Ultralight plane crashes near O'Fallon
• Art on the Square: Sun shines down on Belleville's biggest party
• Shimkus aide Rodney Davis chosen as GOP congressional candidate
• Metro will increase some fares July 1
• Coming Thursday: A new look (and other changes) at bnd.com
• East St. Louis teen shot to death
• Cueto wants new trial on charges of conspiracy, obstruction in Venezia case
• 'Is it really mine?': Belleville West students customize bike for girl with cerebral palsy
• 'Beavis and Butt-Head duo' charged in connection with St. Clair County arsons
• 'Grim Reaper' trespass case at Kern house is appealed
• Chicken and beer will kick off new Cahokia VFW
• Coming Thursday: A new look (and other changes) at bnd.com
• Shiloh man faces felony charge for allegedly throwing machete at police
• State appoints members of financial oversight panel for East St. Louis school district
• 'Know what you want to be,' Costello tells SWIC graduates
• Second Madison County drug-induced homicide case dismissed; Haine files bill to close loophole
• Some Madison County Board members to get a pay raise
• SWIC to receive licensing fees from vendors
• Roads closed, traffic diverted as workers begin setup for Art on the Square
• Fire damages Collinsville office building
• Compromise OK'd for funding rape crisis centers with strip club fees
• Adviser sought on disputed I-70 ramp to Poplar Street Bridge
• Belleville gets new sculpture for collection
• Grant helps art program for Belleville special needs kids
• East St. Louis election board moving into City Hall to save money
• Fairview Heights City Council can't talk about Ruby Lane interchange
• Fire destroys garage in Swansea
• Red Bud airman found dead at Washington Air Force base
• Alton man found dead in garage
• Kiwanis Club of Fairview Heights celebrates anniversary
• Shiloh tax preparer gets 7.5 years in prison in scheme
• Missing Swansea teen found safe
• Ameren: Scammers trying to get your Social Security number with Obama claim
• MoDOT: Keeping I-70 ramp is unsafe; metro-east leaders plan to argue hard
• East St. Louis District 189 schedules meetings on school closings
• Fairview Heights delays action on Ruby Lane interchange
• Bus driver faces charges in crash that hurt 10 Highland students
• Belleville water line repaired, but roadwork ongoing
• Driver who saw triple-fatal crash won’t be charged
• Fatal fire in Glen Carbon ruled accidental
• Madison County to name interim circuit clerk following Matt Melucci's death
• Fairview Police Pension Board: No action to appeal officer's disability pension
• Defense transit group hosts job fair, fundraiser
• Collinsville firefighters take pay freeze
• No charges filed yet in triple-fatality in Granite City
• Police need public's help finding 14-year-old Swansea girl
• Trial under way for two workers injured when grain bin blew up
• No mules this time in relocation of historic Collins House in Collinsville
• Restaurateur wants to make sport bar a Legend in ESL
• Developer at Scott AFB vows to fight state's plan to tax his housing
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Belleville manufacturer marks 50 years in business
• St. Clair Square adds new stores
• Will Fairview Heights pension board appeal officer's disability case?
• Tech savvy, but at a cost: Students at metro-east school will have to buy iPads this fall
• 'You helped make McKendree a better place': President sends off grads
• Belleville turns on the vacancy sign; Eckerts says its time to pursue hotel
• Lebanon man dies after falling from Eads Bridge
• Judge's ruling jeopardizes another Madison County drug-homicide case
• Judge shocks courtroom with acquittal in Troy teen's heroin death
• Meet the Class of 2012: Metro-east high school seniors are about to graduate
• Suspicious fire burns down building at YMCA Outdoor Center near Belleville
• Local hospitals face losing millions if state cuts Medicaid reimbursement
• Madison County Circuit Clerk Matt Melucci dies after battle with cancer
• Nude pictures and racism: It's been 30 years since Vanessa Williams stepped down as Miss America
• Crash blocks traffic on North Illinois Street in Belleville
• Clinton County deputies investigate crash near Aviston
• 'The appreciation is awesome': Airmen at Scott grateful for community support
• Diamonds in the Rough: Mentoring program encourages ESL girls to shine
• Metro-east, MoDOT officials set to pitch ideas for I-70 ramp access to Poplar
• Crash in Belleville sends 3 to hospital
• SIU board approves tuition increases for freshmen
• Six suspicious fires under investigation in St. Clair County
• Blaze guts barn used by Optimist Rodeo
• Days Inn O'Fallon sued following alleged bed bug infestation
• Metro-east foreclosure filings tick up in April
• Four ESL businesses forced to close early after shots are fired
• Defense attorney: Man never delivered heroin to Madison County teen who died
• Reform group wants measure to disband ESL Election board on ballot
• Alderman Dean Hardt will run for Belleville treasurer
• Judge rules retired cop gets disability pension
• Belleville man accused of dealing pot next door to Farmer's Market
• GOP congressional candidates at forum in Edwardsville
• Belleville police give Lindenwood University award for city partnership
• Seven dead kittens found lined up in Belleville park
• Filmmaker sues city and Collinsville cop for unlawful detainment
• Does IDOT move mean Illinois 159 work will be completed in Collinsville?
• Big hole remains in downtown Belleville after fire two years ago
• 'Moment of truth': State leader predicts Medicaid will 'implode' without reform
• Electronics recycling event next weekend in Fairview Heights
• St. Clair County wants criminals evicted from rentals
• 'So full of life': Edwardsville boy found in pond would have turned 3 in June
• Fayetteville gets money to build new wastewater treatment plant
• U.S. 50 to have lane closures Tuesday between Lebanon and Trenton
• GOP congressional hopefuls down to four; voters can meet them in Edwardsville
• New business park opens in Shiloh with a focus on the military
• Swansea Village Board to discuss fire chief's employment
• Fire destroys Freeburg city maintenance building
• State's attorney reviewing cases after homeowners say they were victimized in tax sales
• Business calendar: What time is the meeting - and where?
• Metro-east business news: Who's getting promoted?
• What's the new restaurant in the old Ryan's Steakhouse?
• Will it hurt the neighborhood? Belleville council to vote on wine-cheese shop's expansion
• Junior ROTC: 'Some things are more important than you'
• Proposed I-64 interchange near O'Fallon is 'top priority' for region, planners say
• Sen. Clayborne pushing for solar panel farm to be built in East St. Louis
• New law torpedoes third party candidate's bid for 12th U.S. House District seat
• Green Party's possible candidate for 12th Congressional District to hold meeting in Belleville
• Top of the pops: Signal Hill School collects 1 million pop tops for charity
• Nice kids don't finish last at Signal Hill School
• Metro-east prepaid burial customers finally getting money back
• Hail storm produces thousands of claims
• St. Clair County shares tips to prevent West Nile risk
• First Student to hire laid off Belleville bus drivers
• Plan your route: Crews to begin nightly construction on 270
• Look for lane closures on Illinois 143
• Retiring SIUE chancellor: Not easy to walk away from career
• 'Iron' men to Cahokia teens: Jail is not a place where you want to be
• Harriman and Plummer agree to debate in June
• Belleville school bus service, Carlyle plastics manufacturer to close; more than 200 layoffs expected
• Illinois Senate votes to end legislative scholarships
• State's Attorney Brendan Kelly: ESL regional cops could boost 50-50 shot at justice
• State superintendent: Why he wants ESL school board booted
• Motorcyclists remain critical after I-64 crash
• Legislative scholarship perk could end in Illinois
• Redeploy Illinois program helps juvenile offenders stay out of jail
• Commencement ceremonies: New crop of local college grads emerge
• Fairview's draft comprehensive plan focuses on future growth
• $161 million metro-east levee repair project set to begin in June
• Fairview alderwoman asks courts to decide conflict of interest issue
• State money at risk after East St. Louis delivers another flawed budget
• Department of Corrections chief calls Menard workers' comp claims 'fraud'
• Commission votes in favor of keeping Murray Center and Tamms open
• Madison County sees outbreak of whooping cough
• Fairview's draft comprehensive plan is ready for public review
• Police identify tattooed murder victim as Sparta teen
• Belleville council redistricts the city
• County Board aims to shoot down plan ending I-70 access to Poplar Street Bridge
• Car crashes through wall of Swansea CVS Pharmacy
• MetroLink delays: Passengers should allow extra time for commute
• Millstadt District 160 still looking for new superintendent
• Senate bill requires builder to pay property taxes on Scott housing development
• Iconic yellow school buses could disappear if state cuts funding
• State on solid legal footing in possibly getting rid of District 189 school board, but will it do any good?
• Illinois 159 closed for railroad work at Belleville-Swansea border
• Bank foreclosing on Hometown Party in Shiloh
• Prescription discount program saves county residents more than $33K in first month
• 'Country airport' for sale in Madison County
• Metro-east White Castle closes its doors
• Every item is $5 or less at new Fairview Heights store
• One killed, 100 injured when storm hits St. Louis bar tent
• 'We don't try to solve a problem by making it worse': Group urges state not to cut Medicaid
• Gaming gamble: Should Belleville reverse its ban on video poker?
• You tell us: How can we ramp up election coverage?
• Car from fatal hit-and-run found in Madison
• Slate of candidates almost set for Nov. 6 election
• From brown to green: Plan would turn East St. Louis 'brownfield' into solar farm
• Granite City hospital security guards charged with manslaughter in death of man they restrained
• Former East St. Louis police chief gets 1 year for theft
• Wood River lawyer appointed to judgeship
• Culver to parents: Closing five schools in District 189 was a 'tough decision'
• Did Swansea act too hastily in tearing down private shed, deck?
• Shield maker files lawsuit against lawyer from Brough hearing
• 'I am honored': Callis re-appointed as chief judge
• Belleville Law Day Run expected to attract 1,000 runners
• Glen Carbon to dedicate new pocket park
• Truck crashes into Belleville apartment building
• 'I am honored': Callis re-appointed as chief judge
• SIUE announces chancellor candidate
• SIUE to announce chancellor candidate
• Bishop to ad-libbing priest: Only appeal now is to Rome
• Landlords can learn more about a crime-free housing initiative in St. Clair County
• I-270 drivers to experience lane closures due to bridge inspections
• Illinois auditor blasts workers' comp system; lawmaker says word of 'free money' spread fast
• Services set, vigil held for two SIUE students
• 'A job well done': Kimmel Awards honor community service
• New SIUE chancellor set to be announced
• Expect delays on Green Mount Road this summer during widening project
• Workers' comp claims at Menard are being denied after arbitrator switch
• Granite City water treatment plant gets national award
• Fairview Heights man accused of throwing firebomb at federal building
• Two SIUE students who died in apartment fire were lifelong friends
• McCarter won't seek nomination for Congressional race; will former Miss America?
• Past member of Harmony Express Chorus? The group is looking for you
• Marine's items stolen during stop at Gateway Arch
• 'A slap in our face': Decision to oust District 189 school board upsets some officials
• Swansea trustee believes a second public hearing should have been held on budget
• Belleville photographer captures image for this year's Art on the Square poster
• Want to get a glimpse of the state's books? Topinka has a website she wants to show you
• Legends: New sports bar opens in metro-east
• What's opening in the old Borders building in Fairview Heights?
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Report: Gaming expansion would bring Illinois millions of dollars, thousands of jobs
• Lanter Distributing: Meet the new boss, much the same as the old boss
• 30,000 patrons attend 300 events in Wildey's first year after reopening
• 2 SIUE students critically hurt in fire
• Eyeglasses, keys and cell phones: See what Madison County schools recycled in 2010-11
• Car crashes, distracted drivers: New law would make it illegal to hold your phone while driving
• Metro-east leaders will fight to keep I-70 exit on to Poplar Street Bridge
• McKendree purchases golf course, plans to keep it open and make improvements
• Parents send party to Marine in Afghanistan
• Hundreds get 'Clean Slate' at East St. Louis event
• Earth Day events set for Sunday
• 'We are here for a purpose': Gandhi's grandson shares nonviolence message
• Local programs can help you fend off foreclosure
• Quinn: Delay retirement, charge employees more to fix pension funds
• State grant should help lower Millstadt residents' tax bills
• Christian Social Services to honor award recipients
• Goetten concedes in 13th Congressional District race after state certifies primary results
• Officials break ground for new St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland
• Quinn's Medicaid plan: Toss about 215,000 people off the program
• East St. Louis residents speak out about school closings
• Village of Smithton just added: What are government workers paid?
• McCarter may seek Rep. Tim Johnson's job; wants to avoid 'back-room deals'
• St. Clair County Republicans elect party officials
• 14 townships added: What are government workers paid?
• O'Fallon woman crashes car into Shiloh garage
• Fire that destroyed home near Fairview still under investigation
• 'She giggled for about four hours': Mega Millions winners revealed in Red Bud
• Man can operate gun shop from home
• SWIC board approves pay hikes
• Construction to begin on new Highland hospital
• Glen Carbon man killed when car hits tree in Marine
• Harriman winning fundraising race with rival Plummer
• Why are taxpayers getting refunds from Dupo school district?
• Mark Kern: I-70 plan could spell big trouble for metro-east commuters
• Fire destroys home near Fairview Heights: 'It's totaled'
• Fairview Heights tables plan to remove Ruby Lane from possible interchange site
• Cahokia board places superintendent on paid leave
• Area to lose $52M in wages if Murray closes, study says
• Freeburg church's billboard gets to the point
• Red Bud's Mega Millions jackpot winner about to be revealed
• State Sen. Haine defends vote for state tax increase
• Proposed Belleville redistricting changes could affect more than 1,000 residents
• O'Fallon gives initial OK to TIF district along Central Park Drive
• Belleville council OKs budget, but not without some contention
• MetroLink tracks reopen after collision with a car in Washington Park
• Swansea board approves budget that keeps two paid firefighters
• District 201 interviews candidates for West principal opening
• Retired area businessman Clinton Rogier dies
• Edwardsville 'school within a school' keeps kids from falling through the cracks
• 'Manufacturing is back': Metro-east businesses focus on ‘green’ technology, employee training
• New Italian restaurant coming soon to O'Fallon
• ‘Heroin is the bullet': Madison County, St. Louis areas have been hit hard
• Belleville City Council set to vote on $108 million budget
• Hard times for area students as more families slip below the poverty line
• Compromise proposals expected on Swansea budget in attempt to avoid layoff
• SIUE student found dead in lake; family member finds bike nearby
• What ward will you be in now? Residents can weigh in on proposed map in Belleville
• Jack and Jill went up the hill and fetched the hearts of many
• Pair request police after robbing Belleville credit union
• Alcohol may have played role in death of Collinsville pedestrian
• His friend choked, but Wolf Branch student didn't
• Found: Missing Belleville man located in Waterloo
• Crew salvages pieces of history from old Township Stadium at Lindenwood
• Illinois flags flown at half staff in honor of fallen soldier
• East St. Louis will close five schools because of deficit, declining enrollment
• Securities firm denies Madison County's claims of excessive fees and commissions
• Ex-arbitrator fights to keep her law license; admits to making mistakes
• Local law-enforcement officials denounce ISP dispatcher consolidations
• GOP nominee Plummer challenges Democrat Harriman to 12 debates in 12th House race
• Millstadt grain elevator closes, surrenders license
• Input sought on keeping U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Wilkerson
• Orchards report no damage after Wednesday night frost
• Mascoutah woman killed in car crash after celebrating 21st birthday
• Crash backs up traffic on Illinois 15
• Securities firm accused of charging millions of dollars in excessive commissions
• $1 million windfall: Group near Highland gets Lottery winnings
• Murder City: Durbin, preachers decry violence at East St. Louis clubs
• Turn in your drugs at Madison County Take-Back Day
• Second chance: Belleville student who was expelled is now top scholar
• Lack of cash could seal old Y's fate, but mayor not giving up
• Education Matters: Belleville East, Collinsville students win scholarships
• Edwardsville cop accused of secretly recording women at tanning salon
• Car catches fire near gas pumps in Belleville
• Belleville alderman will run for mayor; Eckert says it's too early to get into 'all the nit-pickiness'
• Astronaut Sandra Magnus helps toast some of Belleville's brightest
• 2012 Women of Achievement winners
• Collinsville honors fourth-grader who saved friend's life
• Big crowd expected at hearing on Murray Center closing
• Man saved from burning home in ESL: 'People were outside hollering and screaming'
• Several injured in five-vehicle crash on Illinois 161 in Belleville
• Attorney wants St. Clair County associate judge ousted from case after party switch
• Belleville library makes changes to attract new patrons
• Mexican restaurant now fills The Jug
• Collinsville school district supporting TIF district even though it could cost them money
• Ameren exec gets a charge out of running new office
• Mosquito Squad: Business is buzzing for father and son extermination team
• Tale of an old, old team: Belleville Stags staggered their way into oblivion
• Are you prepared for a tornado? It may depend on which metro-east city you live in
• Celebrating Easter: Egg hunts, dinner scheduled for the holiday
• Married by the judge who put his father in prison: Metro-east man chooses a different path
• 'A couple bad apples': Push is on to make apartment rentals crime free in Belleville and nearby
• Downtown Belleville street to undergo construction beginning Monday
• Metro-east students take home state title at Odyssey of the Mind competition
• Shiloh man arrested in Illinois AG child porn crackdown
• Hop to it! Here's you chance to hunt Easter eggs
• Watch your speed! Legislation may allow cameras to catch fast drivers
• Caseyville police union makes allegations against chief, seeks his resignation
• Teens leaders sought for drug institute
• Tony's Place to close in Mascoutah: 'This town is really going to miss him'
• IDOT suspends area roadwork during holiday weekend
• 'Drinks are on us': Red Bud gas station gets big bonus for selling winning lottery ticket
• Belle Valley will discipline students accused in attempted sexual assault
• Does our warm March mean a sizzling summer will follow?
• More than 200 properties to be auctioned in Belleville
• Collinsville High School marching band steps into Nike commercial
• Wide-open race: U.S. Rep. Johnson drops re-election bid in 13th District
• Teen accused of beating mom tells cops she 'felt neglected'
• Swansea trustee: Fire chief should stay
• Warm, dry spring prompts wildfire warning in region
• Millstadt man seriously injured in head-on crash
• Illinois Lottery to visit Red Bud gas station where winning ticket was sold
• FAA to ESL: Get a budget or else
• Freeburg Elementary, Lebanon just added: What are government workers paid?
• Air Force jet lands at Scott after in-flight emergency
• Mother, son targeted in State Park Place woman's death
• Collinsville to star during 'American Idol' spot
• Gunman shoots up 3-block area in Washington Park
• Cameras in court: What are the rules?
• Who is the big winner? Rumors abound in Red Bud over unnamed millionaire
• 'Going to war is a big deal': Retired Gen. McChrystal talks about Afghanistan
• Parishioners don't want priest to go: ad-libbing pastor rescinds resignation
• Madison County man accused of sexually abusing teen
• Ameren's state-of-the-art training center will keep Belleville plugged in
• Althoff senior in running for Build-A-Bear prize
• IDOT's chainsaws upset residents along Foley Drive: 'They're ruining it'
• Althoff cancels classes to honor teacher who died of cancer
• Belleville OKs Flynn as city attorney; some alderman have concerns
• Belleville slaps fees, limits on carnivals; will it help control unruly crowds?
• Sad day for Maryville: After 107 years, Buffalo Park's bingo and fish fries are finished
• Metro may add a dime to the cost of your ride; what do you think?
• Budget plan would cut out Swansea fire chief's post
• Central School District opposes proposed TIF district in O'Fallon
• Illinois Supreme Court: Board of Review candidate's name should not have been taken off ballot
• Babcock comes out swinging; faults Haine for tax vote, pensions
• Belleville wants more control over carnivals after teen-mob incident last year
• New PSOP director brings private sector experience to public sector position
• Sushi restaurant opens O'Fallon location
• Fairmount Park season opener: Track will feature larger fields, higher purses
• O'Fallon boutique carries unique children's clothing
• Barber sign at Boevings' comes with a mystery
• Controversial pastor is pulled from 2 parishes in Belleville Diocese
• Public hearing on Swansea budget: How will the village cut $195,000?
• St. Clair County ends airport warehouse deal; wants $250K back from businessman
• 'Out of whack': Belleville set to redistrict wards for first time in 25 years
• 'This put a small town like Red Bud on the map': Winning lottery ticket sold in metro-east
• Stop the Violence march held in Washington Park
• O'Fallon church to collect Skittles and hoodies; demands legal action against Zimmerman
• I-64 shuts down in East St. Louis this weekend
• EPA climate proposal could limit coal's future, at least in U.S.
• East St. Louis tax prep company rigged returns, injunction says
• Achoo! St. Louis ranks among nation's 30 worst for spring allergens
• Edwardsville District 7 to cut ties with YMCA's latchkey program
• Best Buy says it will close 50 stores; local managers have no comment
• 540 million reasons to play: Lottery ticket buyers hope bucks stop here
• Proposed solar panel farm in East St. Louis would generate jobs
• Longtime Belleville city attorney Robert Sprague is stepping down
• Stop the Violence march planned for Saturday in Washington Park
• O'Fallon asks judge to dismiss TIF-related lawsuit
• 'It could've been my son': East St. Louis prayer vigil held for Trayvon Martin
• Bridge worker missing after falling into Mississippi River
• Coroner: Man found in quarry died from tumble
• Caseyville Village Hall closes briefly due to court hearing
• Lebanon woman charged with flip-flop bank robbery
• Bomb squad detonates suspicious device in Belleville street
• Where might Swansea put in bike trails, sidewalks next?
• St. Louis County prosecutor to seek death penalty again for Bowman
• Homeless man escapes fire in East St. Louis buildings
• New EPA pollution rules won't apply to Lively Grove
• Shiloh teen charged in sexual assault outside Fun Spot Skating rink
• Questions and answers about ProAct cards
• Meds not covered by your health plan? Drug discount program can help
• 'Dad!': Master sergeant, home from the Middle East, surprises his kids at school
• Is the end near for Belleville's old YMCA?
• 'I consider myself blessed': New leader takes over command at Scott
• Belleville man dies of suspected drug overdose; needle marks found on arm
• Collinsville considers Walmart, Home Depot sales taxes
• Like it or not, Fairview Heights subdivision will get new sewer lines
• One million bushels: Big grain terminal set to open soon in Fairmont City
• Do you have questions about the McClintock Avenue widening project?
• Goodbye jeans and T-shirts at District 175
• Belleville man drives into ditch after passing out behind wheel
• District 175 to consider new dress code; school chief says most parents in favor
• Plugging into the sun: Metro-east businesses turn to solar power
• King of the Casino Queen talks about the shape of his ship
• Bataan Death March event honors survivors: 'What these people went through was unspeakable'
• New store in O'Fallon sells 'just a little bit of everything'
• Pizzerias to open inside local video stores
• Meredith Home demolition costs could total $500K; who's paying for it?
• Anti-heroin rally: 'One bad decision and people end up losing their life'
• What is autism? The Mayo Clinic provides some answers
• Will state's budget crisis imperil autism programs? Metro-east agencies have national reputation
• Where will we go swimming, now that the Belleville pool is closing?
• Campaign feud leaves bitterness in GOP
• Belleville West student taken to hospital
• February was a good month to sell your house
• Anti-heroin rally set for Saturday in Belleville
• District 175 to consider new dress code Monday
• Belleville alderman organizes open house to draw attention to homes available in Ward 7
• New restaurants coming soon to downtown Belleville
• DUI charge filed against Freeburg woman after head-on crash
• Texting while driving may have caused crash that killed 4-year-old boy
• Belleville businesses optimistic about future: 'I see purse strings getting loosened'
• 'He can't talk to us': Police seek your help to ID badly beaten man
• Will a Democrat step up by November in the 108th House race?
• SWIC eliminates dean position in streamlining measure
• Memorial Hospital appoints administrator to lead new Shiloh hospital
• Leadership Council to honor retiring Costello
• GOP nominee Plummer sees party unity, but Cook feels wounded after second-place finish
• District 201 abates $760,000 in property taxes -- but don't expect a check in the mail
• Belleville Diocese settles 3 sexual abuse lawsuits involving 2 priests
• Scott Air Force Base to memorialize Bataan Death March
• McClatchy CEO Gary Pruitt stepping down to head AP
• GOP state House candidates still lobbing attacks
• Scott officials investigate security issue at Mascoutah gate
• Autopsy inconclusive on woman found dead in Washington Park
• Cahokia won't get new high school; district will have to find way to make $26M in repairs
• Democratic hopefuls locked in heated battle in 13th District
• Cruse easily defeats Keely in race for circuit judge
• Kelly: County looking into allegation of Tuesday vote fraud
• Meier wins 108th GOP House District race
• Latest results: Electricity referendum
• Fairview tables proposal to give aid to businessman who protested with gaudy paint
• O’Fallon teen attacked near her home
• Taking a Confederate sword to the grave of its owner: 'It was spooky'
• Swansea approves new trustee, discusses employee cuts
• O'Fallon OKs expanding video surveillance; but does it stop crime?
• East St. Louis lays off 7 more employees, leaving no support staff for police
• This hasn't happened in 2 decades: Voters in Illinois primary will play key role in picking GOP nominee
• Madison County crash sends six to hospital
• Menards, Cheddar's want to build in O'Fallon
• Raising chickens in Belleville: Would you want to live next door?
• Everything you need to know about Tuesday's primary election
• I-64 in East St. Louis will close during bridge removal later this month
• 'We have to come together and put these guns down': Rally calls for end to ESL violence
• Will Romney settle GOP race with a big win in Illinois?
• Longtime Memorial ER doctor starts new business venture
• 'It's a shame': Money crunch will close veteran's help office
• Blockbuster closes another metro-east store
• Belleville set to decide fate of public pool
• Power of the web: Local retailer finds success online
• East St. Louis voters could kill election board
• 'He's out of ideas': Mitt Romney slams Obama during stop in Collinsville
• Video shows men leaving club after fatal shooting
• Results of 50 nerve tests for Menard guards show majority of cases are 'mild'
• A super idea: Belleville engineer powers up caped crusader
• Three hurt in metro-east crashes
• Honey, where did I lose those dadgum keys?
• Got the luck of the Irish? The BND wants to see your photos!
• Wearin' a bit of the green today? Here's info on St. Patty's Day parades in area
• 'Taking money'? State rep candidates at odds over legal maneuverings in Madison County asbestos cases
• Another truck driver says he doesn't believe woman tried to beat train before fatal accident
• Family of missing woman: Police aren't trying to find last person to see her
• 'Taxes are going up, no matter what': Cahokia faces decision on school construction, repairs
• Academics investigation: ESL puts principal, teacher on leave
• Frequent updates, a comprehensive report: BND primary election coverage next week
• Anti-violence rally set in ESL
• Romney to hold rally Saturday in Collinsville
• ESL voters to decide election board's fate Tuesday
• O’Fallon mobile home destroyed by fire
• Website features comprehensive events calendar for the arts
• Despite warm weather, orchard owners worry: 'I don't feel like we are out of the woods for a freeze'
• $4.09 per gallon?! How you can save money on gas
• Electric aggregation: Potentially cheaper power is on the ballot Tuesday
• GOP candidate blitz: Santorum will visit So. Illinois -- but not Fairview Heights
• 'I think he's honest, but naive': Former ESL mayor takes issue with Parks on club hours
• ISP troopers get awards based on number of career DUI arrests
• 'People are sick and tired ... of lies': 12th District candidate Cook calls for Plummer retraction
• Santorum cancels Fairview Heights campaign event
• Plummer wants EPA to 'get out of the way of business'
• GOP contenders for 108th District trade barbs at debate
• 108th District: Three flavors of conservatism
• Local briefs
• Madigan sues tax preparer operating in ESL
• Concrete truck overturns in Belleville
• Santorum brings campaign to Fairview Heights
• State Sen. Clayborne has brought home lots of bacon; can newcomer unseat him?
• Belleville landlords, leaders talk about problems with rental housing
• Swansea residents speak out on roads: 'I risk life and limb every time I ride my bike'
• Collinsville freezes salaries for civilian workers in police department
• East St. Louis comes down hard on Club 103 after man shot to death nearby
• Mother of cyberbulling victim plans talk at Belleville East
• Poll: 108th House District race remains tight; teacher unions back Meier
• Where can you drop off your phone book for recycling?
• Hate junk mail? Here's another 'ridiculous story' from a reader
• Edwardsville board cuts 60 teaching positions for next fall
• Foreclosure rate holds steady: 'It's a sign of an unhealthy market'
• Committee says Belleville pool should close: 'We're throwing good money at bad'
• Will Gateway's revival rev up area's economy? Race track reopens after closing in 2010
• 'We need more of these': 12th District GOP candidates talk issues at 2-hour forum
• Which road in Swansea needs to be fixed first? You choose
• How about a Brewskee? Ski bottler will bring micro-brewery to Breese
• Granite City tire store marks 80 years in business
• Which Belleville events get free services from the city -- and why?
• 12th District primary: Why do these 5 candidates want to represent you?
• Deer bounds through window in New Athens, lands on woman's bed
• Hugs and high-fives: East St. Louis center is built on love and hope for the city's kids
• 'No man's land'? How easy is it to take a walk in Swansea?
• 'That gal didn't run that light': Witness doesn't think woman who died was trying to beat train
• Suspect charged in Flying J truck stop carjacking, beating
• Metro-east residents among unhealthiest in state, study says
• 12th Congressional GOP hopefuls back coal mining, pan Obamacare, pledge to back military
• 'I thought I was going to vomit': Mother describes disabled son's sexual assault
• Have you seen this missing Collinsville woman? Authorities ask for public's help
• Wounded East St. Louis officer continues recovery
• Gas prices climb toward $4 in metro-east
• Preserving Dunham's legacy: East St. Louis museum exhibit marks anniversary of fast for Haiti
• 13 arrested after Cahokia drug sweep
• Anti-heroin rally set for Saturday
• Thousands of workers, millions in wages: What do our elected officials, school staffers get paid?
• Eight is enough: Woman rescues dog, gets more than she bargained for
• Metro-east lawmaker's hospital construction bill sparks debate
• Section of I-64 may be named in honor of Uhl sisters killed in crash
• Argument leads to stabbing at barbecue in East St. Louis
• Three prisoners back in jail after escaping through unlocked door
• Faulty transmitter blamed for failure of Fairview tornado sirens
• IRS warns taxpayers about email scams
• Belleville landlords can weigh in on plan to increase inspections
• Edwardsville schools could cut 86 jobs
• State gives workers' comp tests to BND
• Second missing resident raises 'big red flag' for nursing home, state inspector says
• 'A perfect fit': Lincoln sculpture to be installed at Belleville school
• Local bobcat begins recovery after being hit by vehicle
• Edwardsville schools may cut $3 million and up to 86 jobs
• BND seeks comments from readers about tornado sirens
• Stopped for an hour: Train blocks traffic at three major crossings in Belleville
• Thousands of workers, millions in wages: What do our elected officials, school staffers get paid?
• What's wrong with the sirens that don't work in Fairview? City plans to replace them
• Raab, Central schools are in running for national recognition
• Police: Alcohol, drugs played role in crash near Freeburg that left woman with serious head injury
• Sentencing delayed for man convicted of fatally beating 6-year-old Cahokia boy
• Belleville group releases plans for Sept. 11 memorial
• Health insurance measure results in shouting match between mayor, alderman
• 'A greater appreciation': Clayborne helps out at home of Belleville woman
• Two charged in connection with Belleville drug raid; more charges expected
• St. Jacob mayor doesn't duck from duty -- protecting the village's 'darlings'
• Suspect in cop shooting awaits charges; officer took bullet in jaw
• Fashion shows features items from thrift stores
• Belleville leaders consider saving public pool; how much will it cost?
• Ride public transportation for free in St. Clair County
• Scholarship available from Sheriff's Department
• Swansea police dispute headed for arbitration
• Politics Notebook: Clayborne gets hands-on experience with in-home care providers
• Sweet! You can dunk your doughnuts at a new restaurant in Fairview Heights
• Olympic Restaurant opens in Belleville
• Fairview alderman: Budget won't pass without action on interchange
• Metro-east landfill will soon reach its limit; what then?
• Bottom Dollar: How does metro-east grocer's discount operation work?
• Buses, trains and carpools: Fuel costs send commuters to alternate rides
• Mother of son who died after shooting is upset with Alorton police
• Best friend describes 'devoted mother' who was killed in train crash
• Woman teaches Sunday school for 70 years
• What should the 13th Congressional District do for you?
• Should House members be paid extra to serve on committees?
• Police ID man who died after crashing car into Caseyville house
• Woman cares for Venice's homeless for 28 years
• Deployed dad returns from Afghanistan, surprises daughters at Swansea school
• Peabody donates $25K to support Harrisburg after tornado
• Metro-east nurse tallies 50 years of caring
• Belleville cop passed out behind the wheel, given ride home
• How long can coal power survive? A long time, at new Prairie State plant
• Man dies after car hits Caseyville home; police release identity in fatal motorcyclist crash
• Belleville drug raid nets seven suspects
• Bank employee charged with theft
• St. Louis-area residents wake up to sound of hail on roof
• 'Save Murray Center': Parents of residents say care for their kids outweighs cost to the state
• ESL man charged with sexually abusing girl who was home alone
• 'Grandma was a little beaten and battered': Area residents with ties to Harrisburg talk about deadly tornado
• Silver Star awarded to Troy airman killed in Afghanistan
• Collinsville High student suspected in burglary at cop's home
• 'Everything just collapsed': Residents describe Leap Day tornado
• Belleville Diocese church destroyed in storm
• House panel approves handgun registration, ammo tax bills
• Stookey Township official pleads guilty to DUI
• Bill requires state to keep better records about children's deaths
• 'We won't do it': East St. Louis mayor rejects call to close clubs, curtail liquor sales
• St. Louis Red Cross opens tornado relief shelter in Harrisburg
• About 2,000 metro-east residents lost power Wednesday
• Former Township Stadium demolition begins next week
• Illinois House OKs bill inspired by Penn State scandal
• License-holders are disciplined by the state
• Officials release name of woman killed in Amtrak crash in Madison
• Fairview budget review: Coffee and a holiday lunch, but no new computers
• Man in Granite City crash still hospitalized
• Man accused of biting cop now faces spitting charges
• Refueling tanker lands at MidAmerica after in-air emergency
• Settled: Caseyville gun club will stay put -- but how much did legal battle cost taxpayers?
• Fire causes extensive damage at home of East Carondelet mayor
• West-end businesses hit by rash of vandalism
• State OKs plans for new Highland hospital
• New hot line designed to help home buyers
• Foreclosed homes may re-enter market
• Overloaded extension cord causes Collinsville house fire
• Ad-libbing priest changes his mind, withdraws his resignation
• Swansea trustee: Resignation 'mutually exclusive' from failed business probe
• Politics Notebook: Here comes the gov; new Rep. Scott Penny gets the honor
• Burns, bites and a broken leg: 3 hurt dogs that could use your help
• More trouble for man charged with robbing family who ran out of gas
• MidAmerica plan gets OK for takeoff; $550 million bond issue approved
• Shell to close operations in Roxana; more than 80 jobs to be lost
• Man suffers serious injuries in Granite City crash
• Early voting begins for Illinois' March 20 primary
• Early morning blaze destroys East St. Louis building
• Runaway mattress on I-64 causes fire, hours-long traffic backup
• Last leg of South 17th Street extension under way; not everyone happy about progress
• Child-abuse cases can be emotional for juries; 4 high-profile cases working their way through courts
• Belleville company makes good use of empty houses
• IHOP serving up free short stacks for National Pancake Day
• What's new at the old Castletown Geoghagen in Belleville?
• Racial Harmony honors 38 metro-east students
• 'It sucks to be in the room when someone dies'
• Should we be providing needles for drug users? Controversy follows program at Bethany Place
• 'Put down the pistols': Rally focuses on ending the crime that plagues East St. Louis
• Make-A-Wish events help make kids' wishes come true
• Do they make the grade? Lawyer rankings of judges raise questions of fairness
• Cluck, cluck: Should Belleville let residents own chickens?
• The 12th Congressional race and Social Security: Our readers weigh in
• What does the future hold for Scott? Congressional candidates face task of keeping its missions intact
• Seven signs show girl the way to a prom date
• 100 years ago: 'Why can't Belleville be more like East St. Louis?'
• Leap year kids get a jump on their 'real birthdays'
• Lindenwood buys motel on West Main; will turn it into student dorms
• Local libraries get share of $11.9 million in state grants
• Blessed are the peacemakers: Racial Harmony Awards honor 38 area students
• Gateway Regional Medical Center to close outpatient pharmacy
• Sense of urgency: Leaders call for action on levees
• 'Today, I got a half of a tank': Rising gas prices fuel anxiety at the pump
• Prisoner slips through flex cuffs and flees Washington Park police
• 'Couch to 5K': Belleville Running Club wants you to hit the road
• House panel OKs Kay bill prompted by Penn State scandal
• Memorial ranks among nation's top hospitals for emergency care
• Illinois House committee OKs bill targeting sellers of synthetic drugs
• Retrial delayed for man accused of killing Washington Park mayor
• Belleville West principal gets new position with District 201
• $550 million bond issue for MidAmerica will pay for new air cargo fleet
• Costello II's funeral protest bill passes Illinois House
• 'There is hope': Local woman tells tale of her heroin addiction
• 'He's cutting a little bit too much': Metro-east lawmakers question Quinn's budget speech
• Police looking into possible sexual abuse at Cahokia High School
• Edwardsville bus driver dies after heart attack during route
• 'People are fed up with politics as usual': 12th District candidate Harriman releases tax returns
• Polar Plunge this weekend at Carlyle Lake
• 'This is an absolute nightmare': Quinn to close Murray Center in Centralia; 550 jobs at stake
• O'Fallon OKs upgraded, more costly design for skate park
• Belleville Veterans' service office will return
• ISP late night patrols: 84 citations, 9 arrests, 59 warnings
• Mascoutah man will lead Civil Air Patrol in Illinois
• Veteran police officer will be Belleville's health and housing director
• Cargo airline plans to link MidAmerica with China; St. Clair County committee OKs $550 million in bonds
• A quick tour: Business ventures that have failed to take off at MidAmerica
• 'A true professional': Former Belleville police chief, sheriff dies
• Former track coach accused of sexual abuse surrenders
• 12th District candidate Rodger Cook releases tax returns, challenges others to do so
• Swansea declines attorney for police talks
• Students talk their way into state championships
• Belleville nursing home sued by family of patient who wandered away, then died
• More public payrolls online: Find out what your elected officials are earning
• Feds probe Illinois job-training program; 3 grants have gone to SWIC
• Chicken dinner raises money for wounded warriors
• Devices on dashboards can really mess up your concentration
• Fairview, police union heading to arbitration over labor contract
• Commercial development in O'Fallon making comeback -- maybe
• Man gets drunk at club, gives credit card, pin number to strippers
• Rural residents: Do you want high-speed Internet acceess?
• Man charged with robbing family that had run out of gas
• Man charged with sexual abuse of teen is now a fugitive
• What's going into the Ultimate Electronics location in Fairview Heights?
• Swansea mayor wants village, union to resolve dispute over police officers' sick leave
• Venice schools have taken great strides since entire school board was removed
• Have you registered to vote? Deadline is Tuesday
• Hicks in Belleville: Memphis-style barbecue, with a North Carolina touch
• How long was nursing home resident missing before facility reported it?
• Two face bribery, forgery charges in East St. Louis
• Do you want to celebrate Black History?
• East St. Louis assistant track coach charged accused of sex abuse of student
• 'I like cupcakes!' Troy Bakery give kids a taste of independence
• 500 people expected at benefit for Belleville man who died last month
• Pressures mount for Social Security, Medicare
• Social Security, Medicare: 12th District candidates differ on how to keep them going
• Donation allows Belleville museum goers to see manufacturing, milling from the past
• Join in on the discussion at our Campaign Chat
• Miller drops out of House race; will back Harriman
• Former Belleville West teacher accused of having sex with teen
• Edwardsville students call 911 after bus driver has heart attack
• What happened to the girl who disappeared 20 years ago in Belleville?
• Shooting reported near Dupo
• Belleville landlords can weigh in March 13 on inspections issue
• Swansea, East Side fire departments respond to SWIC alarm
• Former deputy coroner alleges racism; Stone denies claims
• Bishop: Ad-libbing priest drew many complaints from parishioners
• Don't just turn up the heat; find out how to fix your leaky house
• Attention, high school art students: Your work could be on display in D.C.
• Bill spells out sex with corpse as a crime: 'I guess before, it was never really against the law'
• Waterloo farm equipment store to close after 120 years: 'It's all we ever did'
• Bishop Edward Braxton's letter to parishoners about the Rev. Bill Rowe
• 'I'll miss the kids the most': Mascoutah school chief will step down
• Judge Wharton: Belleville lives up to 'All-America City' title
• Lindenwood plans communications center, new degree programs
• Lights, camera, courtroom: Chief judge wants you to see how Madison County courts work
• 'He's safe': Man reported missing by mom is back at home
• Two men killed in crash on Illinois 159
• Woman suffers 'medical emergency,' crashes into semi on I-64
• Two more charged after Belleville brawl; trio accused of attacking man at gas station
• Curtain drops on Miner's money; Collinsville won't fund without business plan
• Trouble in the checkout line: Suspect yells at woman, then stabs her at ESL Walgreens
• Mother of disabled Cahokia man is worried about where he might be
• McKendree students compete live on the Internet for $50,000
• Gunmen sought in robbery of O'Reilly Auto Parts store
• St. Louis' Rev. Larry Rice calls on metro-east to 'have a heart' for its homeless
• 'More of the same': Illinois congressmen react to Obama's budget
• 'I think Jason is the future': Shimkus endorses Plummer for 12th U.S. House seat
• Group wants big cut in license plate fees for vets
• Are you ready for Valentine's Day? Florists will deliver, despite the snow
• District 201 OKs program to help at-risk kids stay in school, get diplomas
• McCallum resigns as Alorton mayor amid corruption probe
• Uno's half-sister wins award at Westminster Dog Show
• All aboard! Railroad sees potential in Greenville industrial park
• Four million miles: Belleville trucker looks back at life on the road
• Metro-east group wants gay marriage bill passed; opponents ready for a tussle
• Plans for Sept. 11 memorial in Belleville to be unveiled at public event
• From steakhouse to sushi: Swansea restaurant switches gears again
• 'Most things are going to be about money': Belleville may call in labor attorney for police contract
• 'A pretty nasty game of bait and switch': Retiring police officers learn unused sick days could be worthless
• Jail isn't the only option: Redeploy Illinois helps delinquent teens - and saves you money
• Valentine's Day: The holiday that's completely out of control
• Election 2012: The BND's coverage plan through the primary season
• 'Jobs are hard to find': Voters want to hear how 12th District candidates plan to put people back to work
• Melee on West Main: 1 charged, 2 sought after brawl in Belleville
• Abe Lincoln in the metro-east: Swordplay averted and a balcony made famous
• Daughter, her boyfriend arraigned in father's slaying
• State Police seize more pot, cash from I-70 motorists in Madison County
• State: Belleville nursing home negligent in 77-year-old resident's death
• Maryville church shooting suspect's exam to be recorded
• Corn, soybeans, mink and honey? Illinois remains an agriculture powerhouse
• State legislature may ax short school days
• Police respond to crashes on slick roads Friday across metro-east
• Quinn breaks ground on crime lab in Belleville
• Judge rules examination of church shooting suspect be recorded
• Man found fit to stand trial in carjacking, killing of 85-year-old Belleville woman
• 'No damned way': Metro-east lawmakers plan to fight hard against proposed gun registration
• 'On the Radar': 12th District candidate Jason Plummer catches GOP's attention
• Illinois gets $1 billion mortgage settlement; what will it mean for you?
• Madison County traffic stops yield 60 pounds of pot, $8K in cash
• 'Let's Move': Scott Air Force Base on board with military food upgrade
• Man found dead in Moto Mart bathroom; police suspect overdose
• Daughter, boyfriend accused of killing dad: police say 'they planned it together'
• By the numbers: Metro-east children at risk
• How are our kids doing? Study says one in five live in poverty
• Police seek suspect who beat elderly man over TV set
• Internet service provider closing metro-east office
• Ameren subsidiary opening next week in Collinsville
• Is Ruby Lane the best place for I-64 interchange? Consultants think so
• Illinois primary: Today is first day to apply for absentee ballots
• Belleville attorney's donation will help Lindenwood replace stolen sculpture
• Discovery in garage near Belleville brings out bomb squad
• Eckert Florist moves into former coffeehouse site
• Bill would allow citizens to record police in public; but what constitutes a public place?
• What weighs 30 pounds and has 24-karat gold accents? The Cardinals World Series trophy goes on tour
• No suspects, no motive: Man gunned down in East St. Louis as he was getting into car
• How did Washington Park police lose a prisoner?
• Events honor Dunham's fast for Haitians
• 'He is one of those puffed-up Englishmen': Belleville residents were angry after Charles Dickens' visit in 1842
• Costello bill would restrict protests at military funerals: 'This issue is very near and dear to me'
• Scott Elementary student disciplined for plastic gun at school
• Two Belleville schools locked down after second-graders say they saw woman with gun
• Judge: Centreville must pay legal bills in border dispute
• Students crawl under desks, put hands over heads in earthquake drill
• Remember Uno? Famous beagle's half-sister is going to Westminster Dog Show
• Checks are in the mail: Belleville starts sending out wheel tax refunds
• More time behind bars for former political powerbroker Tom Lakin
• O'Fallon to offer rape defense training
• Belleville library phone system out
• Fairview Heights residents weigh in on interchange proposal
• 'She hit him hard': Car slams into tractor-trailer on Illinois 15
• $7.4 million building opens at Scott
• Warm enough for you? This is state's 6th-warmest winter since 1895
• Be alert: Earthquake drill may shake you up this morning
• Ex-Democrat at Tea Party forum? Judge candidate admits it felt a little weird
• How much junk mail do you get? Belleville woman counted up a year's worth
• O'Fallon takes first step toward $5.5 million fire station upgrade
• Metro-east foreclosure filings remain steady: 'We hope it is a good sign'
• 'School within a school': District 201 has a plan to help at-risk kids succeed
• Plan for more rental property inspections put on hold after landlords speak out
• Are you a man getting a divorce? Law firm hopes new service will protect personal assets
• New sports bar moving into former Irish pub in Belleville
• Former Fairview city clerk, owner of East Side Cleaners, dies at 86
• Holding Belleville landlords accountable: Do rental properties need more inspections?
• A published author at 15: Waterloo sophomore working on two more books
• For sale: Belle Valley's two empty school buildings no longer needed
• Wine, beer and cheese shop in Belleville features local products
• Swansea reaches settlement with company that built Splash Pad
• Rare bird: Be on the lookout for this white snowy owl
• More voters bring anti-government views with them to the polls
• 12th District candidates offer wide spectrum of choices
• 'I have never seen such a mess as the country is in': Voters in the 12th District have a lot on their minds
• Did Whiteside meet illegally? Superintendent says 'the public was invited but no one showed up'
• Who should pay for teacher pensions? If costs are dumped into local school districts' laps, your tax bill could go up
• Priest resigns post after pressure to recite Mass by the book
• 'Ethan's going to Hollywood!' Pontoon Beach man advances in 'American Idol' competition
• Police need your help to ID suspects in attack on Red Lobster waitress
• Child sex offender caught outside O'Fallon school
• Komen foundation decision on funding cheers local Planned Parenthood official
• 'I don't know if it's for me:' Place-holder state rep from metro-east ponders his place
• State Fire Marshal investigate blaze where body was found
• Belleville promoters gets nod for Alton music event
• 'Lots of love to share': Matching up older pets with seniors
• Teens robbed on West Main Street in Belleville
• Teri Newman: 'Intelligence and integrity are unwelcome' in Illinois politics
• Former SIUE student convicted of terror threat wants to be freed for appeal
• Historic group close to saving 1876 Belleville home
• Man pleads guilty, another sentenced for roles in cocaine ring
• Keeping kids in school until 18: 'What are we going to do, send the police out to arrest them?'
• Trio accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from elderly women
• Cahokia High School principal resigns
• Driver has to be cut from vehicle after slamming head-on into tanker truck
• Alcohol may have been factor in fatal Madison County ATV crash
• Driver ejected from overturned truck in fatal St. Clair County crash
• Attorney General investigates Central School District
• 'Winter is not over yet': Warm weather is boon and burden
• Will Teri Newman's name be taken off ballot? Election board will decide
• Man accused of exposing himself to bank teller
• No police misconduct in Granite City man's death; cracked ribs were from CPR
• More house for the money: Foreclosures turn up good deals for home buyers
• 'Funny money?' Metro-east lawmakers say Quinn's speech is short on funding plans
• 'We need the public to step up to the plate': Police hope video of double homicide will help ID suspect
• Will Belleville City Council meetings be must-see TV?
• 'I am so sorry': Woman who embezzled millions from local bank is going to prison
• It's all about the economy: Quinn says he'll lay out jobs plan in State of the State speech
• Granite City overpass reopens after nearly $2 million in repairs
• Police seek other victims after Belleville man charged with sex assault, child porn
• Police: Arrests made after woman refuses to let cops into apartment
• Testimony: Belleville man says brother told him he stabbed teen
• Lawyers continue to argue over mental state of man accused of killing pastor
• Police arrest 2 after disturbance at Belleville apartment complex
• Man gets 62 years for kidnapping teen, dealing crack near Belleville school
• Black History Month events in area
• Two Belleville schools picked for statewide honor
• 12th District candidates report income, assets
• Politics notebook: Luechtefeld says Senate term lengths might get tinkering
• Will Newman's name stay on ballot for 12th District seat?
• Will wealth dictate outcome in 12th District race?
• Republican known for relentless phone calls may be giving you a ring
• Lawyers lose argument to keep Alorton street director behind bars
• Republicans unhappy over MidAmerica, but commission members reappointed anyway
• Eight cars burglarized in Collinsville; all were left unlocked
• Coroner: Granite City man died of natural causes following his arrest
• Trucker in Edwardsville standoff dies from self-inflicted gunshot
• Man who shot himself after Edwardsville standoff remains critical
• What's in the works for the old Castletown Geoghegan site?
• Fairview aldermen weigh in on Ruby Lane proposal
• Are Fairview residents being denied representation? Alderwoman told she can't vote on interchange issue
• Epidemic: Granite City drug forum will focus on heroin abuse
• What's 'Coming Soon' to former west Belleville restaurant?
• 'We can't live without it': Library serves as social center for largely hispanic Fairmont City
• Want to find out more about your physician? New website helps you 'chooseadoc'
• Who's moving into former state Rep. Jay Hoffman's office?
• Third suspect sought in Madison County carjacking, dragging
• Iraq War vets wipe away tears during emotional welcome home parade
• ESL police: 2 men shot to death in car were 'targeted'
• Belleville cops made thousands more stops in 2011; chief says numbers don't mean quotas
• ESL police shut down Ainad Temple after 5,000 people gather to celebrate Black New Year's
• 'He was given every opportunity': Edwardsville standoff ends when suspect shoots himself in head
• Lewis and Clark exhibit tells explorers' story from different point of view
• 'One of the most heinous things': Mother's boyfriend accused of fatally beating 3-year-old girl
• Attorney General investigates if Collinsville board violated meetings act
• School 'turned a blind eye': Students allege former superintendent molested them
• SWIC returns to normal after Friday's bomb threat
• Freeburg schools placed on lockdown over threat
• Man shot by police charged, accused of driving stolen car
• Class ring returned more than 55 years after Fairview Heights man lost it
• Fairview Heights alderwoman says she has no conflict over proposed I-64 interchange
• Teen alcohol sting nabs two establishments
• Meier holds lead in GOP House race
• Kern notes economic achievements
• Would cutback hurt Scott? Impact uncertain as Pentagon outlines its budget plan
• Welcome Home the Heroes: Local parade is grassroots effort to honor Iraq vets
• Metro-east cops recognized for their work with victims of domestic violence
• Man dies after traffic arrest in Granite City; what happened?
• Driver ticketed in I-55 accident that seriously injured 3
• Victory for Madison County residents; trailer park will not expand
• Belleville school gets $100,000 from Target, Ellen DeGeneres
• Belleville Chamber of Commerce recognizes community leaders
• Suspect in metro-east home invasion is nabbed at Red Roof Inn
• Metro-east native dies in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
• Inmate will serve 2 more years for sneaking contraband into facility
• McKendree employee, student honored for helping others
• 'Justice for Sale?' Bill would force disclosure of campaign contributions to judges
• Feds: Man accused in bizarre murder-for-hire plot planned to use ex-stripper wife as bait
• Tough choices: Edwardsville to lay off more than 60 teachers, aides
• Bill would let entire county decide fate of ESL Board of Elections
• 'I had to get serious': Former state Rep. Ron Stephens says bankruptcy was factor in decision to step down
• Gateway Arch plans: Money is the holdup on Illinois side of the river
• Cameras in metro-east courtrooms: Would it turn high-profile cases into a circus?
• State AG reviews decision involving physical altercation between SWIC employees
• Quality care: Local hospitals earn national honors
• Granite City man in custody as part of FBI probe
• Alorton mayor: 'There's nothing wrong with this administration'
• Teacher rescues woman from Fairview park lake: 'Maybe I was meant to be there'
• Vitamins? Daughter finds what may be heroin 'buttons' in mom's dresser
• Security guard, cop get into scuffle at ESL school
• Parents to discuss future of Cahokia School of Choice
• 'The grieving process never goes away': Daughter's memory inspires mom to help families fight cancer
• Investigation: How long did nursing home wait to report missing man who later died?
• Can you help? Project Homeless Connect in need of drivers, vans
• Heroin dealer gets 5 years in federal pen after Collinsville arrest
• St. E's commits to Belleville; hospital has 'no intention' of leaving
• Businessman pleads guilty to defrauding Air Force, but won't be going to prison
• Metro-east home sales decline in 2011
• Unforeseen events: Collinsville hires new fire chief 1 month after swearing in last one
• Judge to Alorton street director: I have good news ... and bad news to give you
• Artificial turf fund raising is off to a slow start for Belleville schools
• A last note: Illegal Tone Records is closing at the end of the month
• Fairview Heights restaurant closes
• 'It will help us share our blessings with others': Volunteers help put family in a new home
• St. Louis construction giant opens Collinsville office
• Urgent care center to open 6 weeks later than planned in East St. Louis
• Can the state afford a new crime lab in Belleville? Illinois behind in payments on existing site
• 'I will paint a new image of fatherhood every day': For artist, every day is a day with dad
• Where do state legislators from the metro-east stand on the issues?
• Readers share what they think the legislative priorities should be
• Dripping with red ink: Will anyone fix Illinois' budget mess?
• 'Absolutely floored — shocked': East St. Louis mayor says he was stunned by revelations about Baxton
• 1 hurt in Collinsville apartment fire
• 'It's political, it's personal': Opposition could derail Eckert Florist's move, mayor says
• 'He won't be here to see him now': Friday storm crash victim had two sons, baby on the way
• Feds search for Alorton street chief accused of illegally carrying weapon, lying to police
• Judge's ruling clears way for workers' comp medical records release
• Storm's aftermath: School officials to decide on rebuilding barn at Belleville West
• Voters will decide fate of ESL elections panel, judge says
• Metro-east Leadership Council head resigns
• Mitchell's lawyer punished for emails to state arbitrator
• Teen on school bus grazed by gunshot
• 85-year-old woman died of neglect in Edwardsville; three relatives charged
• Weather may have played role in two traffic deaths
• 'He was not supposed to die that way': Daughters hire lawyer after father's death near nursing home
• You called it: Lots of fun things to do this weekend, and they all have great names
• Fairview Heights alderwoman can't vote on I-64 project, mayor says
• Marvin's Camera to snap its last photos: Business closing after six decades in Belleville
• East St. Louis ballot hearing to resume today
• Madison County Board candidate withdraws from race
• Doorbell ringer arrested in connection with Fairview Heights attempted burglary
• Republican candidates square off in Highland debate
• Ex-police chief caught stealing Xbox gaming systems
• Two Belleville deaths may be drug-related, coroner says
• Harriman and Hoffman set to speak Feb. 15 at Democratic forum at Tim and Joe's in Belleville
• Baxton out as ESL chief of police; city detective sworn in
• Local candidates have been fattening up their bank accounts; how much cash do they have?
• 'Poverty plays a huge role': District 201 chief wants to close racial gap in test scores
• What's the status on measure to dissolve ESL election board?
• 'People voting with their feet': Citizens sound off on Swansea sidewalks
• 'A violent history with guns': Shooting suspect on lam since November is finally nabbed
• Man, woman found dead sitting side-by-side in Belleville home
• Murders, suicides, accidental drownings: Coroner's jury rules on recent deaths in metro-east
• Did you earn less than $50,000 in 2011? You can get free tax help
• Law enforcement awards recognize citizens and professionals
• 'We will rebuild': Belleville West picks up pieces after storm blows through campus
• Aborted fetus ads during Super Bowl? 15th District candidate says that's her first move
• Five jailed after fracas in Walmart parking lot
• Is nursing home to blame for death of man who wandered away?
• Fairview Heights alderwoman cleared of conflict
• Shimkus nominates local students to military academies
• Letter to O'Fallon: Don't link energy drinks with illegal narcotics and alcohol
• Fate of East St. Louis Election Board is in judge's hands
• Belleville City Council: McClintock project moves forward; city will keep 16 aldermen
• Did you feel the earthquake?
• 'We can work together': King's dream is kept alive in metro-east
• 'Just a tragedy': Body of man missing from nursing home is found in creek
• Krupp Florist is returning to old site with 'whole new look'
• Maryville church deals with memories of fatal shooting
• Sen. Kirk backs Plummer in 12th District
• St. Clair officials will try to measure homeless in county
• Advanced technology causes big changes for TV repairman
• Search continues for man who wandered away from Belleville nursing home
• 'It's really amazing what they can do': Industrial arts students save District 201 thousands of dollars
• Business is good: St. Louis area sees increase in wages and employees
• From Point A to Point B: How do you get there in Swansea?
• Belleville flower shop is sold
• MLK Day events in area set for today
• Recession's effects on children felt more in Illinois
• Raise your hand: Belleville alderman asked to use manners during meetings
• Chase leads cops to crack cocaine, handguns in Cahokia
• 'We want to do anything we can': School holds fundraiser for employee, child with cancer
• Should cities shut down for MLK Day? Not all metro-east cities close for federal holiday
• Robbery suspect arrested after year on lam
• Hot Wheels blaze trail of memories for sisters
• 'Still a long way to go': Belleville man worked to make Afghanistan a safer place
• Eckert Florist to move to downtown Belleville
• Status quo for Belleville council? City leaders appear set on keeping aldermen at 16
• Man accused of recording woman in Troy supermarket bathroom
• Housing complex fire displaces eight metro-east families
• 74-year-old faces drug charges after police seize 77 pounds of pot
• Last call at downtown Belleville Irish bar
• Granite City teen pleads guilty to murder
• Snow 'probably' caused fatal crashes in Madison County
• Local company's decision to stay in Illinois means new jobs
• US Attorney: Prison guard who got money from contraband 'blew every dime' at casino
• Whiteout may have caused fatal crash near Marine; dozens of accidents reported across metro-east
• Frazer beats petition challenge; will face Clayborne in primary
• Lindenwood, Art on the Square to offer scholarships
• Sheriff charged with public indecency pleads 'not guilty'
• Belleville man charged with sexual abuse of 2-year-old
• Milestones for Wally: 25 years at the BND, 60 years on the planet
• Lindenwood offers $500 reward for return of stolen sculpture
• Info session on property tax reassessment will be held in Swansea
• Man gets 35 years in gruesome East St. Louis murder
• Chinese officials tour port for possible business deal
• City engineer tries to apppease concerns over McClintock Avenue road project
• 'We have to do something': How will Maeystown make it safe to drink the water?
• Coroner's inquest: Caseyville man's death was heroin-induced homicide
• Jury convicts Cahokia man of felony domestic violence
• Layoffs mount at Scott Air Force Base: 'There are tough decisions being made'
• Madison County probation officer charged with covering up evidence in beating case
• Reward increased for information on Breese man missing since April
• Durbin talks about tax cuts, levee issues and whether he'll run again
• Durbin wants banks to offer 1-page -- not 111-page -- disclosure form
• Experts: District 201 board meeting shouldn't have been closed
• Troy man accused of biting 4-year-old on face, ear and arm
• Dispute: Who should have arrested this sex offender?
• Belleville gets new artwork; stolen sculpture still missing
• 2 women charged with hijacking car, dragging owner on rural road
• Collinsville police say man posed as handyman, stole money
• State job tests offered in ESL
• Roadwork to restrict I-64 westbound lanes
• China, U.S. to explore port district opportunities
• Madison to shutter half of its school buildings
• Swansea man admits molesting 7-year-old relative
• Convicted swindler admits he spent nearly all the money stolen from investors' life savings
• Need a job? 50 employers will be at a local jobs fair today
• Budget cuts likely for District 201: 'Taxpayers don't want to see a tax increase'
• Man killed in house fire identified by orthopedic implants
• 'Everyone will be better off': Collinsville plans to buy troubled apartment building, relocate residents
• New Belleville Main Street director will be a prominent presence downtown
• Enjoying the fall-like temps? Get ready for a change
• Local charities say donations are up: 'It makes you proud to be in a community like this'
• REAL ESTATE: What's the selling price on your neighbor's house?
• Wildey Theatre credited with restaurant boom in Edwardsville
• Anderson Hospital marks 35 years: Volunteers helped make dream a reality
• New Chinese restaurant opens in Swansea
• Bring some food, try some wine: Fairview wine shop owner will help you find a great bottle
• What's in the water in the Village of Maeystown?
• Fairview will build new fire station; what will it cost the taxpayers?
• Ballot measure could mean a chance to pay less for your electricity
• 'He would watch over anybody': Neighborhood in mourning after man found dead in house fire
• State Sen. Jones wants to hear from voters; should he run as independent?
• 'I love it': New Transportation command chief at Scott is everywhere on the job but behind a desk
• It was the best of times, it was the end of times: 'The Bookworm' owner calls it quits
• Tobacco for an inmate: Bribed Illinois corrections officer faces sentencing
• District 201 leaders meet in closed session to address staffing issues, property needs
• What's in store for Belleville's future? St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Meredith Memorial Home top leaders' concerns
• Cathedral prepares for centennial celebration of church fire in Belleville
• Parts of Highway 40 closed this weekend in St. Louis
• Man sentenced to 6 years for limo hold-up
• Highland Republican ends bid to replace state Rep. Stephens
• Liquor store owner wounds robbery suspect after bullet nearly misses his head
• Expanded Metro-East Lutheran High School to hold open house
• 2011 was a good year for home owners
• Metro-east foreclosure filings fall to lowest level since 2006
• Mariachi's now in Maryville
• Man charged with delivering, injecting heroin that killed metro-east woman
• Special meeting set to discuss Belleville District 201's long-term plans
• Millstadt District 160 will take their time searching for new chief
• Alorton mayor says he's 'clean as a whistle' as FBI agents search his home
• Belleville firefighter needs some help getting a gig
• Public meeting agenda: St. Elizabeth's move, Meredith Home update
• Woman's truck left running in middle of ESL street; where is she?
• Still on top: Art on the Square keeps No. 1 ranking as best fine art show in nation
• Class-action lawsuit filed over O'Fallon towing fee
• Want a piece of history? Pews from 1912 cathedral fire being sold
• Questions raised about proposed interchange
• Construction starts on ISP forensic lab Belleville site expected to be complete in 2013
• Burglary suspects are arrested after neighbor's call spurs police manhunt
• Incumbent Jones withdraws from GOP primary race
• Gas prices jump again: See how much a gallon will cost you
• Suspected heroin overdoses kill two more in Madison County
• Police investigate accident on Illinois 15; one person ejected from vehicle
• New $55 million Mascoutah High may come in a little under budget
• Police: Trio tries to overpower woman in wheelchair to get into her home
• Granite City woman, 70, gets prison time for embezzling from pediatricians
• 'Maybe I had a couple': Police find man passed out in running car at county jail
• Belleville City Council starts new year with argument over minutes: 'I think it's a sad case here'
• Immaculate Conception wins holiday tournament
• Fairview alderwoman responds to conflict accusation
• Woman charged after man is shot in the head in ESL; juvenile also in custody
• Is planned apartment complex near SWIC dead in its tracks?
• St. Peter's marks 100th anniversary of cathedral fire
• Man found outside East St. Louis home suffered heart attack
• 'We feel we made a difference': Washington Park police nab guns on New Year's Eve
• Debate still simmers over McClintock Avenue work
• How to build a robot: Students from 35 schools compete in robotics contest at McKendree
• Dewey's Pizza to open first metro-east restaurant
• Body found outside ESL apartment complex
• First baby of 2012: Collinsville family welcomes 7th child
• New real estate broker knows how to build
• You tell us: What should our state legislators' priorities be in 2012?
• Man shot to death near ESL apartments
• Free services for those who can't pay: Down economy puts $100-million burden on metro-east hospitals
• Is Belleville's ward map unfair to you? City may redistrict soon
• Bringing 'elections up to the 21st century': Group wants to scrap East St. Louis election board
• Anonymous tip leads to arrest of suspect in Cahokia murder
• Brussels determined to keep its church
• Ring in the New Year with the whole family
• Metro extends hours for New Year's Eve
• Bullying is against the law: When the clock hits midnight, several new laws will go into effect
• Nonprofit firm offers electronic recycling in Madison County
• Veterans can qualify for $10,000 'forgivable' loan to buy a home
• Where are Washington Park's police? Cops skip shifts two days in a row
• 'Didn't miss a beat': Metro-east postal carrier ends 42-year career
• Trash pickup one day late for all Belleville customers next week
• Buckle up in back! New year brings in new laws for Illinois drivers
• Looking for family-friendly New Years's Eve events?
• Masked gunmen toting large-caliber weapons rob 2 metro-east businesses
• Wrong store: Robber escapes after Caseyville cops sent to Dollar General instead of Hucks
• Two men shot in East St. Louis; police plead with community to get involved
• Ex-county GOP chairman was booted from party after disputes with current chairman
• Sears, Kmart closings: How will they affect the metro-east?
• Two charged in string of Madison County car break-ins
• Washington Park scrambles to find cops after call-offs; police chief not too happy
• 'Let's get ready to stumble': Favorite quotes from this year's Wally columns
• Don't just toss your tree out on the curb: Recycle it!
• Driver injured in truck rollover accident near Mascoutah
• Metro-east home sales continue to fall
• Safe Haven Law offers alternative for parents who can't keep a newborn
• Man who delivered threatening letter to St. Clair judge pleads guilty
• New law prohibits trashing electronics
• Man dies after falling from roof in O'Fallon
• Today is last chance for Belleville wheel tax refund
• Heroin killed Collinsville man found in McDonald's bathroom, coroner says
• Alton gets $13.85 million grant for regional rail, bus station
• No one home when SWAT team enters Belleville house
• Safe Haven Law provides alternative to mothers abandoning babies
• Lost dog Gigi returns to developmentally disabled group home in Belleville
• Work continues on I-270 canal bridge; when will it be finished?
• GOP hopeful Teri Newman files last to make sure her name stands out on ballot
• SWIC instructor picks up honor for outstanding work
• Three charged in Craigslist robbery; bail for each set at $1 million
• Police: Madison County man faces DUI charges after swerving into squad car
• Where's Gigi? Belleville group home residents have the blues after dog disappears
• 13 inmates still on lockdown after disturbance at St. Clair County Jail
• Park district meeting ends before it begins after board member 'storms out' of the room
• Get-tough approach: St. Clair County to go after 911 system scofflaws
• St. Clair County to spend $400K on dispatch system despite potential glitches
• Need a ride? SIUE students want to curb drunken driving
• MedStar cries foul in Swansea deal: 'They basically wanted me to pay for their new firehouse'
• Christmas Eve fire destroys historic Brussels church
• New bar and lounge comes to O'Fallon
• 'I spent 32 years afraid to breathe': Breese woman hopes her story of abuse will give courage to other victims
• Recreation head will be interim chief for CARD
• Library plans to increase tax levy; director says money needed to cover raises
• Got bad grades? Call the Tutor Doctor
• Federal prosecutor: Convicted swindler Ed Moskop turned over loot to associates
• Wally's Christmas quotes -- 'or a column, if I need to be lazy'
• 'This has been the worst and best year ever': Belleville lawyer emerges from brink of death from brain disorder
• 'Person of interest' in custody in Washington Park killing
• Belleville woman charged after injecting man with heroin
• 'When you love somebody, there are no boundaries': O'Fallon woman turns to best friend to be surrogate mom
• Police search for missing couple who visited O'Fallon
• Helping hands in Freeburg: Big family of sisters makes sure those serving overseas aren't forgotten on Christmas
• Shimkus files to run in 15th District; 10 others throw their hat in the ring
• Metro-east man dies following house fire
• Elderly women avoid phone scam attempts
• Two county board members survive objections to re-election bids; a third is kicked off ballot
• Could township official accused of DUI keep his job?
• How much would you pay for a school bus? If state cuts occur, cost could fall to local taxpayers
• Crime on Craigslist: Three arrested in armed robberies after Xbox lure
• Blotter 12/24/11
• Trailer fire slows shoppers at Edwardsville Target
• Car crashes into train in Sauget
• Two charged in robbery shooting death; one still on the run
• 'Wow, so beautiful': Belleville woman helps bring Christmas to the White House
• 'He took off right in front of the salesman': Man poses as customer, steals Dodge Magnum
• Granite City elementary school teacher resigns after heroin arrest
• Craigslist deal leads to armed heist in Fairview Heights
• Madison County coroner investigates Granite City baby's death
• Wally looks back 50 years at Christmas in the metro-east
• 'We can't go back to the taxpayers when people are hurting': Hightower says District 7 to hold line on taxes
• Challenges filed against three local candidates
• Two brothers face charges after Highland woman interrupts burglary
• Dunstan seeks probe into judge's campaign contributions; letter calls for her resignation
• Despite tears and apologies, woman gets 37 months for her part in scheme to defraud IRS
• Resolution would name section of I-64 for Collinsville sisters killed in crash with trooper
• What's the holdup with the levee upgrades? Corps of Engineers still has not issued OK
• St. Clair County holds memorial service for homeless who have died
• 'Wolves versus sheep': St. Clair County Jail on lockdown after inmates attack officers
• Madison Co. inmates fight over TV channel; 4 charged, one hospitalized
• 'I am very glad that he will be off our streets': Ex-SIUE student gets 5 years for threat
• Woman and her dog die in metro-east house fire
• Saving every nickel and dime: District 118 hopes to keep taxes stable
• Two sex offenders arrested in sweep
• McKendree debate team fares well at finals
• $1,800 gold coin dropped in Salvation Army kettle at St. Clair Square
• Veteran cop suspended for leaving tactical carbine in downtown Belleville
• 'Is there any way I can get this dropped?': Stookey highway commissioner charged with DUI
• Is it a conflict for Fairview alderwoman to vote on I-64 plan?
• O'Fallon man charged with shooting at wife's boyfriend; bullet hits Porsche Boxter
• 'It's alarming': 8 properties shot up in Madison County; witnesses come forward
• $700K award for couple injured when trooper Matt Mitchell slammed into their vehicle
• Winter is here: Are you ready? Don't expect a white Christmas, though
• Car loses door in Belleville crash
• Granite City steel worker fatally struck by car while crossing street
• Local man's Christmas light display bigger than ever, but costing him less
• It's permanent: Dosier hired as boss of District 201, the job his late father once held
• Washington Park police: Man shot multiple times while sitting in his car
• Perry County sheriff, another man accused of performing sex act in parking lot
• County Board OKs workers' comp award; taxpayers will pay up to $93,200
• 'A little more competition': Two accounting firms to merge in metro-east
• District 118 to name replacement for board member who resigned
• 'I wouldn't do this to your neighborhood': Frustrated residents sound off on Belleville road project
• Albino deer attracts attention: 'It's pretty hard for him to hide'
• Audit slams East St. Louis demolition program; 2 placed on unpaid leave
• O'Fallon OKs spending $1.1 million to upgrade city software system
• Swansea approves 4.72 percent increase in village's tax levy
• Fire destroys home in O'Fallon
• Belleville barbecue spot closing its doors
• In the mood for a fine Merlot? New Belleville store features beer, wine, cheese
• 'People actually have a choice': If your electric bill is too high, you can shop around online
• Why was Venice street superintendent gunned down? Police seek leads
• Sub sandwich shop owner brings a little Jersey to the metro-east
• 'He knows the ins and outs': Group admits Sen. Clayborne helped on inmate deal
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• SIUE pharmacy students making grade
• Children's Home + Aid is safe haven for youths, families in need
• Will a new I-64 exit come to Fairview Heights? Many -- including the mayor and aldermen -- still don't want it
• Belleville looking to save thousands by changing look, maintenance of city's website
• East St. Louis man given 15-year sentence for gun possession
• 'No medical evidence' that job caused her injuries, but county worker getting at least $84,000 in worker's comp
• Two shootings leave one person dead, one critical
• Work nearing an end at Prarie State plant
• Angry mom refuses to leave condemned home, strikes officer
• The state is watching: If you're not disabled, watch where you park
• Metro-east land dispute takes weird turn during hearing
• Belleville girl, 12, makes sure hospitalized children are visited by Santa
• O'Fallon's tax levy hike may signal more increases in the future
• Started your Christmas shopping yet? BND gives you tips for final stretch
• 25-year-old man shot to death outside grocery store
• Belleville man charged in connection with pipe bomb
• The dinner goes on: $3,000 donation means 32nd annual Christmas meal will continue for area needy
• Off the ground: Work begins on warehouse at MidAmerica
• Police: Body found in East St. Louis was 49-year-old woman
• Police identify victim in fatal Washington Park shooting
• O'Fallon High board OKs big hike in tax levy: District blames state, economy
• 'They blew the case wide open': Man charged in bank robbery in Collinsville
• Investigation continues after police explode pipe bomb in van on Main Street
• Log rolls out of fireplace, catches Christmas tree on fire in Columbia home
• Ex-East St. Louis officer, 95, recalls old times
• Washington Park man found guilty of first-degree murder by St. Clair County jury
• Former Madison County asbestos judge denies donations-decisions link, says she'll return money
• Madison, St. Clair counties make 'hellhole' list again
• Washington Park man shot to death during robbery; police search for suspect
• 'He's the whole package': Missouri Air National Guard honors Belleville man
• Scared Straight show airs Thursday: Facing hardened criminals at St. Clair County Jail
• Clinton County man may face state charges
• Wife of East St. Louis contractor sentenced on loan, tax fraud charges
• Glen Carbon sweetens deal for Sam's Club
• West Main closures may end next week
• O'Fallon school board to consider tax levy increase Thursday night
• Washington Park man found guilty of first-degree murder by St. Clair County jury
• 'I will regret this the rest of my life': Former Belleville financial adviser sentenced to 20 years
• 'A terrible blunder': Madison County judge dropped from asbestos hearings after receiving asbestos money
• Part of High Street in Belleville to be closed Friday
• Man sentenced to 42 years for killing Alton woman, burning home
• 'I really need help this year': East St. Louis shelter may have to cancel annual Christmas dinner
• Do you use pre-paid phone cards? Prices to go up after Jan. 1
• Man charged in connection with fatal Venice home invasion
• 'He just went Poof': Magic the Hampel Family Circus dog is missing
• REAL ESTATE
• Harriman officially announces his bid for Congress
• Albert who? Diary of a mad Cardinals fan
• Police search for suspect who robbed Collinsville bank
• Ex-grain elevator owner pleads guilty: Breese man admits fraud
• Is Santa Parade bad for Belleville's Black Friday?
• Fairview gets OK for new I-64 exit
• Armed robber hits O'Fallon Pizza Hut
• Gunman robs Fairview Heights gas station
• 'Culmination of everything he's done': New Collinsville fire chief sworn in
• 'He will stop at nothing': Victims seek maximum sentence for ex-Belleville financial adviser
• Alton receives $13.85M in federal funds for new transportation center
• Scott Credit Union announces $1.1 million dividend and loan interest
• Lane restrictions expected on I-70
• Is our housing market making a comeback? Foreclosure filings start to decline
• Italian restaurant opens doors in Faivew Heights; a Dunkin' Donuts is on the way
• New restaurant is coming to downtown Belleville
• Something fishy? Menard warden demoted after probe of fishing trip while on disability
• Protest paint: Fairview businessman has bright idea to protest city's rules, lack of help
• SIUE keeps getting bigger: Expansion of engineering building OK'd
• Shelter carries on local woman's love of helping
• Cahokia woman killed when car veers off Collinsville highway exit ramp
• Controversial scholarship program leads to flap in race for state representative
• 'How could he do that?' Belleville man faces prison after 18 investors lost $2.4 million
• Belleville bell ringer makes sure you'll enjoy helping others
• St. Clair County hires Clayborne to negotiate more prisoners for overcrowded jail
• Manhunt continues for suspect in connection with Venice home invasion, shooting
• Police trooper's stolen gun used in Dupo shooting
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• Answer Man: New bar to open in downtown Belleville
• Former Washington Park detective to be locked up for two years
• Police: Suspect killed while trying to rob home; manhunt under way to find accomplice
• Better watch where you park: Patrols at mall to enforce handicapped parking
• Brooklyn man admits to dealing cocaine
• 'Money didn't matter': Store gives away Pujols gear; others keep prices the same
• 'It's the worst I've ever seen': Nearly 1 in 3 in Illinois are considered poor, report says
• Could electricity costs go down? Collinsville voters to decide whether city can negotiate bills
• Collinsville electricity supplier QandA
• 'People are dying left and right': Heroin claims the lives of two more in metro-east
• Washington Park man shot outside home
• Two more in 24-member cocaine ring plead guilty
• East St. Louis woman gets 3 years for killing husband
• 'Angel' gives silent gift to single mom with HIV
• Belleville man shot; police looking for sports car with one working headlight
• 'A big loss to the city': Belleville housing department director stepping down
• They're back! Thunderbirds will fly again at Scott Air Force Base
• District 118 hopes to raise about half a million dollars for charitable foundation
• Police ask witnesses in Alton shooting death to come forward
• Belleville woman buys, collects toys for sick kids
• National Influenza Vaccination Week good time to take action
• 70 years after attack: Ceremony held in St. Clair County to honor Pearl Harbor
• Collinsville man pleads guilty to DUI in fatal crash that killed 12-year-old girl
• Court: Man will stay in prison for 1999 slaying of college student in O'Fallon store
• Brooklyn man accused of shooting his grandmother to death
• Armed robbery reported at Granite City convenience store
• Questions for famed astrophysicist
• SIUE observatory lets you reach for the stars
• Three Belleville TIF districts may face expiration
• Lester Murray: 'What gets me is how we messed up so bad'
• Seven candidates seek Costello's seat; only 5 have filed paperwork
• Can't get your prescription filled at Walgreens? Try Schnucks
• 'To those who fell': First Pearl Harbor monument to be rededicated
• Chester Jankowski: 'Guys on both sides of me died, but somehow I survived'
• Sts. Peter and Paul School improvements should be in place for 2011-12 school year
• Man gets 22 years for predatory sexual assault of child
• Cops arrest burglary suspect accused of ramming into police cruisers
• Teens accused of stealing cigars, lighters from gas station
• Mom throws out their beer, so kids beat her up, police say
• Ex-Domino's worker pleads guilty to theft
• Fairview rejects ban on sales of recreation vehicles
• Metro-east feared sabotage after sneak attack
• CrimeStoppers seeks tips in 2008 Centreville homicide
• State online auction for unclaimed property features 15,256 items
• Burglary suspects ram into police cruisers, make getaway across river
• 'We won't have her back': School district plans to dismiss 4th-grade teacher facing heroin charge
• Let the race begin: Hoffman, Hult file petitions for primary ballot
• How warm and how wet was November in Illinois?
• 'It was all in our drinking water': McKendree students make statement with bunch of garbage
• Belleville OKs deal for connector trail, Frank Scott Parkway roadwork
• Swansea releases nearly $3K in tax liens on apartment complex
• Virtual animal shelter gets nice gift; Jeep Wrangler will help get strays off streets
• Teen sex abuse suit can proceed against former lawyer Tom Lakin
• Belleville man gets nearly 5 years in federal pen on gun charge
• O'Fallon gives first approval to tax levy
• O'Fallon High School Board OKs $300K to buy, renovate former house for special needs students
• Former Maggie Moo's is now Wasabi Sushi Bar
• St. Louis Bread Co. adds drive-through
• New sub shop opens in Shiloh
• Three friends die in metro-east crash; driver in critical condition
• Project Compassion: Program helps young mothers learn to help themselves
• Collinsville resident leads faith-based company to national prominence
• Prognosis strong for Gateway Regional Medical Center after $23 millon spent on upgrades
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• Arbitrators awarded millions of dollars, but ignored state experts in workers' comp cases
• Kids treated to shopping trip with Belleville cops
• History fans want to revive the memory of Fort Piggot
• Local students make sure Pearl Harbor is not forgotten
• Wounded warriors in the metro-east: 'These are guys we sent to protect our way of life'
• Granite City man dies in hospital after arrest
• Woman charged with killing boyfriend; cops believe kitchen knife is murder weapon
• Man charged with sexually assaulting woman during Belleville home invasion
• Metro-east teacher faces heroin charge, could lose state license
• East St. Louis woman accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend
• Cahokia man convicted of killing girlfriend's son could receive life sentence
• Man arrested in connection with Belleville home invasion, sexual assault
• McKinney brothers are sentenced for defrauding IRS
• Man accused of robbing three Belleville businesses
• Two from Granite City charged in connection with overdose
• 78-year-old driver crashes into Highland office; trapped worker suffers cuts, bruises
• House panel will continue probe of Jesse Jackson Jr.
• Are area coal plants ready for EPA's new emissions rules?
• Granite City man accused of sexually assaulting young relative
• Dunstan will run again; calls Madison County the 'most efficiently managed county in the state'
• 'We finally have justice for Ryon': Guilty verdict in beating death of 6-year-old Cahokia boy
• Special patrols net 463 tickets, arrests in area during November
• Judge: Mom unfit for trial in kids' shotgun deaths
• World AIDS Day: 'HIV does not define me, it is what I have'
• Want some catsup on your Christmas tree?
• United Way surpasses money raising goals in greater St. Louis region
• IRS has $3.1 million waiting to be claimed by Illinois residents
• Police seek four Black Friday bandits in connection with St. Claire Square theft
• Belleville may ask for same amount in property taxes
• Madison County man accused of beating 9-year-old relative
• Sunset view: Construction continues on Illinois approach to new Mississippi River bridge
• Man in wheelchair dies in Cahokia house fire
• Brooklyn man shoots grandmother, himself, police say
• 'I shouldn't have left my child but I did': Mom says she went to store after boyfriend beat her son
• Man wanted in connection with fatal Washington Park shooting
• Baxton sworn in as ESL chief of police; judge expunges his criminal record
• Civil Air Patrol celebrates 70 years
• Madison County and East St. Louis to receive federal housing grants
• Today is Find Piggot's Fort Day: Do you know where it is?
• School districts seek higher tax levies; O'Fallon proposals would raise $46M
• SIU dental student wins national research award
• St. Clair County personnel director blames fender bender on sleep apnea
• Got old computers, cellphones? Drop them off at e-cycling center in Belleville
• Collinsvlle police chief takes the place of ousted city manager
• Census: Monroe County has one of lowest poverty rates in Midwest
• Black contractors file $650M bias suit against IDOT
• 'He hit him and hit him and hit him': Trial begins in death of Cahokia boy; photo leaves cops emotional
• Judge thwarts exhuming of Coleman bodies
• Trial begins in 2005 beating death of 6-year-old Cahokia boy
• Boeing air tanker may exceed cost by up to $500 million
• '90-pound Heavyweight': Fairview Heights woman writes book to honor quadriplegic mom
• Candidates file for Illinois primary races; who's in the running so far?
• Lean times: St. Clair County cuts budget again
• 'Nobody saw a thing': What happened to Belleville man found in puddle of blood on Illinois 157?
• Man pleads guilty to defrauding Governor French Academy, area churches
• Ex-schools chief Bob Dosier dies; son recently named head of District 201
• Granite City man charged in Walgreens robbery
• Centreville Township gets heat for tax levy increase
• Collinsville leaders tonight may pick police chief to temp as city manager
• St. Louis Downtown Airport takes off: Bring on the corporate jets
• Wanted: Chancellor for major university and second-largest metro-east employer
• Centreville vs. Alorton: Do survey findings settle boundary dispute once and for all?
• Wine shop pops cork in Fairview
• Swansea's dilemma: What to do about derelict properties
• Belleville yogurt shop owner grew up on dairy farm in St. Libory
• Police seek suspect in Walgreens robbery
• That's a bobcat in the backyard! Local neighborhood spots wild cat
• Township plans to raise property taxes for west Belleville home owners
• Local coroner will head state association
• 'Small Business Saturday' draws customers to local stores
• Military courts take more lenient view toward post-traumatic stress disorder
• 'Punishment did not fit the crime': After 60 years, Korean War vet with stress disorder seeks vindication, upgrade in discharge
• Republican challenges Dunstan for top spot in Madison County government
• Do you want to give this season? Here's how to help
• Criminals, you can't hide: Police are filming your license plates
• Black Friday, even earlier: Metro-east shoppers hit the stores at midnight
• Learn how to get surplus property from the feds, state of Illinois
• Thanksgiving was 'busy day' for Washington Park firefighters
• Will guilty verdict stand against convicted SIUE terrorist?
• 'Hardly noble' or 'more than reasonable?': Lewis & Clark faculty may strike next week
• 'This is something I will do in the short term': Collinsville police chief set to take city manager's job
• 'My mom's heartbroken': Woman loses home to fire on Thanksgiving
• Get your tree from a local charity: Belleville Kiwanis Christmas Tree lot is an institution
• Got care packages for the troops? Here's what you need to know
• Old gold: Antiquarians want the old newspapers in your attic
• Will threat of suits kill off meat shoots? Swansea may require liability insurance for events
• Small Business Saturday: Downtown stores invite you to 'Shop Main Street'
• Gunmen rob Captain D's in Edwardsville
• Murder charge: ESL teen accused of firing shots that caused fatal crash
• Madison County treasurer's chief deputy plans run for auditor
• 'This is the first year I haven't been able to match every child with a sponsor': Secret Santa program needs volunteers
• St. Elizabeth's Hospital purchases O'Fallon land for $18 million
• World Series, sunflower seeds, more: Wally recounts what he's thankful for
• Ramps at Illinois 3 and Interstate 255 to close for repairs
• Troopers step up holiday patrols
• IDOT will suspend roadwork during Thanksgiving weekend
• 'Stuff the Bus' with toys, coats and clothes to help needy Belleville students
• Tips for avoiding cooking fires on holiday
• Woman struck by van at Belleville gas station
• Yellow Dots can help save your life in a crash
• Police seize marijuana, cash in traffic stops on I-55/70
• Fairmont City chief picked to fill Holbrook's state House seat
• Cahokia Area YMCA will close: 'I don't think we have a whole lot of choices'
• Judge denies request to drop charges in killing of Washington Park mayor
• Newspaper carrier dies in head-on crash in Monroe County
• Madison County Auditor Faccin to seek re-election
• Granite City man charged in sex attack
• Local police, firefighters will lace up their boxing gloves for Guns 'N Hoses
• Belleville District 201 names Dosier as interim head
• Free Thanksgiving Day dinners in the metro-east
• Man accused of breaking 5-month-old baby's bones
• Home sales: Another down year for metro-east housing market
• District 118 hires marketing expert to help them raise money
• Mayor's appointment to TIF review board results in heated discussion
• O'Fallon school district vows legal action against TIF for new St. Elizabeth's Hospital
• Weber, Meier enter GOP race in 108th
• Firefighters respond to Belleville Tattoo Shop
• Man fleeing ESL gunman slams into pole, killing passenger
• 'Hearing voices and seeing things': Is mom accused of killing 2 kids competent to stand trial?
• Gingerbread contest: Best in show winner was last-minute entry
• Black Thursday: Retailers are offering holiday deals earlier than ever
• New Belleville Public Library director settles in: 'I have plans for this facility'
• Belleville dietitian helps you work on your Curves
• 'More than cosmetic': Memorial Care Center's $6 million renovation will help patients and staff
• Concussions: Safety experts insist awareness trumps equipment
• Dealing with high school sports concussions head on: Decision-making is no longer in coaches' hands
• Concussions: 'I'm not going to risk my life for ... football'
• Scouting for Food hit metro-east Saturday
• 'A beautiful piece of artwork': Pro-life drawing gets Madison County killer punished by prison
• 'We want to spread the positive energy and goodwill': Family members 'Pay It Forward' to remember mother
• East St. Louis investigates 25th homicide: Swansea man appears to have been the 'target'
• Section of Illinois 15 to be closed in East St. Louis next week
• Do you see what I see? Belleville's Public Square gets decked out for the holidays
• U.S. attorney discusses fighting crime in Belleville's west end: 'Criminals don't just stay in their own neighborhood'
• Company sues Belleville for rejecting gas station
• Police dog finds home invasion suspect hiding in Collinsville drainage ditch
• OSHA investigates fatal tree-trimming accident in Belleville; Alton man becomes entangled in wood chipping machine
• Arkansas firm fires back on Madison County bonds purchase
• Collinsville woman sentenced in murder-for hire plot against boyfriend
• 'Change was needed': Collinsville forces out city manager
• Holiday gifts arrive at right time for two food pantries
• Wildfire damage closes hunting areas in Pere Marquette Park near Grafton
• Bridge over Branch Lake Creek near Trenton to be restricted
• Lane closures on I-270 begin Monday
• Mom wants highway memorial for Uhl sisters killed in crash with trooper
• Collinsville school district: First-grader who collapsed on playground died of brain aneurysm
• 'It was very civil': Candidates who hope to replace Costello debate the issues
• Man who beat 4-year-old to death gets 38 years in prison
• Fired Belleville West janitor pleads guilty to indecent solicitation of minor
• Collinsville man faces 10 years to life for his part in cocaine ring
• 'Spanksgiving' in Fairview: Is sex expo being unfairly targeted by city?
• Alorton chief must be recertified; judge blasts state board for 'significant damage to Mr. Baxton'
• Investigation: Baby found dead; father may have rolled over on sleeping child
• 'Great big rig': Massive 900-ton crane starts work on bridge towers
• Two children found wandering in their underwear in Granite City
• House where Chris Coleman killed family is sold: 'A lot of people wish it would have been torn down'
• Walking trails touted as way to improve quality of life in St. Clair County
• Toy gun raises alarm at Granite City elementary school
• Man gets 60 days in crash that killed motorcyclist, passenger
• $300,000 seized in traffic stop on I-70; driver says he didn't know money was in vehicle
• Belleville man faces rarely used charge in heroin overdose case
• Metro-east man gets 30 years for stabbing stepdad to death
• Ceasefire in dispute between Alorton, Centreville ... but is the border war over?
• Blotter 11/17/11
• CARD director stepping down; Badasch has worked in parks and recreation for 35 years
• Rise above the 'naysayers': Belleville leaders get advice from All-America City juror
• SWIC board approves tax levy increase
• Wood River woman pleads guilty in deadly DUI crash
• Is Facebook committing 'unlawful acts'?
• McKendree student receives top state academic honor
• 'It's time for us to clean up': Police shut down motel they call a 'revolving door' of crime
• MetroLink riders: Plan for a longer commute this week
• What's the cost to Fairview residents if city does not abate the library tax?
• Come on down: Employers looking to hire 50 to 75 miners
• 'Lex Luthor' gets 6 years for stealing Superman memorabilia
• Belleville Councilwoman Hult will run for state House
• Were you adopted? How to get your Illinois birth certificate
• Will MedStar move into Swansea's new firehouse? Chief urges them to think twice
• Steamboat rides in Mascoutah? Story of old excursion lake results in book
• 2 in custody after gas station robberies in Belleville, Caseyville
• Police: Driving force behind rash of burglaries is heroin
• Caseyville convenience store customers tackle robbery suspect, hold him for police
• For sale: 50-year-old, 18-hole golf course
• Man sitting in ESL apartment with front door open is shot multiple times
• Red Bud man killed in car crash in Monroe County
• Washington Park police identify man found shot in the head
• Home cooking: Family restaurant opens in Lebanon
• Memorial Hospital's $25 million medical building nearly complete
• What's next? District 201 superintendent position has unanswered questions
• 'A box of screws and a displaced fractured clavicle': Judge Reagan recovering from bike crash
• Fairview Heights man shot by cop outside club
• Green and clean: Company gets rid of dirt in environmentally friendly way
• Insurance company hatches in East St. Louis business incubator
• 2 Missouri men abducted, forced to use ATMs in metro-east
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Memorial service will honor area homeless who have died
• Eureka! Archaeologists uncover major find near Fort de Chartres
• Did someone commit fraud in jobs program? Federal probe is under way
• Family, friends lend a hand to Marissa man who did good deed
• Man found dead inside Washington Park home; bullet casings recovered nearby
• 'I've kind of given up now': Belleville native 'just disappeared' on hunting trip
• Trooper stops suspicious driver on I-70, finds 72 pounds of pot worth $359K
• Condoleezza Rice visits metro-east, says Gadhafi had 'strange crush on me'
• 'We owe them our freedom': Metro-east honors veterans on day reserved for their service
• New restaurant moves into former Maid Rite in Lebanon
• Mascoutah runaway teen found unharmed
• Slacker's CDs and Games is moving to Fairview Heights
• Two metro-east vets take Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
• 'We've been waiting a long time': Fairview man charged in heroin death
• 'What is best for the children': Catholic Social Services splits with church over foster care, adoptions
• Bring 'em back alive: Belleville woman hangs hope on 1918 victory flag
• Veterans Day events in the metro-east
• Holocaust survivor shares memories of Nazi Germany and becoming an American citizen
• All dogs go to heaven: Officers, K-9s pay tribute to Caseyville police dog
• Shoplifting charge against Catholic priest is upgraded to felony
• Metro-east chiropractor accused of sexual contact with two women
• Veterans Day events in the metro-east
• Collinsville attorney seeking Rep. Kay's seat; Elmore won't run for Holbrook's post
• Taxpayers, remember: St. Clair County property taxes due Thursday afternoon
• New Centreville manufacturing plant means 40 new jobs for metro-east workers
• Veterans event in Belleville shows local businesses are hiring
• Edwardsville woman dies of suspected heroin overdose, authorities say
• Blotter 11/9/11
• Illinois House OKs plan to pay regional school superintendents; Senate may see bill Wednesday
• Callis won't run for Costello's congressional seat: 'I could not leave a community that I love'
• Fairview council set to vote on controversial boat ban ordinance
• Police: Body dumped near riverfront was 'delivered and placed here'
• Drug mule: Granite City woman going to prison for her part in coke ring
• Longtime St. Clair County judge Milton Wharton is stepping down
• Girl caught in noose at St. Louis-area haunted house is out of ICU
• Metro-east schools examine test scores to see how they measure up against others
• Fairview Heights: The Halloween capital of the metro-east
• New restaurant to open in The Jug
• O'Fallon insurance agent among the best
• East St. Louis police probe two overnight shootings
• Cancer Awareness and Research
• Scenery almost catches Edwardsville High School on fire
• Museum of Torture: Vistors can almost feel the pain
• 'This has been a vision of ours': Volunteers clean up historic black cemetery
• Police search for suspect in connection with armed robbery in Columbia
• Habla usted espanol? Schools are looking for you
• Metro-east students -- and schools -- are learning to become bilingual
• Is Cook still running for Congress?
• 'Gateway to success': New ESL superintendent calls education the great equalizer
• He was the guy behind the great Abraham Lincoln
• Will electricity rates go down in Belleville?
• Online readers comment on favorite World Series moment
• 'I wasn't going to hold the country hostage': Maryville man returns ball smacked by David Freese to win Game 6
• 'It's a wide open race right now': Musical chairs continues for 12th Congressional District seat
• Blotter 10/29/11
• Fire damages Belleville home
• Robbery suspect is apprehended on SWIC campus
• Highland businessman will run for Ron Stephens' seat
• Three injured in school bus crash; bus driver cited
• E. coli is reported in St. Clair County
• Costello, LaHood approve port expansion grant
• Wally: I was tricked into adopting stray kitten
• Cahokia man is killed on I-255 when truck leaves road, hits sign
• 'We're looking to hire local people': Produce company will build $5.7M warehouse at MidAmerica
• Illinois American seeks water rate hike
• Party blessing: Dems endorse Harriman for Congress, Hoffman for House
• Developer pleads guilty to fraud in failed East St. Louis housing project
• Judy Cates plans to run for appellate court judgeship
• Blotter 10/28/11
• Experts: Economy has improved but long road ahead
• Police: Couple on way to buy heroin passes out in traffic with 4-year-old in car
• Domestic violence center named for Belleville woman who was stabbed to death by husband
• Belleville Running Club founders recognized as 'Citizens of Character'
• Board of Education probing reports of irregularities, cheating on state tests
• 'One step closer to closure': Two more charged after woman found beaten to death with tire iron
• Collinsville convenience store robbed; police seek woman as witness
• Callis will move into 12th District after declaring candidacy
• Boeing almost doubles MidAmerica work force
• Jury convicts former SIUE student on terrorist threat charge
• Sex offender Lakin needs new knee; will taxpayers foot the bill?
• Working for Adam Sandler means free World Series tickets
• Granite City teacher is in final four of national competition
• Fairview Heights man dies in house fire; 9-year-old daughter was with her mother
• HIV-positive man charged with intentionally infecting woman
• Red Ribbon Week: District tries out new approach to drug education
• Lawyer wants charges dismissed in murder of Washington Park mayor
• Gunpowder, foil and wire: Bomb squad detonates suspicious item near O'Fallon
• St. Clair County to take over troubled ESL grant program
• Former high-powered attorney to plead 'no contest' to sex charge
• Long wait almost over for victim in Lakin case
• Authorities looking for man who approached girls near bus stop
• 'This is not a joke': File found on Oduwole's computer is similar to SIUE terror note
• Belleville man charged with molesting 4-year-old in school parking lot
• Swansea man gets 30 years for pornographic pictures of girlfriend's daughter
• Got pills? Dispose of old drugs at St. Clair County event
• 'On the rise': Port district touts itself for exporting
• Holbrook resigns; longtime lawmaker will take state job
• Panel backs TIF district in O'Fallon
• Callis, Plummer plan to run for 12th District seat
• Defense wants charges dismissed in Washington Park mayor murder
• 'We don't want to sugarcoat it': Wildey Theatre falls short of goals for first quarter
• Parking tickets in Belleville: It's up to the police since parking meter department closed
• Police check out suspicious package in Caseyville area
• Apparent drowning of two experienced fishermen remains a mystery
• In the mood for Italian? Agostino's, Dewey's Pizza moving into metro-east
• Longtime Belleville barber hanging up his scissors ... 'so that they don't carry me out on a gurney'
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• 'Phenomenal Women' honored by Center for Racial Harmony
• Supporters of Tamms inmate: Solitary should not be dumping ground for mentally ill
• Two fishermen found dead at Silver Lake; boat apparently capsized
• Serious injuries in Summerfield crash; one person airlifted to SLU Hospital
• Unluckiest Traveler contest: O'Fallon couple could win big for good deed
• Belleville's farmers' market: Will changes make everybody happy?
• Back to school: Astronaut Sandra Magnus returns to Belleville alma mater
• Area heroin sweep was a PR effort, critic says
• Appellate judge James Donovan announces he is retiring
• Prosecutors seek alleged drug dealer's Belleville home, car, cash
• Cardinals rally squirrel takes the cake
• Home sales in metro-east continue decline in September
• Swansea won't wait on sewer issue
• McAfee denies attempt to bribe murder trial witness
• Mistrial declared in slaying of mayor; witness who collapsed in court admits she lied on the stand
• Threat trial: Note on massacre, ski mask tied to former SIUE student
• 'I'm in the post-flight period': Belleville astronaut Sandra Magnus returns home
• Holbrook plans to run again for Illinois House; won't seek Costello's seat
• $710K settlement in alleged swindling of elderly woman's inheritance
• Retired Air Force colonel to run for coroner
• Nightmare ahead: Road work likely to stall traffic in region
• Leo Durocher's baseball treasure trove up for auction in Belleville
• Alorton police chief quits emergency telephone board after robbery conviction surfaces
• Analyst: World Series will generate millions for local economy
• 'Is that how y'all do it?': Video shows handcuffed man being punched as ESL cops watch
• Local lawmakers unveil plan for attracting, keeping jobs in Illinois
• The Arch at 46: Builders of tallest national monument to share memories, memorabilia
• More people depending on metro-east pantries to put food on table
• Fairview Heights man driving John Deere tractor is charged with felony DUI
• Was ex-SIUE student's gun purchase for rampage or fun?
• Washington Park murder trial: Witness vomits, collapses during testimony
• New pizzeria to open in Edwardsville
• Cards ask Belleville native to sing 'God Bless America' at World Series opener
• State: Alorton police chief convicted of robbery in 1982; mayor 'very surprised'
• Police may have found person who robbed SIUE student at gunpoint
• 'I know this looks bad': Man goes on spending spree with uncle's ATM card, police say
• Unsolved killing: Do you know what happened to man found dead on porch 2 years ago?
• Murder trial: Suspect's blood, fingerprints not found in Washington Park mayor's car
• Eads Bridge closing this weekend; expect MetroLink delays
• Inside look at legal system: Students will shadow judge, U.S. marshal and clerk of the court
• Murder-suicide in Edwardsville: 'It appears the husband inflicted the wounds upon the wife and took his own life'
• Jury selected for former SIUE student's threat trial
• Local man's Hawaii trip could prove costly -- up to $1 million plus prison time
• Madison County Judge Romani won't seek retention
• Rap expert to testify at trial of former SIUE student accused of threat
• What will your heating bill be like this winter?
• Man, woman found dead in home near Edwardsville
• God's Little Acre 66: Equine rehab farm needs your help
• Prosecutor: Suspect had Washington Park mayor's blood on his pants
• Belleville police investigate head-on crash on Main Street
• 'Chaos with a chainsaw': IDOT takes a whack at Tunnel of Trees; residents up in arms
• Memorial Hospital ranked tops in state for critical care
• Refund on Belleville wheel tax sticker? Council says yes
• SIUE students wary after armed robbery on campus
• 'No way': Quinn won't support slot machines at Illinois racetracks
• Von Nida plans to run for Madison County circuit clerk
• Woman rescued after jumping from bridge near St. Charles
• Want to rezone your property in Belleville? Get yourself a sign
• Latest dish: Pizzeria returns to downtown Belleville
• 'Mr. Boots' can repair just about anything you walk in
• 'Great for the city': Dozens of volunteers help clean up Belleville property
• Deadbeat Illinois: Metro-east businesses, charities, schools still waiting for state to pay its bills
• 3-year-old dies in crash near Belleville; woman had been rushing boy to hospital
• 'I do have SOME qualifications': If Wally ran for Congress, would you vote for him?
• 'Use what you have': Pastor turns parsonage into 'labor of love'
• Alorton man dies in trailer fire; police find him in back room
• Granite City man killed trying to steal electrical wiring, officials say; same place Alton man was shocked in June
• Plummer to seek Costello congressional seat
• 'This is indeed a wonderful day:' Transcom gets a new leader
• ESL kids take trip to 'Sesame Street'
• He's out: Chief's resignation is official in ESL
• Quinn removes eight workers' comp arbitrators
• MetroLink delays expected over the weekend
• Group: Too early to say when Belleville East and Belleville West fields would be converted to artificial turf
• St. Clair County gets almost $3 million in federal housing funds
• Washington Park and Fairmont City road closures coming soon
• Brother, sister charged in area gas station robbery
• Do you have a family escape plan in case of fire?
• Grizzlies' stadium to get synthetic turf (much to the horror of baseball purists)
• Retired carpenter plans run for Costello's seat in Congress
• Man accused of beating baby; 9-week-old has serious head injuries
• 'It could have been much worse': Shots fired in quick shop parking lot miss their mark
• HIV-positive man charged with intentionally infecting other people
• Trial set in 2010 killing of Washington Park mayor
• West End Cafe shuts it doors in Belleville
• Becky's Carpet & Tile moves out of O'Fallon and into Fairmont City
• MLK, Poplar Street bridges to undergo weekend repairs
• State concedes beat-up old '62 pickup is not worth $17K after all
• Belleville woman says she chased 4 men after they ransacked her home
• 'We think our country can do better.': OccupySTL protesters keep up their vigil downtown
• St. Elizabeth's owners pleased after plan to build new hospital passes first hurdle
• Judge tosses Madison County inmate's suit over suicide attempt
• Police search for 2 suspects in armed robbery at Belleville business
• Volunteers sought for Belleville home makeover
• You could win a mulching mower if you pledge not to burn leaves
• SWIC adds experienced faculty members
• Collinsville to use eminent domain for road project
• Caught in a moment: Troops, families get free portraits thanks to HeartsApart
• Wheel tax rebate? Council plans vote to return 50% to residents
• Belleville to buy property, right-of-way to help finish 17th Street project
• Wood River man dies when pickup crashes into tractor-trailer
• O'Fallon panel backs rezoning for St. Elizabeth's despite residents' worries
• Holbrook won't run for Costello seat, but predicts there will be a Democrat running
• Sheriff's clerk tries to fix ticket for teen; fax sent to News-Democrat by mistake
• Baby found floating in river had Belleville angel figurine with her
• Have your say: Hearing tonight over proposed St. Elizabeth's medical campus in O'Fallon
• Big boost: McKendree donates 85 computers to District 118
• What's happening at the Taco Bell in Fairview?
• Ponderosa no more: New restaurants set to occupy steakhouse locations in area
• Cahokia hires vote fraud felon for $40K; trustee had been ousted after pleading guilty to 17 felonies
• After the remodeling work: What you'll find new at Target
• Johnny Scott honored for NAACP work
• No objections to the merger: Edwardsville law office joins forces with are afirm
• Deer, vehicle collisions decreasing in Illinois and nation
• Risen from the ashes: Wenneman Meat Co. reopens today, nine month after fire
• People in Business: Metro-east hirings
• Man found shot to death is city's 23rd death in 2011
• It pays to be a community college president: Some in Illinois make more than the governor
• Did your favorite booth win a prize at the Chili Cook-off?
• 'This heroin, they need to get control of it': Friends lose son, stepson to overdoses
• East St. Louis police chief calls it quits
• Wrong-way driver hurt in crash, charged in connection with DUI
• Enyart receives top military award from Poland
• These visitors are glad they stopped in flyover country
• Catholic Charities seeks stay of adolption ruling
• Forecast for Belleville this weekend: Chili!
• Former News-Democrat editor dies at 73
• Dunking champ turns into a real Globetrotter
• Apartment fire displaces four Alorton families
• Race track advocates see future in gambling bill
• Chouteau Township to dedicate park improvements
• Last month was cooler than past Septembers, experts say
• Illinois National Guard commander from Belleville receives top military award from Poland
• Metro-east foreclosures filings are lower than last year
• Local Realtors to meet about local economic forecast
• Post offices closed Monday, but some metro-east facilities offer automated services
• Metro-east counties get funds to inspect landfills, investigate illegal dumping
• Man killed in collision with tractor-trailer near Alton
• Fire marshal investigates church fire in metro-east
• 'Taxpayers forced to pay the bill': Madison County spends nearly $18,000 for probe of Miles
• Flashlight vigil to focus on heroin problems
• Quinn urges lawmakers to uphold utility rate 'bad bill' veto; Ameren contends increase would cut outages, add jobs
• 'It has been an honor': Lloyd Cueto will retire as St. Clair County judge
• Can you catch the Gingerbread Man? Sam the Sculpture Man to be all over downtown Belleville
• Your Community: Dunbar Elementary roots on the Cardinals playoff run
• New U.S. Transcom general's arrival to draw top brass to Scott Air Force Base
• Look out for tractors during the fall harvest
• Public can comment on Venita Drive upgrades in O'Fallon
• Waterloo man named new commander at Jefferson Barracks
• Attorney General Madigan: Meth hit Illinois hard, and we hit back
• State Rep. Dwight Kay to run for second term
• Will Costello's clout in Congress be missed? Not according to candidates who want his job
• Five deported Mexicans arrested in metro-east
• Centreville gets break in dispute with Alorton
• O'Fallon officials: Unsigned mailings are 'cowardly' attempt to scare residents
• What did local students find in 1957 time capsule?
• 11 terms are enough: Costello won't seek re-election to congressional seat
• 'I cannot imagine this town without Jerry Costello': Metro-east residents weigh in
• Political circles are abuzz with talk of who could be next candidate for Costello's job
• Costello's legacy: Congressman helped secure millions for metro-east
• Video surveillance catches attempted break-ins; couple charged
• Fairview nixes 'boat sales ban'; less strict ordinance in the works
• Fairview may rethink ban on selling personal vehicles on commercial property
• Lawsuit asks: Does village of Alorton exist?
• Border skirmish: Centreville takes dispute with Alorton to court
• Contentious moments: Mayor shuts down alderman with smack of gavel at City Council meeting
• Belleville OKs former St. Louis County librarian as new library director
• Upside down Christmas trees: A metaphor for modern life
• Swansea's Splash Pad water playground reopens; officials settle lawsuit over repairs
• Hit a cop and you'll find yourself in trouble: 'These officers need to know that we've got their back'
• 'Flashbacks of abuse': Former caretaker files suit against 76-year-old priest
• State shuts down Belleville pool; is it worth making the fixes required to reopen?
• Prairie State Energy Campus looking for more miners as launch nears
• Honor system: U of I tells students to submit 'Self-Reported Academic Record'
• Veteran attorney opens new law firm in Belleville
• Ready for the return of Papa Vito's Pizza?
• Miners Theater woes: CARD board gets earful from critics at public meeting
• Deer hunter killed when ATV flips at creek crossing near Edwardsville
• Is this truck worth $17,000?
• Belleville's public pool may escape latest federal mandate on safety
• Man gets prison time for shipping thousands of pounds of pot in bathtubs
• Goodbye to the gold standard: Millstadt's Golden Dipt factory turns into piles of rubble
• Feds: Local businessman paid for Hooters and hotel with unemployment debit card
• MidAmerica's 32 flower flights cost taxpayers millions: 'We're not looking to do that in the future'
• Cahokia man gets 40 years for holding 11 people at gunpoint during home invasion
• Police suspect overdose in Caseyville man's death
• Goodbye, Belleville: Snubbed garden center moves retail business to Swansea
• State picks Champaign superintendent to lead East St. Louis schools
• Driving to St. Louis? Roadwork backs up traffic on Poplar Street bridge
• Shooting death is investigated
• Thousands of county voters to get new polling places
• SWIC gets big grant to bolster training
• East St. Louis native to perform at NAACP event
• Mythical squirrel at Roosevelt School is finally tracked down
• Smithton man rescued after being trapped waist-deep in corn silo
• Bicycle stolen? Cellphone swiped? You'll have to fill out your own police report online
• Man robs Great Clips hair salon in Belleville
• Fairmount Park 2012: Shorter season, bigger purses
• Man gets 47 years for Granite City baseball bat murder
• Police video: Teen convicted of sexually assaulting nurse says he was high at the time
• Former ESL resident becomes Army's first female African-American major general
• Derelict homes in downtown Belleville make way for The Cottages at Cathedral Square
• Metals recycler donates $2,500 to repair vandalism at charity
• 'You could be part of a historical change': Former Belleville mayor Roger Cook will try to unseat Costello
• Granite City man dies from injuries suffered in motorcycle crash
• New rules for public pools: What does it mean for Belleville?
• Early-morning fire destroys Cahokia home
• Group that builds homes to get families out of public housing needs your vote
• SIUE nursing students may get new building on campus
• Victory for smoking foes: Supreme Court won't review $10.1 billion lawsuit over cigarettes
• War of words: Metro-east levees 'pose an unacceptable risk to public safety'
• O'Fallon store manager found not guilty of molesting employee
• 'Life has its transitions': SIUE chancellor announces retirement
• Street value = $3.4 million: Metro-east traffic stops net nearly 750 pounds of pot
• Heroin bust on both sides of the river: DEA arrests 53 of 104 targets
• Economist: Another recession is looming -- but don't call it a 'double-dip'
• How much would it hurt to close Chester Mental Health Center? 600 jobs, $45M each year
• O'Fallon, Edwardsville educators in running for Teacher of the Year award
• Sexual assault victim recounts her ordeal in court
• Caught on tape: Jury convicts man of $10.01 gas theft
• Audit: MidAmerica loses money -- again
• Fairview firefighters, police to be honored
• Triad Middle School needs your help to win cash
• Home sales up in Madison County
• Sept. 11 memorial needs your help
• Sneezing and sniffling? St. Louis area among top 10 worst places to live for allergy sufferers
• Emergency system posts $305,577 deficit; County Board member raises questions
• Police: Belleville woman, 35, caught having sex with 15-year-old
• O'Fallon woman found dead in her bedroom; police suspect overdose
• Owner donates 'decrepit' building to Collinsville
• Columbia woman will run for state rep seat held by Costello II
• What town is this in? Centreville creates TIF district for convenience, discount store, but much of land is in Alorton
• Fire destroys Collinsville mobile home
• Will it be a merry Christmas for retailers?
• New restaurants open for business in metro-east
• New water cooperative means rural homes won't have to rely on wells
• From classroom to dining room: This teacher's sandwiches get an A+
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Make-A-Wish: 'If you really want to give back and make kids smile, then it's for you'
• Bid snag holds up crime lab in Belleville; when will $37.8 million project get started?
• Driver fleeing police hits pedestrians on Poplar Street Bridge; man dead, woman critical
• From chain-mail armor to spray-painted hair: East-West rivals are loud and proud
• 'Gangsterism and hooliganism': 3 shot, including security guard, at East St. Louis club
• Homeowners catch a break: Assessments trimmed in declining neighborhood
• East and West want football fields upgraded; can they do it without taxpayer money?
• Two separate accidents leave motorcyclist, pedestrian dead
• Two face long prison terms in child porn case
• 'I like the way you are proud of your country': Six kids from Germany are liking American life
• Time to fill 'er up? Gas drops to $3.12
• Unemployment rate rises in metro-east
• Poverty increases in metro-east: Census figures show St. Clair, Madison counties at or above 15 percent
• A fight over cigarettes: County jail inmates charged with mob action after fight
• Gas leak forces evacuation of neighborhood near Belleville
• Judge: Records decision met time limit in workers compensation case
• 'We have never let this nation down': Change of command at Scott Air Force Base
• 'I'm tired of being raped': Ex-judge embittered by rash of burglaries in rural Collinsville
• Walk for Character is slated for Oct. 3
• Some fees to be waived today at Arch, other parks
• Swansea says no TIF for Jamestown Apartments
• Sex, theft, misconduct: Charges against metro-east cops, dispatcher tell sordid tales
• 'You (expletive) trash': Man says Belleville officer came at him 'like he was a pit bull'
• 'Get your own field': Taunting T-shirts get people talking at Althoff, Belleville West
• 75 years in prison: Crack dealer looking at long stay, big fine
• Belleville man pleads guilty in fatal DUI crash
• Report: Wood River had as many 'bad air' days this summer as all of Cook County
• Two new board members approved in Madison County
• Two remain in critical condition after motorcycle crash
• 'Operation Enemy Within': The charges against metro-east law enforcement officers
• Mayor Parks: Progress made during talks to get more minority workers on state projects
• Ill. 13, Interstate 70 to see lane closures
• Baby elephant to make public debut at St. Louis Zoo
• MADD thanks state's attorney, police officer for anti-drunken driving efforts
• Levee repairs: $161 million project could be delayed indefinitely
• Granite City woman admits stealing $1 million from employer
• Suicide ruled in deaths of two men; both were facing possible prison time
• Do you have an extra cell phone? A soldier could use it to call home
• O'Fallon teen charged with sexually assaulting 4-year-old
• White Chrysler 300M may be linked to Freedom Drive shootings
• O'Fallon wins grand championship at marching band competition
• Fairview OKs sales tax hike; hires Mike Malloy to lead economic development
• Police reminder: Buckle up your kids or face a fine
• Belleville library picks new head; director will oversee $1.2 million budget
• Catholic Charities could face major cuts if state cancels foster care contracts
• Racial Harmony proud of accomplishments, but 'still much to be done'
• Belleville police investigate double shooting at Freedom Drive apartments
• Teen who was shot in head tried to clean up mess himself
• Granite City man pleads guilty to child porn charges, enticement of minor
• A Mercedes E430, a Jaguar XK8: Check out Sheriff's auction of seized vehicles
• Belleville repeals unpopular wheel tax; sales tax hike will replace it
• More widespread flu season expected; time to get a shot
• Man faces 20 years in prison after agents place alarm inside bag of marijuana
• 2nd man charged in Columbia break-in; police say pair threatened to kill resident
• Collinsville man struck and killed by car in front of liquor store
• Cell phone scam: Man accused of adding himself to AT&T customers' accounts
• Black contractors: Governor's office critical in negotiations with IDOT
• 'Someone has to stand up for the little guy': Businessman planning run for state Senate
• Madison County seeks to recover $400,000 in bond sale losses
• Belleville library marks its 175th year
• Hello pizza in Edwardsville, goodbye pizza in Troy
• Fairview man shot to death after fight breaks out at East St. Louis club
• Collinsville businessman inspired by immigrant parents
• Red Cross volunteers keep the blood flowing
• St. Clair County eyes cost of housing and feeding inmates
• If you have a small business and need cash, your piece of $7 million is waiting
• Prescription drug abuse: Are you addicted to pain pills?
• 357 metro-east residents died from drug overdoses from 2006-2010
• Paramedic: 'More times they are mad at us for killing their high than saving their life'
• Dope-sick: Youths migrate to heroin as deaths spike
• This teen snorted the heroin, but did someone else kill her? Wrestling with drug friends' culpability
• Drug legacy: Father recovered, son succumbed ... 'I tried to be his friend and his dad'
• Drug overdose deaths rise: Cops, protesters blame heroin but problem lies elsewhere
• C'mon people, leave my french fries alone!
• Tax fight: Mascoutah schools have most to lose in Scott dispute
• How will this money be replaced? Local leaders worry about Quinn's proposed budget shift
• 'Did you see that purple dog?': Woofstock is 'doggone good time' in Belleville
• Looking for something to do today?
• Coming Sunday in the News-Democrat and at bnd.com: Drug overdoses here, a special report
• 'We want to go to work': Planned protest of bridge project averted Friday
• Mom accused of killing kids pleads not guilty; judge denies bail
• Truth, justice and the American way persevere: Suspect arrested, stolen collectibles returned to Granite City man
• Collinsville woman's death linked to drugs
• 'It's been a long year': National Guard unit completes stint in Kuwait
• ESL man admits to weapons charge
• O'Fallon to dedicate 3rd phase of sports park
• Woofstock: Where canines can be hip
• Troopers plan 'zero tolerance' during black contractors' bridge protest
• Prosecutor's pricey fundraiser doesn't go down well with foe
• Motorist saws off utility pole, causes power outage
• Smash Bash concert will benefit Hospice of Southern Illinois
• Mom accused of murdering kids is whisked into St. Clair County Jail; arraignment expected
• St. Clair County officials to join Gov. Quinn on trade mission to China
• 'It doesn't take a rocket scientist': Man arrested after driving away from sheriff's department with suspended license
• Former Bob Goalby home becomes training site for disabled students
• What's in a name? Mascoutah school district spends $3,775 to add initials to plaque
• Swing City Music is closed after fire damages building and contents
• Two metro-east teachers are finalists for Teacher of the Year award
• Man pleads guilty to murder in beating death of 4-year-old
• MetroLink rider brawls with deputies
• Greenville federal prison guard pleads guilty in bribery and smuggling case
• Police say employee staged gas station robbery; three charged
• Black contractors plan rally in advance of 'highway shutdown'
• Lawyers: State Farm covered up support of candidate in most expensive judicial race in U.S. history
• Fallen behind on your mortgage and need some advice?
• 'August was a terrible month': Metro-east foreclosure rates remain unchanged
• SWIC: Going green leads to another kind of green
• Millstadt man shoots himself while teaching girlfriend how to shoot
• No go: Fairview Heights won't pay for aldermen to attend Chicago conference
• $21 started it all: Belleville Public Library celebrates 175 years with display of historic items
• Where are the Brooklyn police when 911 calls?
• Owner is disturbed after fire at Step N Go is called 'suspicious'
• East St. Louis man convicted of robbery
• Suspicious fire destroys Alorton restaurant and liquor store
• Metro-east students among National Merit semifinalists
• 30 fired workers' comp arbitrators still getting paychecks
• Labor dispute: As bridge work continues, questions swirl about minority hiring
• The end is near for Chemetco plant; Haine calls it a 'sordid chapter in the county's history'
• U.S. News & World Report gives local universities high marks
• Car runs up on St. Clair County courthouse steps
• Belleville man faces up to 10 years in prison on weapons charge
• Baby injured in deadly crash is released from hospital; parents still recovering
• O'Fallon nurse hopes to unseat U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello
• Fischer Lumber to close Belleville store
• Belleville panel supports sales tax hike, shuns wheel tax
• Despite economy, business flows at local wineries
• Don't forget to pay your St. Clair County property tax bill
• Glen Carbon looks to the north to fill village administrator post
• Collinsville to spend $150,000 in TIF money on historic D.D. Collins House
• Open Gym offers a place to play for kids from all over the area
• Trial delayed for man accused of beating 2-year-old Belleville girl
• Collinsville man killed in crash on Caseyville Road
• Police negotiator ends standoff; carjacking suspect had holed up inside Cahokia house
• 'It fortifies my resolve': Emotional ceremonies mark 9/11 anniversary in metro-east
• Fairview Heights aldermen set to attend Chicago conference, but will city have money to pay for the trip?
• Familiar restaurant stages comeback in downtown Belleville
• ILLINOISouth: New head of tourism bureau is on a mission to bring visitors to our region
• 'Take pride in the East Side': Volunteers, residents join in ESL cleanup
• We may disagree, but we need to rally together
• 'Things changed that day': Ten years later, the metro-east remembers the horror of 9/11
• 'I will make the world a better place': Life for a child born on 9/11 in the metro-east
• Edwardsville, Granite City bands take top titles at two marching band competitions
• 'It's the principle of the thing': Should our elected officials be getting raises right now?
• 'It must be a terrorist attack': Metro-east residents remember 9/11
• Blueprint for the future: McKendree seeks partners for engineering degree plan
• Would you like to help make kids' dreams come true? Make-A-Wish needs you
• Minivan hits pavilion at Belleville winery; driver in serious condition
• 'Superman fans are truly a special kind of people': Friends of Superman come to the rescue of Granite City man
• Grand jury indicts mother in shotgun slayings of 2 children
• 'I consider them my church': Sept. 11 led former pastor to become city's fire chaplain
• Miracle League breaks ground for special needs ballfield
• 'We need to set partisanship aside': Local lawmakers weigh in on Obama jobs speech
• Family, friends mourn slain children; father listens to funeral service from prison
• United Way will try to raise $71 million in 2011 campaign
• Caseyville Super Saver market damaged in fire
• Metro-east 9/11 memorial events
• Metro-east neighbors write song, produce video in memory of 9/11
• Man cited after hitting Collinsville police officer's squad car
• Chester Mental Health Center on Quinn's chopping block; governor proposes 1,900 layoffs statewide
• 15-year-old goldfish doesn't want to leave New Athens Elementary School
• More than 600 people face layoffs in Madison County
• Some local lawmakers say Quinn is in mess of his own making
• 'I tried to get the bullets and hide them': Man relives nightmare after girlfriend is charged with killing 2 kids
• Caseyville man admits being part of major cocaine distribution organization
• Shiloh man gets 20 years for stabbing wife to death: 'They had been fighting off and on for years'
• Two charged after police find meth lab in Fairview Heights residence
• Psych evaluations ordered for suspects in killing of 85-year-old Belleville woman
• Black contractors seeking support for bridge protest
• Authorities: Suicidal man sets house on fire near Edwardsville
• 'Nightmare on tape': Judge gives man 12-year sentence after watching video of White Castle crime
• Every 15 minutes: Big marching band competitions tune up on Saturday
• Air going out of Belleville wheel tax; sales tax hike sent to committee
• Are handmade for-sale signs 'tacky'? Fairview ordinance would restrict sale of personal vehicles on commercial property
• Madison County Board member Kathy Smith will run against state Rep. Dan Beiser
• Prosecutor: Frank Miles failed to follow policy, but did not violate state law
• Ribbon-cutting: Rebuilt O'Fallon-Troy Road officially opens
• Fairview Heights council votes to increase hotel, food and beverages taxes
• Madison County Circuit Clerk Matt Melucci to retire
• August was 13th driest since 1895 in Illinois
• A piece of the World Trade Center will live forever in the metro-east
• Collinsville woman killed in fatal accident
• Report: 15,390 children in St. Clair County worry about where next meal is coming from
• Got ideas? Hands-on workshop will help plan the future of Fairview Heights
• Will third time be the charm? St. Clair County has gun club back in its sights
• Village clerk wants to make sure Caseyville fishing dock isn't fishy
• A child out there needs your help as number of abused kids goes up
• How did Belleville house fire start with gas and electric shut off?
• Need a new job? Need training for it? Area homeowners can get help
• Archaeological site wins national award
• Artifacts found at metro-east site might solve prehistoric mystery: Where did everyone go?
• 'They line the streets for it': Here's the man behind the Labor Day Parade today in Granite City
• Inside jobs: What's happening at area businesses
• Say hello to Max and Erma's: Restaurant opens at mall
• Fairview Heights pizzeria adds second restaurant in Columbia
• 'We're not happy right now': Critics force Collinsville parks board to reconsider priorities
• Metro-east restaurant offers lakeside view -- and a dock for your boat
• The past catches up with former O'Fallon doctor
• Move over, Uno! There's another metro-east dog winning championship after championship
• For some, it's a motel room; for the homeless, it's home
• Granite City firefighter retires, works at golf course
• County spends $1.6 million on MidAmerica; taxpayers foot the bill
• Two 'Stop the Heroin' rallies are planned for this weekend
• Mom charged with first-degree murder after kids' shooting deaths
• Black workers plan to stop Mississippi River Bridge project
• Belleville electrical inspector charged after resident kicked out of public meeting
• Man wanted in alleged Swansea abduction is arrested, released
• Police charge four in Collinsville pizza store robbery
• No asbestos found at O'Fallon high school
• Dealers expand as auto industry gains
• Purple paint now means no trespassing
• State fire marshal issues gel pot warning
• Another Scott AFB employee takes ill; source of 'irritant' remains a mystery
• Blistering heat, no rain: Farmers worry about what kind of harvest they'll have
• Can you sweat it out until Sunday? Cool-down expected bring some relief
• Who will be busier this holiday weekend? Partiers or the state police?
• Where to get relief from the heat
• Burglary spree spurs show of support for citizens' right to use deadly force
• 'I still love her': Father of slain children learns that their mother is suspect in killings
• Abuse victim's family wants to reactivate lawsuit against well-known attorney
• Have you seen this car? It may have been used to abduct 17-year-old girl
• State takes disciplinary actions against metro-east professionals
• 'I am disgusted with Congress's failure': Former state Rep. Jay Hoffman will run for seat in 13th District
• Gas prices jump 21 cents in metro-east
• State disciplines metro-east professionals
• 3 hospitalized after suspicious package found at Scott Air Force Base
• Heat blamed in Belleville woman's death
• Out with the wheel tax, in with the sales tax?
• Masked gunman robs Imo's Pizza in Collinsville
• $20 million apartment complex developed with SIUE students in mind
• Hearing postponed for former SIUE student accused of 'rampage' threat
• Police bust meth lab at Fairview Heights motel
• Edwardsville Borders store purchased by Books-A-Million
• Quinn OKs reforms to tax sales; bill is in response to Madison County practices
• Where to get relief from the heat
• Heat warnings return to metro-east
• Former rendering plant burns near Belleville
• Caseyville Township applies for stimulus money to extend sewer service
• No more money: Program that helps kids whose parents are in jail faces federal cuts
• Madison County officials say no to raises: 'It's just the right thing to do'
• Should historic home be demolished? Some residents fear 'cheap' rehab, unruly tenants
• Program offers free pre-apprentice lineman training
• E-waste recycling to provide jobs for disabled adults in Belleville
• East St. Louis man gets 17-year sentence for robbing O'Fallon store
• Piece of steel from fallen World Trade Center has had long journey to Belleville
• Man tries to ram big rig into courthouse; tells police he was upset over child support
• Will Belleville throw in the towel on city swimming pool?
• Metro-east nursing home was on brink of closing: 'Then, the buyer came along'
• New chief of schools looks forward to job, even though paycheck remains uncertain
• Pawn shop robbery suspect charged with accomplice's killing
• Shiloh man inspired by new MLK Memorial: 'Personally, it means a lot to me'
• O'Fallon to stream council meetings online
• 'Built-in serendipity': Potter surprised to win best-of-show at Midwest Salute to the Arts
• McKendree's new residence halls wow students: 'I feel like I'm at a much bigger school'
• More fast food restaurants coming to O'Fallon
• Possible purchase? Interest revs up for shuttered racetrack
• Sewer project is costly proposal; some Fairview residents would pay thousands
• Two men shot after leaving Jo Jo's Night Club in East St. Louis
• Wee-Peats: Two sisters open children's clothing resale shop in Swansea
• Belleville candle store wants to light up your life
• Metro-east volunteers are deployed to East Coast as Hurricane Irene wreaks havoc
• Inmate wants out of Tamms; attorney says years of solitary confinement have harmed his mental health
• 'Everyone has big nice cars': Zambian exchange students get a look at how high school students live in America
• Diocese may close up to 20 parishes: 'If you can't deliver the sacrament. ... it's like Nike not being able to make shoes'
• Man accused of attacking cousin with machete
• Bill DeMestri's Rose Garden: Veteran photographer, now 90, has tended downtown oasis since 1972
• Midwest Salute to the Arts: 'Everything ... is gorgeous'
• Out of Irene's path: Military sends planes to safety at Scott AFB
• Leaders look for ways to combat crime
• 'Dishonest conduct': Shield maker settles case with Brough after judge's unusual ruling
• Area's July unemployment rate falls from 2010
• District 189 gets a new board member
• Burglars target 12 businesses in Fairview Heights, Shiloh
• 'We take care of our neighbors': 3 capture man banging on home near Belleville
• 'I'm thankful to God for this': Evans sworn in as state rep.
• Cahokia man wanted in connection with Washington Park burglary
• Bernanke is mum on economic steps
• 'I'm taking a huge hit': Regional school chief to retire after state cuts funding for salary
• Granite City pedestrian dies after she is hit by tractor-trailer
• Freeburg woman wants to turn photos of devastation into calendar for Joplin
• Piece of World Trade Center headed here; public will see it at Labor Day Parade
• Civil Rights Division leader: 'Business is booming'
• Police, Glen Carbon board reach deal after working without contract for a year
• Pilot belly-lands plane in Cahokia after landing gear fails
• Coming soon: Enjoy the hit movies you missed -- for $3 -- at St. Clair 10 Cine
• 'Grotesque crimes': Child porn raid nets 2 in Belleville
• Groups oppose Ameren increase; it could cost customers $100 a year
• St. Louis Downtown Airport receives $2.3 million from FAA
• Police believe fatal shooting was result of argument between rival gang members
• Edwardsville man killed at Lumiere Place Casino
• Residency questions for Rep. Stephens replacement: 'When I take the oath, I will have met the requirement'
• 'I hope just to sell it fast': Home where Coleman family was murdered up for sale again
• Is sales tax hike the best alternative to wheel tax? Mayor says it could raise $1.1M in a year
• State 'gravely concerned' by District 189 spending habits
• Brough hearing: Judge to decide if attorneys for shield maker will be sanctioned
• Madison County man allegedly starts house fire, waits outside with gun
• 'It was us against the world': Woman found guilty in shooting death of husband
• Restaurant at odds with city hall; owner wonders what she's 'supposed to do?'
• 3 hurt in 5-vehicle crash in Fairview Heights
• Ex-Boy Scout volunteer accused of sexual abuse is bailed out of jail by wife
• Fairview OKs altered agreement on sewer project; what was changed?
• ESL schools remain in red: 'Our problem now is the state cut revenue on us'
• Sgt. Brough suit against shield maker: 'Something has gone ... horribly wrong'
• Conveyer belt victim died of position asphyxiation
• 2 men saunter into U.S. Bank, run out with money: 'They are still at large'
• It could be Hoffman vs. Holbrook in 2012 primary
• Coroner IDs victim killed in industrial accident in East St. Louis
• Man dies after shooting at La Mexicana Restaurant
• Was evidence withheld from Brough in lawsuit? Jury selection delayed as judge hears testimony about documents
• Fallen bell in Summerfield fascinates St. Louis historian
• Former detective pleads guilty to lying, fraud charges
• Shiloh doctor wants to help you get a good night's sleep
• What's opening in the spot next door to Quizno's in Belleville?
• Animal shelter seeks volunteers; Collinsville police chief makes request
• Collinsville man dies after legs caught in conveyer belt
• Cooling center seeks to replace 26-year-old air conditioner
• 2 high-ranking officials out of jobs at ESL schools
• Forest Lakes project: Can stalled upscale development be revived?
• Collinsville police radar trailer is hit by vandals
• Civil rights summit will address discrimination
• Woman has 101 Social Security numbers, 7 dates of birth: Identity thieves are busy in metro-east
• Woman has 101 Social Security numbers, 7 dates of birth: Identity thieves are busy in metro-east
• 'This tearing down has got to stop': Preservation group wants to halt demolition of 1876 home
• Golf course upgrades anger County Board member
• Vote set on sewer service for 300-plus Fairview Heights residents
• What's opening in the spot next door to Quizno's in Belleville?
• Shiloh doctor wants to help you get a good night's sleep
• 'I've fallen in love with this place': Volunteers find fun in repairing old church
• 'just to think, there were people living there': 19 members of O'Fallon church travel to Joplin to help tornado victims
• Overnight shooting leaves one killed, two wounded
• 'What did I do?': Upset ex-judge says she heard Hightower was behind her dismissal
• Phone glitch costs Granite City $111,951 in lost tax revenue
• 'Use a shield and get your face blown off': Was his gear to blame for injury to Brough?
• 'It was a brutal attack': Fourth person charged in killing of man found dead near Cahokia
• Blotter 8/21/11
• Belleville gets grant for police department
• Fairview Heights seeks vendors for annual Fall Festival
• Local home sales continue slide: 'We still need the national economy to pick up'
• Catholic Charities director 'devastated' by Illinois judge's ruling on adoptions
• Cardinal Glennon expands at Anderson; pediatrician now available 24/7
• Memorial Hospital to use $25 million in bonds to finance new medical building
• Regional school chiefs go to court to get paid by Quinn
• 2 charged with murder in stabbing death; 3rd person accused of covering up the crime
• From Pontiac to Dodge: Coleman transferred to Wisconsin prison
• Stalking, domestic battery, more: Charges mount against ex-police officer
• 'It just breaks your heart': Crash witness hit, killed on I-55-70
• Bartender sold more than beer, police say
• IDOT holding hearings on plans for road projects
• How will Air Force job cuts affect Scott? Public affairs chief does not have the answer
• MidAmerica warehouse project downsized; developer gets 9 more months to finish job
• Man gets 40 years in prison for strip club murder
• Man could get life for kidnapping woman, threatening to disfigure her
• Bike trail expansion gets rave reviews; Kern says more to come
• Civil War re-enactor hurt in line of duty when 'Rebel' falls on him
• State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld: I'm running again
• Another Madison County Board member resigns
• Convicted killer Coleman is no longer in Illinois
• Man whose body was found near Cahokia had suffered multiple stab wounds
• Seattle-area trucking company buys metro-east fleet
• Stookey Township supervisor resigns after alcohol incident
• McBride & Son Homes offers rebates for union members
• Metro-east flood prevention council plans to have nearly $34 million budget
• Two teens charged in stun gun carjacking; one is high school wrestling star
• Lindenwood to double the number of degree programs it offers
• District 189 set to replace board member accused of being convicted drug dealer
• 'I'm very sorry': Arsonist gets probation for setting fire to 5 cars, 1 garage
• No raises: Belleville District 201 teachers reach contract agreement
• Coroner: 85-year-old carjacking victim was burned alive
• Millstadt teen faces felony cocaine charges; parents call it one of the worst days of their lives
• Eureka! Zeppelin advertises and entertains all at once
• Man leaps off Poplar Street Bridge as police close in
• Man who sued Belleville over building demolition faces countersuit over asbestos
• Police: Masked gunmen storm into home, sexually assault 2 girls
• Woman, kids hurt in crash when SUV hits van head-on
• Horseback riders find body on levee near Cahokia
• State looks to fix issues at District 189 'permanently'
• 'They were not very pleasant': Animal-rescue group, Collinsville break ties
• Money OK'd for Fairview aldermen's trip to Chicago despite talk of upping taxes
• 'Caylee's Law' would require missing child report within 24 hours
• Open house will mark end of Even Start program
• Police report: Man stabs best friend, wrestles 2 officers
• Fairview Heights tax hike proposal expected; public can weigh in on increase
• 'I just want to work': Lack of bridge jobs frustrates some in ESL
• Investigation: Were drugs a factor in recent metro-east deaths?
• Four hurt in two-car crash in Clinton County
• What happened to her missing Jeep? Woman is skeptical of boyfriend's story
• Judge revokes former football star's special privileges; bond is in full force
• Art as therapy: O'Fallon artist encourages students to imitate the greats
• Frustrated residents vent; City Council reverses vote on west end gas station
• Workers' comp lawyers: Disciplinary cases should be dropped
• Free haircuts offered for inner-city kids
• Blotter 8/16/11
• Free classes in job-seeking skills available in Washington Park
• Renovated Walmart now sells groceries
• Two metro-east couples plead guilty in fraud case
• 'It's very disrespectful': Some aldermen upset by possibility of sewer lagoon in cemetery
• New clinic, gym offers 'sports-specific therapy for everyday health issues'
• Inside jobs: What's happening at area businesses
• New bike trail links Swansea MetroLink station to Belleville's North End Park
• Belleville firefighters battle West Main Street blaze
• D.D. Collins House: Historic home was here before there was a Collinsville
• Upscale apartment homes offer lots of amenities: 'If you don't want to cook ... call our chef'
• It's the law, school officials warn: 'Kids must go to the district where they live'
• Thousands in bills for tree trimming, concrete work: Man wanted for scamming elderly resident
• Armed robbery charges get ex-Flyers star kicked off Miss. university football team
• 'Something's not right': Belleville neighborhood declines, but tax bills rise
• Live in Ron Stephens' district? You have a new rep
• 'It was like I never left': Belleville's own astronaut speaks of her space travels
• Wally, fans flock to meet Spongebob at St. Clair Square
• Ex-lawyer Cueto will try again to have his conviction overturned
• Prenzler's proposed budget is 30 percent lower
• 'Heroic steps': Jail officer, passer-by pull teen from burning car
• Homeless bank robber asked to pay $23K in restitution
• Special brownies? Pot-laced baked goods given to O'Fallon band students, police say
• Plant wholesaler threatens to leave Belleville if variance is rejected
• Four teens held in stun-gun carjackings
• Ex-Scout volunteer faces more sex charges Foster father accused of abusing young male relatives
• School projects fuel construction work in metro-east
• Child pulled from swimming pool, taken to Memorial Hospital
• Mayor says talks about proposed gas station across from Althoff got a little 'fear-heavy'
• 'Am I under arrest?': Four in custody, drugs seized in raid on East St. Louis motel
• Carjacking victims tell police they were stunned with Taser
• Man found dead on Eads Bridge may have been victim of hit-and-run
• Woofstock: A day of peace and (dog) love in Belleville
• High-need time for low-income families: Shelves are bare at local food pantries
• 'It's a start': Package liquor stores will close earlier in ESL
• Woman goes from ambulance to jail cell after attack on MedStar workers
• Fewer foreclosures do not reflect better times
• Piece of 9/11 history to find home near Edwardsville
• 'It pains me to see my old hometown': Durbin calls for hard look at ESL liquor stores, nightclub scene
• Diocese pays $6.33M in abuse case; victim 'never expressed hate ... just devastation'
• 'I'm in this race': Don Weber wants Ron Stephens' House seat
• Former Flyers standout will return to college football team despite armed robbery charge
• Hospital buys $1.7 robotic system; surgeons will use 3-D to work inside body
• Fairmount Park Racetrack to get estimated $14 million in escrow money
• O'Fallon names new member to school board
• Former Flyer makes Miss. roster, despite awaiting trial on armed robbery charges
• Shimkus saddened by end of congressional page program
• Belleville Electrical Commission broke law by kicking member of public out of meeting
• Sparta welcomes more than 4,000 shooters from all over the country
• Man gets probation for stabbing friend in neck during night of drinking
• Couple donates money for lights at Edwardsville track
• Man gets 3 years for 4-hour standoff in Mascoutah
• Costello II's first bill aims to curb funeral protests
• Prosecutor chosen for associate judgeship
• Man shot after attacking police with baseball bat
• Now is your chance to stock up on fish: 'You wouldn't believe the number of calls we get ...'
• Does the metro-east need flood hazard maps?
• No officers on the streets in East St. Louis Sunday night? Chief says it didn't happen
• Quinn signs workers' comp bill prompted by Mitchell crash
• Troy attorney nominated for Madison County Board seat
• After months of legal wrangling, accused drug dealer quits school board
• Veterans fair set for East St. Louis
• St. Clair County tax bills hitting mailboxes soon: Sept. 14 first due date
• Will Belleville have to pay for asbestos left at site of fire last year? And what about the 'damn hole'?
• FAA says shooting range doesn't pose danger to aircraft, people; St. Clair County wants letter thrown out
• Fairview Heights Public Library employees set to get raises; other city workers will have to wait
• Two new Mexican eateries open in metro-east
• Say 'so long' to family furniture store in Highland
• Freeburg garden shop to close after 32 years in business
• 'We are here to do what we can': Hundreds of kids get free backpacks and school supplies
• Will an international cargo hub work in the metro-east?
• 'Still up in the air': When will MidAmerica's warehouse be finished?
• Aldermen question relationship between City Hall, Belleville Public Library
• Need relief from the heat? Metro-east cooling shelters are open
• Are you interested in filling the seat vacated by state Rep. Ron Stephens?
• 'A true hometown hero': Lindenwood names building for Dixon
• Black contractors hold off on plan to shut down bridge work after meeting with IDOT
• Belleville Diocese gives up the fight; will pay former altar boy $6.33 million
• Commuter alert: Expect delays on Illinois 3 beginning Monday
• Collinsville chief says he can't enforce saggy pants ban: 'I cannot put my officers at risk'
• Car crash probe: 9-year-old boy still hospitalized; girl, 11, released
• St. Clair Township trustee will challenge Clayborne
• How are local schools dealing with summer sizzle? 'We push that water like crazy'
• 15 St. Clair County townships likely to get lower multipliers
• Horseshoe champ has kept Mascoutah doubles tournament going since 1984
• Man charged in Cahokia teen's killing; victim was sitting on porch when he was shot
• Police arrest one of 2 men wanted on charges of drug-induced homicide
• Vote fraud probe in Cahokia election is not over; handwriting samples obtained
• Guilty verdict in Club Phoenix shooting; man opened fire on bouncer after fight
• Report shows Belleville teen killed in car crash was wearing seat belt
• Republican activist: We may need to do away with levee tax
• Sweltering July makes the record books; but was it the warmest?
• Heat wave claims 7th victim in metro-east; AC in home was not on
• Relief follows decision on flood maps, but metro-east still not out of the woods
• Black contractors, IDOT chief to talk about hiring more minorities for bridge project
• GOP lawmaker's 'tar baby' remark sparks reaction in metro-east
• Edwardsville school district entangled in legal dispute with builder of 2 schools
• Lindenwood's Alan J. Dixon Student Center set to open
• New lead: Major Case Squad seeks second person of interest in Cahokia killing
• Well-known real estate agent Judy Dempcy dies
• Belleville broker admits stealing more than $2.4 million from clients, robbing some of life savings
• 'The Mob runs deep': Cahokia man gets 12 years for killing teen during basketball game
• Police do not believe man killed in Cahokia was intended victim
• GOP hopefuls lining up to replace state Rep. Ron Stephens
• Man stabbed at Shiloh gas station following argument
• Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in East St. Louis
• Judge tosses flood map lawsuit; what does it mean for property owners?
• Fairview cops say contract talks have gone on too long
• Federal mortgage aid is on the way for jobless St. Clair County homeowners
• 'The Mob runs deep': Cahokia man gets 12 years for killing teen during basketball game
• Heat warning wears on; is there an end in sight?
• Years after finding mystery urn, man discovers it holds bone fragments
• Storage site manager says he's not mean, he was just misunderstood
• State Rep. Ron Stephens resigning after 27 years: 'I tried to help people and ... fight the monster'
• Police: Motorcycle crash victims had just left local tavern
• 'An extra $32,000': Should Fairview spend more money on beautification project?
• Standing-room-only crowd turns out to talk about gas station across from Althoff
• 3 charged, including girlfriend, in man's heroin overdose
• Centreville man faces felony arson charges in house fire
• Police make 168 stops during 7-hour patrol in Belleville
• Cahokia shooting probe: BMW found, 'person of interest' sought
• Man pleads guilty to stabbing woman to death, setting trailer on fire
• Swansea looks into TIF district for apartment complex
• Man, woman killed when motorcycle hits utility pole
• Have music, will travel: O'Fallon's Jim Hursey is an alderman by day, DJ by night
• Major Case Squad looking for BMW in Cahokia drive-by shooting
• Medical district could expand; bill awaits OK by governor
• Medical district has challenges in East St. Louis
• Taco Tuesdays and Kentucky Fried Chicken: Japanese kids get a taste of Belleville
• How is the intense heat affecting local orchards?
• Owner of Chevy's Fresh Mex files bankruptcy; what will happen to O'Fallon restaurant?
• Inside jobs: Local business news
• Regional school chiefs keep working sans pay
• 'This whole argument ... is ludicrous': Illinois high court rejects Diocese's appeal in sex case
• 'She begged to go to work': Woman couldn't get a state job after ruling by workers comp commission
• Hearts in tandem: Road to happiness starts with bike ride to help others
• Fairmont City man gets 70-month sentence for role in cocaine ring
• Five hurt, three children ejected in interstate crash
• 'Please don't close it down': Small-town residents in metro-east face loss of post offices
• Four men sitting on a porch, then gunfire: Cahokia shooting leaves one dead
• 'Sad to see what's happened': Costello decries mud-slinging, partisanship in politics these days
• Metro-east cooling shelters
• Almost a year and counting: Work continues on 17th Street project
• East St. Louis man burned by hot grease; girlfriend arrested
• 'We simply cannot handle another recession': Metro-east mayors implore debt action
• Columbia man gets 10-year sentence for enticing minors
• Multiple vehicle accident on I-55 sends several people to hospitals
• Police continues to investigate Belleville crash that injured 2 children
• Judge says arbitrators have no case to prevent their removal as part of state reform
• 'African-Americans have been under represented': Minority workers threaten to halt bridge construction
• Troy woman pleads guilty to role in fraud
• Caseyville police investigating three armed robberies
• 'Bag man' in shakedown gets 1 year
• Will you need flood insurance?
• St. Henry's Class of 1966 needs your memorabilia
• Venice, Brooklyn schools eye merger
• Saying farewell: People line Main Street in Columbia to pay respects to soldier killed in Denver
• Gunmen in ski masks, black clothing ambush 2 men sitting on ESL porch
• Jobless rate up from last month, but down from a year ago
• Clerk held up at knifepoint at Shiloh business; robbers get away
• 'Justice will prevail': St. Clair County official says he's innocent of hate crimes
• Two kids hurt in 3-car crash on Illinois 15
• Death toll from heat wave rises: Madison man found dead inside his home
• $6.2 million in repair work begins on St. Clair Avenue, Lincoln Trail
• 'The community needs to step up': Police ask for your help to solve ESL murder
• What to do about the wheel tax: Committee considers alternatives to unpopular fee
• Take short showers and check your toilet: Are you aware of how much water you're using?
• Stray dogs are getting a new home; local rescue group buys land for shelter
• Columbia soldier on brink of retiring killed at motel
• Man kills himself as police close in to arrest him on murder charge
• Metro-east cooling shelters
• O'Fallon bicyclist injured in crash with Dodge sedan
• Man's shooting death marks 14th homicide in East St. Louis this year
• How would the government hitting its debt limit affect you?
• Woman, 2 dogs found dead in trailer; temperature inside close to 100 degrees
• $500 reward for information about O'Fallon computer store break-in
• 'Storage Wars': People battle each other for bargains at storage shed auction
• Belleville Catholic group asks to join suit over placing kids with gay couples
• Pileup on I-270 sends 2 people to hospital
• Insurer for Joyce Meyer Ministries won't pay legal bills in Coleman wrongful death suit
• IDOT plans road, lane closings that affect metro-east drivers
• Metro-east cooling centers
• O'Fallon computer store burglarized; police have lead on home burglar
• Steamboats in Mascoutah? There was a time when excursions on Lincoln Lake drew thousands
• Murder trial delayed again; 6-year-old who died on Christmas Eve would now be 12
• Rifle and Pistol Club in county's crosshairs again; board aims to shut it down
• When will it end? Another heat wave steamrolls over region
• Costello II is sworn in; says he's proud of his family's name and legacy
• Police seek man who impersonated officer; woman says he knocked on door, showed badge
• Ex-ESL planning chief says TIF concerns cost him job; mayor disputes claims
• 'Neighbors ought to be concerned': Residents speak out against plan to open school for at-risk kids
• REAL ESTATE
• St. Clair County targets derelict houses; 28 properties to be demolished
• Madison County plans to try to recover $360,000 lost from bond sale
• Fairview looks at library operations: 'We're going to have to bite some bullets'
• 40 years to the day: Vietnam vet finally laid to rest
• Guess what's moving into the former Hanley's Grill and Tap at the mall?
• Who Made the Cake? Woman names Belleville bakery after a question often asked
• Local business news: Comings and goings
• Strong reputation: Local bolt manufacturer 'holds up' multi-billion dollar projects throughout the country
• 'A hot special every day': There's a tasty surprise in the back room of the 4-0 Quick Shop
• Six people suffer electrical shocks in Granite City pool
• Did Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland read the Belleville Daily Advocate?
• No cooling centers in Belleville open during evenings, weekends? 'That's the craziest thing I've ever heard'
• Belleville woman dies in rollover crash; 3 seriously hurt
• Collinsville vet's remains to be buried 40 years later
• 'They just didn't want to listen': Father questions police actions after fatal crash
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• 'We have to be there to knock it down': Police aim to crack down on teen 'flash mobs' in Belleville
• Is serial killer's unidentified victim from Venice?
• Former Flyers football star hurt in shooting
• Collinsville man's remains come home 40 years after he went missing during war
• 'I want him gone': Metro-east woman pleads guilty in murder plot
• It's still hot: Heat warning extended another day
• DCFS investigates after boy's shooting
• 2 women charged after break-in, attack of baby sitter outside Belleville
• O'Fallon baby sitter accused of sex assault
• Ex-football standout from Collinsville sentenced to 30 years
• Region's home sales up, but still lagging behind last year's pace
• State probes all District 189 operations
• Asbestos removal to delay start of school for 500 East St. Louis kids
• Welcome to this old schoolhouse
• Police investigate crash resulting in injuries at I-255 and I-270 interchange
• 1867 schoolhouse welcomes you to Monroe County
• Edwardsville attorney due in court is found dead
• Heat deaths: Man found dead on porch; second victim found in ditch
• Man convicted in bludgeoning death of Granite City woman
• King of Chess: Local player challenges Queen Elizabeth to a match
• Police call shooting of 5-year-old boy a tragic accident
• Finally coming home: Sisters will lay brother to rest 40 years after he was lost in Vietnam
• Volunteers needed to place flags for return of Vietnam vet's remains
• Port gets $8.5 million grant to build new harbor in Madison County
• Need help coping with the heat? Cooling centers are open
• St. Clair County will spend about $180,000 upgrading parks, buildings for disabled
• St. Clair County State's Attorney goes after Belleville business in environmental case
• Major Case Squad exits fatal shooting probe; man was found dead in alley
• Man hasn't been seen since walking out of St. Clair County Jail in June
• Belleville police: Boy, 5, shot to death by brother while the two were playing with gun
• 'Needed and welcomed': Residents excited about new library
• What readers are saying about Costello's appointment
• 'I'm my own man': Costello II says he and his father have similar principles, but different views
• Trial: Man says he was defending himself when he beat woman to death with baseball bat
• Is there any way to get rid of Belleville's wheel tax? City committee takes a look
• Woman faces prison time for smuggling cocaine on train from Dallas to St. Louis
• Need heat relief? Metro-east cooling centers can help
• Cadillac recovered in Belleville carjacking
• Granite City man charged in series of residential thefts
• 'Praying for the cool weather angel to come': When will the devilish heat let up?
• Magnus' favorite songs help wake up astronauts
• Taxpayers, beware: Scammers are after your personal info -- and your money
• Blood spatter expert: Woman was lying on couch when she was killed with baseball bat
• Proposed strip club still causing stir
• Costello's son gets nod for House seat: 'He has a long record of public service'
• Edwardsville parents: Will your kids take a 'walking school bus' to class this fall?
• The final chapter nears for Borders bookstores
• O'Fallon police: Toddler drowns in small family pool
• Lebanon plays host to drum corps competition
• 40 years later, soldier will be put to rest: Remains of Collinsville man killed in Vietnam are identified
• Be careful out there: Dangerous heat likely all week
• Pick Up America: Cleaning up our litter, teaching us about trash
• Unpaid fine on traffic ticket in Madison County? You'll pay extra to collections agency
• Ex-Domino's employees charged with stealing money
• Inappropriate conversation: Complaints filed against workers' comp lawyers
• 17th Street extension is closer to reality
• Southern Illinois tourism bureaus merge: 7,253 hotel rooms -- and who knows how many white squirrels
• Q & A: What exactly does the inspector's office do?
• State official baffled: Why didn't IDNR fire Scott Flood?
• Silver Creek Saloon & Grill opens in Belleville
• Family wants answers in son's shooting death: 'Whatever happened to him, he didn't start it'
• Do your aging parents need help? New business offers personal care and companionship
• Waterloo restaurant branches out in O'Fallon
• Man for all seasons: Metro-east landscaper digs the outdoors
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• 'My heart just broke at times': Freeburg father helps his warrior son recover from severe burns
• Police ask for help after man found shot to death half a block from day-care center
• Eddie Price, No. 82: He was a dirt track superstar
• Magnus cheers U.S. women in World Cup final
• If you can't stand the heat ... here's how to cool down
• Controversy brews around bridge: Minority contractors' group threatens to shut down project
• St. Clair County Board of Review member not the only person charged with hate crime
• St. Clair County official charged with felony hate crimes after fight with 14-year-old
• 'Am I in trouble?': St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone has been delivering court summons without a license
• Carlyle Lake Dam: 'It's amazing that concrete can hold so much water'
• Man who climbed Millstadt water tower faces charges; 'He put ... lives in jeopardy'
• City's new police dog is a French import: 'I look for aggressive alpha males with drive'
• We have liftoff! Teacher at Magnus' alma mater inspires students at camp
• No place like home: While Lindenwood renovates stadium, Althoff will play games at West and East
• Mother of fire victim was investigated by DCFS four months before he died
• Allsup Inc. founder sponsoring entrepreneur academy
• Last 'Potter' film satisfies fans
• Dawn spacecraft to orbit asteroid
• Astronauts fix another one of their main computers
• Ex-probation officer pleads guilty to filling up his car using office gas card
• Local police skeptical of traffic stop study: 'We are not going to tolerate any kind of racial profiling'
• 'We Love Harry!': Pottermania sweeps Belleville
• Shiloh man stunned by charging turtle: 'It was really big'
• Man surrenders after standoff at Belleville apartment building
• Magnus flips for the cameras: 'She likes hanging off the ceiling of the space shuttle'
• Frustration in Washington Park: Chief can't count on cops to show up and patrol
• Hit-and-run suspect beaten with baseball bat after leaving jail
• Metro-east communities seek injunction against FEMA
• Man sets himself ablaze, jumps from interstate ramp in East St. Louis
• Study: Black drivers more likely to get tickets than white drivers in Illinois
• Verdict is in for former ESL commissioners who claimed they were fired for supporting white applicants
• O'Fallon roundabout work taking longer than planned
• Charges may come in teen shooting: 'The gun was being passed around'
• Festival parking upsets residents in Collinsville
• Complaint filed against former workers' comp arbitrator; Teague could face discipline after ARDC accusations
• Belleville woman surrenders in connection with Logan's Roadhouse robbery
• Barbecue and apple pie: Magnus prepares for All-American feast in space
• Man walking dog finds dead woman inside SUV in Lebanon
• Lawyer who represented trooper Matt Mitchell could face discipline
• Girl, 13, shoots herself with gun found in home
• Smiles on sweaty little faces: Former Redbirds give clinic to little leaguers
• Alton man dies after being shot in back of head; police seek suspect
• Lock your doors: Another rash of break-ins hits O'Fallon
• Attorney: Belleville's $200K loan to lofts developer could be lost
• Man accused of running credit card scam gets 4 years in prison
• 'It's a new day in town': Chief says ESL officer caught misusing sick leave has been disciplined
• McCarter to seek re-election to Illinois Senate
• Judge tosses lawsuit seeking to oust District 189 school board member
• Eight students selected for scholarships in health care
• Ex-pizza workers charged in robbery at Domino's
• U.S. House OKs flood insurance overhaul; what does it mean for metro-east?
• Chain-reaction crash on I-64 leaves 4 injured
• Police report details racially charged fight involving St. Clair County leader and black teen
• Workers' comp arbitrators sue Gov. Quinn; 5 say they were fired without due process
• School won't be the same: Students to be greeted by changes this fall
• Heat blamed in Granite City death; AC not working in man's home
• Hot weather tips: How to stay cool
• Heat help: Where to find a cool spot
• Developer of downtown Writers' Lofts faces foreclosure
• Man shot in the head in Alton
• No more saggy pants in Collinsville: Will the city end up in a legal battle?
• Man missing since July 3 was last seen asking for directions
• Message for ex-mayor: Cahokia called; they want their computer back
• Hometown BBQ cookoff brings crowd
• IDOT to close Illinois 3 near Dupo
• Back(pack) to School Day helps families with school supplies
• Breese man dies in single-car accident
• 'Everybody needs a vacation': Has the economy affected your plans?
• It all started with Barbie: Local stylist has been 'doing hair' since 2nd grade
• 'Collinsville Unit 10 is my second family': Craft bids farewell after 37 years
• Family-friendly? Fate of Belleville pool looks bleak after parasite outbreak, security issues
• Prison clerk's lack of headset costly to taxpayers -- $128,424 in medical bills so far
• Fine dining in space: Magnus' 'All-American meal' includes brisket, baked beans
• Three teens are getting the chance of a lifetime -- in South Africa
• Replacing Rep. Reitz: 'We need someone ... who can get results'
• Suspects in Parkfield Terrace crackdown get their day in court
• 'I'll see you when I get back': Family, friends watch Magnus rocket into space one last time
• Seen at the scene of the crime? Two men face charges in Fairview burglary
• Record number of riders compete in Tour de Belleville
• Record number of riders compete in Tour de Belleville
• Metro-east man pleads guilty to drug possession: Said he planned to sell the crack cocaine
• Local foreclosure filings fall: Metro-east Realtors see signs of optimism
• Fairmount closing in on casino money: Court decision brings millions one step closer
• East St. Louis continues sesquicentennial celebration
• Lawmakers ask to speed levee upgrade process
• Evidence released in triple murder case includes interviews with Coleman, pictures of spray-painted room
• Where is Mayor Eckert's wheel tax sticker?
• Refunds are in the mail: Mayor apologizes for wheel tax late fee snafu
• The shuttle launch: A sunrise and sunset every 90 minutes
• Madison County Board member steps down; says he tried not to 'go with the flow'
• SIUE, Transcom join forces: Miltary scientists and robots in the classroom?
• Mark Kern to seniors: You can still ride free on Metro trains and buses
• Convicted felon faces up to 10 years on gun charge
• History lesson: 'When people left East St. Louis ... they took everything'
• Storms expected for shuttle launch; Belleville's Sandy Magnus looks to make history with last trip
• Smoke is gone: 43-year-old chimp dies at St. Louis Zoo
• Fall from scaffolding kills ConocoPhillips worker
• Deal made for IDNR manager to resign, still collect pension
• Woman accused of hitting four pedestrians is caught
• Veteran ESL police lieutenant is fired
• Second suspect charged in Logan's Restaurant robbery, shooting
• 'Our most vulnerable citizens': Quinn signs new law for disabled
• Man killed in crash after 100 mph police chase; car splits utility pole, stop sign in half
• High school writing tests are latest cut to state budget
• Collinsville man killed in ESL housing project; new chief wants help from residents
• Caseyville and the Civil War: Did you know Ulysses S. Grant set up camp here?
• Charges filed against mother of 6-year-old who died in fire
• O'Fallon mayor hopes TIF district will spur agreement with hospital
• Nonprofit vandalized in ESL; $10K worth of damage done
• Former ESL deputy liquor commissioner's conviction upheld
• Curfew compromise: Belleville drops daytime proposal; strengthens nighttime rules
• Edwardsville OKs special tax district for historic neighborhood's improvements
• Troy man faces criminal sexual assault, porn charges
• Busy weekend for state police: More than 100 citations issued at checkpoints
• Pilot failure blamed for plane crash that killed two near Belleville
• Wally says 'Baaa' to 'sheep' comment at bnd.com
• Cahokia: Former Mayor Frank Bergman still has village computer, radio, cameras
• Art on the Square sales suffer because of weather
• Raising an astronaut: Mom recalls Sandy Magnus' early years, dreams
• Board members question CARD decision to buy 'swamp land'
• Metro-east school districts receive Title I aid
• Police investigate shooting of man found on Alorton street
• American liquidation entering its last days
• 'I don't like cancer': 5-year-old among cancer survivors at this year's Relay For Life
• Highland laser engraver makes her mark
• Historic Meredith Home building cost Belleville a 'minimal' $33K, Eckert says
• Woman accused of running over four pedestrians
• Metro-east songwriter to perform at Fair St. Louis
• Man robs Fairview shoe store; police search for suspect
• 'We're just trying to keep it under control': Receiver struggles to keep troubled cemeteries going
• 'The more voices you have, the more people listen': New VFW leader wants vets to join post
• 'It just messes with the morale': Washington Park chief doesn't know why trustees want to fire his assistant
• Can't afford to go anywhere? Take a mini vacation in downtown Belleville
• Menard workers still get disability even though doctors clear them to return to work
• Domino's Pizza delivery driver helps cops nab would-be robbers
• Restaurant scores: How does your favorite eatery rate?
• Warehouse developer has $855,000 in liens; MidAmerica Airport overseers 'weren't aware of this'
• Man charged six months after Fairview steakhouse robbery; manager still recovering from gunshot wound
• Metro-east marching bands take top honors at VP Parade
• Running, swimming and biking for Kevin
• O'Fallon house to provide district's special-needs students with 'real world' skills
• Local musicians lend talent to patriotic tune
• 9-year-old boy's mother could face charges after he accidentally shoots himself
• Two cocaine ring suspects plead guilty
• SWIC's storm cloud gives way to snow leopard
• ESL district will save millions due to latest round of layoffs
• Restaurants cater to new tastes, shrinking wallets
• Lawmakers want to meet, discuss levees
• Army Corps: St. Louis-area rivers are manageable despite flooding
• Fire damages Granite City home
• June was ninth-wettest for Illinois
• Heat advisory issued for region until Saturday evening
• 'Wow, this really is the last one': Belleville astronaut Sandra Magnus gets set for final shuttle launch
• 800 in line to buy wheel tax stickers in good spirits -- 'considering they're paying money they'd rather keep'
• Man charged in 4-hour standoff; police operation cost about $6,000
• NAACP might look into dismissal of Madison County judge
• Police: Murder victim told wife he planned to divorce her
• Arrest could be soon in 'bath salts' death: 'There are a wide range of folks who could be culpable'
• Veteran O'Fallon school board member dies
• Edwardsville, other Illinois cities file census challenges
• Man held after 5-hour standoff in Mascoutah could face charges today
• Evers Pharmacies closing three shops, selling assets to Walgreens
• After 40 years playing the game, 80-year-old gets his first hole-in-one
• 'This is not going to be a juvenile detention center': Plan for former Harmony School concerns residents
• Sold for scrap: Once proud SS Admiral is stripped and recycled
• Corps asks for public input on reducing Kaskaskia River Project
• Time's up: Pay wheel tax today or face fine tomorrow
• Jones to run in reconfigured 58th Senate District
• Get ready for Fourth of July festivities
• West Nile: Mosquitoes collected in St. Clair County test positive
• Local briefs 6/30/11
• Expect delays on Interstate 64
• Memorial on the move: Health board unanimously approves Shiloh location
• American Idol comes to town: Singers flock to St. Louis for auditions
• Collinsville council votes down symbolic bill to support slots at Fairmont
• Domestic dispute leads to standoff, man's arrest in Mascoutah
• Jobless assistance office to shut down in Granite City
• Quinn signs reform for workers' compensation
• 14 arrested in East St. Louis drug crackdown
• Boaters beware: DNR steps up patrols for Fourth of July weekend
• 25-year-old man seriously injured in crash with MCT van
• Grants will help McKendree promote healthy lifestyles
• Brooklyn man admits role in metro-east drug ring
• Rabid bat found in Madison County
• The wheel tax: At least the city isn't asking for blood
• Will Memorial proceed with plans to build new hospital? Decision due today
• CARD's medallion found by Collinsville couple
• No new trial for Coleman; public to see exhibits from triple murder case
• Man gets 7 years, plus $500 fine on gun charges
• IRS auction: A 1954 Bentley and a football signed by Marshall Faulk
• Man gets 40 years for fatal shooting during carjacking in Sauget
• 'Do you have to subject the public to this?': Collinsville councilwoman wants to outlaw saggy pants
• Hitting the road? The BND wants to hear about your summer vacation plans
• Still in a slump: Home sales in St. Clair and Madison County remain relatively flat
• What's moving in at the former Linens 'n Things site?
• From pizza to yogurt: Father and son expand their business interests in O'Fallon
• 'There's room for all': Fairview OKs site change for Miracle League fields
• St. Clair County's Violent Crime Unit tackles crime with 'vertical prosecution'
• Minority workers lobby for jobs: 'We have the training and are ready to work'
• ATV crash on Madison County bike trail leaves one man dead
• She's a globe-trotter: Belleville native has been to 31 countries
• Kelly's travel notes
• Self-defense or a case of murder? Caseyville woman charged with killing husband
• Man from security company cited for soliciting after visit to elderly Belleville man
• Main Street Galaxy: A star in the town of Alhambra
• Hope came from within: After bout with epilepsy, Belleville woman helps others
• With a Thursday deadline looming, thousands haven't gotten their wheel tax sticker
• Out goes the library, in goes the strip club? Washington Park close to controversial decision
• It's a mystery: Why no gas stations on the west side of Illinois 159?
• 'It knew this child was in danger': After three years, DCFS reveals account of boy's death
• Blotter 6/26/11
• State hospital board critical of Memorial's plan for Shiloh hospital
• St. Elizabeth's plans land buy for possible O'Fallon hospital, could close Belleville facility
• Look up before you enter the grocery store: Cops get on top to boost Special Olympics
• Multiplier issued for tax bills in Monroe County
• Road work putting a new asphalt surface on North Belt West
• Roadwork planned along I-55 next week
• Belleville woman pleads guilty to housing fraud
• Washington Park police detective faces 37-count federal indictment
• Madison man convicted of fleeing police
• St. Elizabeth 's Hospital history
• Cahokia man gets three years, 10 months on gun, drug charges
• Free HIV testing Saturday in East St. Louis
• Can you help? United Way seeks volunteers for Joplin relief
• Marines help out with food distribution: 'We want the community to know we care'
• O'Fallon business group splits with Main Street, makes it on its own
• Area lawyers win Supreme Court case; injured railroad worker's $275K verdict upheld
• Officer, inmate charged in bribery, tobacco smuggling scheme
• U.S. Attorney's Office: Breese man owes more than $200K in taxes
• Former state Rep. Jay Hoffman may throw hat in ring for Illinois House or Congress
• Man charged with murder of security guard, robbery of store clerk
• Indictment: Mom faces prison time after helping inmate son commit tax fraud
• Belleville man admits using counterfeit money at Hardee's
• Police: Man started fight, stabbed victim twice, fled scene
• Belleville West student wins national speech contest: 'I had to finish first'
• Metro-east jobless rate falls below 8 percent
• Marine Week continues through Sunday in St. Louis
• Police: If you hit the bottle July 4, don't think about hitting the road
• Blame it on the buses: Kids will start the school day earlier in Edwardsville
• It's official: Reitz is leaving office; is Jerry Costello II set to take post?
• Belleville's curfew plan might be scrapped after opposition from home-schooling parents
• 'There was a game of chance going on back there': Man found shot to death in East St. Louis
• State police write 82 tickets at checkpoint
• Marines put on a show in downtown St. Louis
• Park leaders peddle proposals for pedaling the metro-east
• 'Bound, but alive': Police find man along interstate in Madison County
• Globetrotters draft slam dunk champ Jacob Tucker
• Will Belleville eliminate the wheel tax next year?
• Delays ahead: What to expect for your I-64 commute
• Madison County associate judge loses seat; last day on bench is June 30
• One of 2 brothers in bank break-in pleads guilty
• Blotter 6/22/11
• Roxana homes have high level of carcinogen
• Public invited to hear details of park district plan
• 'The most devastated area I've seen': Retired nurse returns from Joplin disaster
• Oklahoma man pleads guilty in O'Fallon kidnappings
• Belleville parents weigh in on tougher curfew for kids; city leaders put off vote
• 10 years in prison for Belleville man who had 1,000 images of child porn
• 'Another tragic loss': One dead, 3 wounded in East St. Louis shooting
• Blotter 6/21/11
• Collinsville OKs upgrade to sports fields -- again
• Five East St. Louis agencies get help from United Way
• When will the $6 million warehouse at MidAmerica Airport be built? And how will it be paid for?
• Woodworking business has been around for nearly 100 years
• Why did The Jug close? Restaurant owner talks about problems
• Metro-east man dies after restaurant shooting
• 'Doorbell' at local restaurant opens communication for deaf customers
• Swansea trustees to decide whether to fix Splash Pad; lawsuit over water playground is pending
• Residents in historic neighborhood want changes made
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Business calendar
• Do you know where your kids are? Beefed-up curfew would crack down on unruly teens, irresponsible parents
• 'It was mighty dangerous stuff': Granite City man recalls 'explosive' moments in Korea
• Dadfest: Pony rides, parakeet feeding and plenty of smiles
• Collinsville's precious gem: Butterfield Jewelers is a family heirloom
• Diocese contends $5M verdict for former altar boy threatens religious liberty
• Blotter 6/19/11
• It's raining, it's pouring -- at least it's not hailing
• Belleville makes the grade: City named All-American on second try
• Coleman moves to out-of-state prison: 'It's typically done for safety and security'
• Swansea landlords must register by Jan 1. under new rental inspection code
• Some lanes to close this weekend for roadwork on I-55 in Madison County
• Workers' comp reforms fall short, Madigan contends
• Blotter 06/18/11
• Health care leaders talk about rising costs
• $1.5 million food-stamp fraud scheme gets O'Fallon man two years
• Group rallies to raise awareness about heroin-related deaths
• Mining plan near park has environmentalists wary
• Is Belleville an All-America City? Mayor heads up effort to make the case -- again
• Ex-probation officer charged for misuse of office gas card
• 50 years of haircuts go by fast for Red Bud barber: 'Congratulations, you old goat'
• Juneteenth: Metro-east communities join to commemorate freedom
• Police: Driver who passed out at busy intersection had done heroin
• Centreville Township supervisor's son, political ally appointed to vacant slots
• Listen to county board meetings online -- for a 'true, unvarnished record of what happened'
• What will O'Fallon park do with $400,000 windfall?
• Can you identify this woman? Suspect sought in ID theft at Sam's Club
• 3 attorneys appointed for former treasurer -- including 1 that normally earns $300 per hour
• 'I don’t like to hang my hat on these numbers': Chief talks about new Belleville crime stats
• ESL man found dead in street is 9th homicide victim this year
• Madison County treasurer: $41 million in bonds sold at a loss
• East St. Louis fires entire staff of grant program after HUD audit
• Cahokia man gets 20 years in shooting death of 19-year-old
• Granite City man faces life in prison on cocaine charges
• Glen Carbon OKs plan to bring Sam's Club to town
• $161 million, 5-year plan released for levee fixes
• Is your yard looking bare? Sheriff's Department seeks owners of stolen lawn ornaments
• Answer Man: Mystery of the pickles is solved
• Eckert's idea to replace the wheel tax: Raise sales tax
• Mascoutah school wins $15,000 'green' grant
• Ex-Alorton chief sentenced for tax fraud
• Four charged with throwing beer cans, breaking windows
• Two charged in 2007 shooting that left Cahokia man dead
• Dogs attack and kill cat; Collinsville man charged
• Troopers write 53 tickets in downtown East St. Louis
• MCT passes can be purchased at Walgreens
• Fairview Heights lieutenant graduates from FBI academy
• 'So much work, and it was gone': Vandals hit SIUE archaeology dig
• O’Fallon paramedic dies at 46
• Former Alorton police chief is sentenced on tax fraud charges
• Fire destroys motorcycle shop; police investigating
• Family struggles with loss after fatal fire
• New Belle Valley school likely to be under budget
• Collinsville bans sale, possession of bath salts as synthetic drugs
• Fairview Heights lieutenant graduates from FBI academy
• Four charged with breaking windows of house, cars with beer cans
• The Jug is empty: Longtime Belleville restaurant 'will not reopen!'
• Police make 152 traffic stops, net 5 drug arrests during saturation patrol
• No more barricades on Illinois 159; water main work is done
• Family members mourn 11-year-old boy's death
• Thoughts on getting old: Junk mail is entertainment for an old fogey like me
• Man accused of terrorizing parents: 'He told us he wasn't playing games with us anymore'
• Man makes good on threat, vandalizes his mother's house
• Board will vote again on artificial turf for Kahoks field
• Mother duck, ducklings cause 6-car pileup on Illinois 15
• Madison County man crushed to death by tree
• Transit still free for senior citizens
• Blotter 6/14/11
• Two new restaurants coming to O'Fallon
• Happy feat: Becky Kern's Dance Studio marks a half century in Belleville
• Lawsuit: Bath salts wholesaler says his business shouldn't suffer because customers abuse his products
• Lawyer for alleged sexual assault victim wants to know what school board knew about case
• Bye, bye pizza pie: Restaurant closes in downtown Belleville
• Rising star at Lindenwood: Student activities director isn't just about fun and games
• Miners Theater renovation plans scaled back as costs rise
• Dirty job: O'Fallon man has the house-cleaning solution
• Boy, 11, killed in house fire: 'Flames were shooting through the windows'
• Menard employees file 59 workers' comp claims in 2011, including 5 reports of foot trauma
• Police target west Belleville in saturation patrol
• Getting out of a rough environment: ESL kids 'join hands' with adults to better their lives
• Menard employees file 59 workers' comp claims in 2011, including 28 reports of foot trauma
• Investor's role in MidAmerica seems uncertain
• New restaurant is built on imagination
• Employee of mayor's wife hired without City Council approval
• Blotter 6/12/11
• Going against the grain: Furniture maker returns to his roots
• Nature is beautiful from a canoe
• Furniture store's loss could hurt O'Fallon; mayor 'very disappointed'
• Centreville Township clerk resigns with nearly 2 years left on 4-year term
• BND wins 24 journalism awards; top honors go to 3 investigative series
• Man accused of breaking into Beer Barrel Pub via exhaust system
• Charter cable, Internet customers face rate hike
• Has housing market turned corner? Metro-east foreclosures slowing down
• Belleville Diocese wants high court to reconsider sex abuse case; attorney calls it 'sad and pathetic'
• Blotter 6/11/11
• 'I have an inner calling': Costello II says he would love to serve as state legislator
• Steelworkers: 'Right-wing politicians are breaking their promise'
• Two accused of beating paralyzed man with brass knuckles, baseball bat
• 'This guy would have killed that young lady': Police arrest domestic battery suspect
• Man killed in trash truck accident is identified
• Woman who says she was pinched, groped, harassed at O'Fallon store wins $95 million lawsuit
• Jay Hoffman critical of how Rep. Kay handled Illinois 159 project money
• Weddings, baptisms, funerals: Organist still going strong after 50 years
• News-Democrat advertising department earns state honors
• Blotter 6/10/11
• Region hits another record high temperature; is there relief in sight?
• 'We're really hurting': Summer months are a struggle for metro-east food pantries
• Helping Hands needs new home
• 'High tide raises all ships': MidAmerica director thinks China will pave way for airport's prosperity
• Have you seen this man? Police seek suspect in attempted robbery of McDonald's
• Two charged with shooting up car in Collinsville
• State Rep. Reitz unlikely to run again; will Costello's son finish his term?
• What's up with the delays in the Illinois 159 road work?
• Aunt Mary's Parlor to close after 28 years in downtown Belleville
• One killed in two-truck collision near Highland
• Blotter 6/9/11
• Was it a punch or a push? Either way, prosecutor won't file charges in Senate scuffle
• Blotter 6/8/11
• Can you handle another day of heat?
• Catholic groups sue state over gay adoptions; what will Belleville diocese do?
• 'Why did it have to happen to her?' Longtime friend recalls final hours with woman killed after bingo night
• Fairview will help fund sewer project that would connect 300 households
• Investing in the future: O'Fallon church will award $20K in college scholarships
• Ex-YMCA staffer faces charges of touching girl at day camp
• Humane Society makeover: Purina volunteers spruce things up at area shelter
• Final mission: Belleville's Sandra Magnus will be aboard last shuttle flight
• Is there an alternative to wheel tax? Eckert to form task force to look at options
• Metro-east remains in grip of heat wave
• Metro-east cooling centers
• Hearing set for officer over alleged threat to city councilman
• No more emergency room at Kenneth Hall Hospital
• Why are St. Clair County tax bills going out late? A lot of appeals
• Blotter 6/7/11
• O'Fallon City Council honors man who came to the rescue of police officer
• Summer Orchard Day comes to Braeutigam's
• Police report goes to prosecutor after ruckus between metro-east senator and colleague
• How are car sales doing? Some local dealers say things are better
• Need computer help? Training center opening metro-east location soon
• Metro-east business calendar
• Area restaurant's ribs chosen as 'Best Thing I Ever Ate' on Food Network
• 'I was a real estate kid': Realtor of the Year credits mom with early start
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Belleville's $44 million sewer upgrades will take years to finish, but mayor upbeat about project
• Airport in flux: Will Chinese visits boost hopes of making MidAmerica a hub?
• Troubled funeral home in Belleville gets new owner
• 'Shots fired, man down': Suspect is shot by victim in attempted robbery
• Youth sports league plans to appeal to schools for practice space
• Legislative roundup: How did your state lawmakers cast votes?
• Granite City moms sue Facebook: 'Children shouldn't be used to generate advertising dollars'
• Sentimental journey: War brought couple together; love kept them that way
• Superior performance: West grad earns highest honors at U.S. Naval Academy
• Study: Guards' duties did not cause injuries; but CMS OK'd millions in workers' comp claims
• Former Gillespie detective turns the page to fantasy writing
• Rescued dog gets second chance; owner charged with cruelty
• How hot is it going to get?
• Blotter 6/5/11
• Looking for a summer camp to enroll your child in?
• Bill passes requiring release of Menard prison workers' comp tests
• Will Quinn sign tax auction reform bill? It's not clear
• Coleman seeks retrial in murders of wife, two sons
• Dupo truck driver indicted in death of man outside City Nights club
• St.Elizabeth's trying to 'derail' Shiloh plan, Memorial says
• 'Senora Jones' ends 43-year career at Althoff High School
• Work to begin on O'Fallon roundabout
• Work continues on turning Meredith Home into park
• 'That was neat-o': Same-sex couple among area's first to share vows
• Fire that killed 6-year-old trapped sleeping woman, kids inside
• ESL oversight panel lays off executive director, assistant
• Randy Wells Bobblehead Night: Nothing says love like a doll in your likeness
• Cross-town rivalry: St. Elizabeth's Hospital fights Memorial's expansion plan
• Police release names of two people killed in I-70 crash
• 'She is not dead but for the grace of God': Man gets 42 years for stabbing, choking Belleville woman
• Two killed in wreck with tractor-trailer on I-70
• 4-year-old ejected from SUV is in serious condition
• 'He may have killed his bill': Metro-east lawmaker plans to press charges in Senate scuffle
• Casino Queen operators say gambling bill could devastate their business
• Boy, 6, killed in mobile home fire; family was sleeping when blaze started
• Truckers, beware: O'Fallon Police are onto your game
• American TV and Appliance store in O'Fallon to close
• Gay couples line up for civil union licenses: 'We just want to do what other people do'
• Blotter 6/2/11
• Judge to Washington Park: Clerk must serve
• 'This Place Matters': Cahokia Mounds needs your vote to win $25K grant
• Illinois House OKs workers' comp overhaul; does it go far enough?
• Historic day: Civil unions become legal in Illinois
• High court ends Belleville man's challenge to Walmart TIF
• McCoy brothers honored by National Cartoonists Society
• Controversial ex-Cahokia mayor hired as St. Clair County HR director
• Blotter 6/1/11
• McKendree will offer new doctorate program
• Fairview Heights man pleads guilty in counterfeiting case
• Honoring 'the real heroes in this land': Memorial Day Parade is full of meaning
• 'This is the future': Orphaned, injured animals get a new lease onl ife at TreeHouse Wildlife Center
• Free rides may end for seniors on county transit buses: 'There could be a millionaire riding free at taxpayers' expense'
• Hiker rescued after tumble from blufftop, taken to a St. Louis hospital
• New life, new look: Chris Coleman shaves his head after arrival in prison
• Fatal crash victim in O'Fallon wasn't wearing seatbelt, police say
• Sweet news for you: A free Krispy Kreme this Friday
• 'Heart-wrenching': In tough times, metro-east unemployed go to work for themselves
• 'A really, really fun mission': Casyeville woman oversees $7 billion budget after promotion at Scott
• 'Stupid people with dope,' guns, hallway fights: Longtime sheriff's office worker has seen it all
• 'You have to work with the Justice Department': County making changes to fix Disabilities Act violations
• New restaurant replaces longtime Belleville eatery
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• 'Like a war zone': SIUE student finds resiliency of the human spirit amid the chaos in Joplin
• REAL ESTATE: What is your neighbor's house selling for?
• 'Outrageous spending' and a sweet deal: County officials reap big benefits from pension plan that pads their payments
• 'He had a little girl at home that he had never seen': Korea vet keeps pledge to find dead buddy's daughter
• 'It took you long enough to find me': After 60 years, Korea vet meets daughter of buddy killed in action
• Aiello's Pizzeria Owner is all fired up about Granite City: 'There's no reason we can't fix this area up'
• Demons on little wheels: Go-kart racing brings family together, with mom refueling in the pit
• You can celebrate Memorial Day at these events
• Back to square one: O'Fallon, Ameren remain in dispute over utility tax payments to city
• Carving up the county: Democrats' map plan could hurt Shimkus
• 'I will not talk BS to you': Chief offers dose of honesty about crime in Belleville
• Memorial Day: Parades, services and celebrations in the metro-east
• House OKs ending workers' comp; negotiations continue on proposal to reform system
• 'She was not texting and talking on her phone,' father says of 16-year-old killed in crash
• Shooting kills 20-year-old, injures two teens
• O'Fallon company offers shelter from storms
• Police seek help with Wood River robbery suspect
• St. Clair County Board member decides to fight DUI charge
• Metro-east home sales sluggish; two-county area on track to sell fewer homes than last year
• Belleville garbage pickup will be day late
• Bishop Braxton urged to give up part of salary to help pay $6.35M judgment to former altar boy
• Watch for these lane closures during Memorial Day weekend
• Amputees embark on 750-mile bike ride to raise money for youth camp
• Police: Trio robbed woman at bingo hall, forced her into trunk, hit her with tire iron
• Pepsi challenge: ESL native competes for grant to launch anti-crime program
• 'Milestones': East St. Louis celebrates 85th birthday of jazz legend Miles Davis
• Company owner denies selling K3 to convenience store:'I don't even know what the hell K3 is'
• Despite becoming a landmark, cemetery needs help with upkeep
• Sparta News-Plaindealer publishes last edition
• Local jobless rate sees healthy drop
• Local unemployment rate drops by more than 1 percent
• State's attorney, police chief to parents: If your kids break the law, you'll be held responsible
• Storms leave power outages, road closure in their wake
• St. Clair County Board likely to OK redistricting map
• Cocaine, crack pipes and a gun: Police find Belleville man passed out in motel room
• 'The Mob runs deep': Man pleads guilty to killing rival gang member outside high school basketball game
• Relief efforts: How to help Joplin tornado victims
• Good deed: Gas prices will drop sharply for 2 hours today, thanks to a local church
• New ESL police chief is sworn in ... and, yes, he knows that some are asking 'Who is this man?'
• State high court rejects Belleville diocese appeal of $5 million award in sex case
• Music on Main performance rescheduled for today
• Collinsville teacher leaves quarter of a million dollars to museum
• Tow truck driver gets 16 years in DUI crash that killed man, infant son
• James Auffenberg Sr. dies; was longtime head of Ford dealership
• Helping the Joplin tornado victims: What can we do from here?
• Edwardsville man's death is under investigation
• 'I feel I've been tricked': Belleville store owner wants to know why he's being investigated for selling K3
• New ESL police chief: Will he get 'guns and drugs off the street'?
• Overturned truck carrying rubbing alcohol shuts down Illinois 3 near Dupo
• Awards season: Metro-east students finish school year strong
• Man who sued city says mayor threatened to deny future permits over $47K demolition bill
• 'Drive sober and buckle up': Police on lookout for seat belt use over Memorial Day
• Severe storms leave thousands without power; winds down power lines, take roof off business
• State agency fights release of workers' compensation claims
• Motorcyclist hits deer, and dies after being run over by car
• Old fogey ditches cable: Now I get 18 channels, at least half of them useless
• Man whose building was damaged by fire sues Belleville for tearing it down
• O'Fallon graffiti: How much damage did teen do, and will there be felony charges?
• Crime-free housing program: Tenants could be evicted for trouble-making guests
• Suspect in Belleville woman's death passes out in courtroom; this isn't first time she's faced charges
• Deadline is today for workers' comp records; legal battle could escalate
• Two men and a woman charged in murder of Belleville grandmother
• A school bus costs about $46K a year to run; can the cost be cut?
• 'Mother Nature is the boss': How farmers are faring with a very wet spring
• Renting a tux: How models make you choose one over the other
• Grab your swimsuit: Metro-east water parks are about to open
• What tops curb appeal? Roof appeal, of course
• 'A lot of positive': East St. Louis High School Jazz Band returns from New York
• Can metro-east taxpayers afford $160 million to fix levees?
• Budget woes threaten preschool programs: 'It makes you angry'
• Stuck in park: IDOT lacks funds to finish final phase of 159 project
• A toast: Here's to 20 great years with our sister city
• Three are questioned about body found in Belleville woman's burned out car
• ESL sorority scholarship event today
• 64-year-old woman hospitalized after East St. Louis crash
• Lawmakers vote to keep names of gun-permit holders private
• Police make 43 arrests in Parkfield Terrace
• 'Politicians need to get real here': Redistricting plan pits Stephens against Cavaletto
• Body found in burned car owned by missing Belleville woman; 85-year-old was last seen Thursday
• Horse track slots backers tie hopes to Chicago casino
• Fairview Heights brothers charged in connection with robbery
• MetroLink keeps rail, bus fares at same levels
• St. Elizabeth's adds O'Fallon outpatient lab
• Hospitals support state bill that would allow them to get trauma funds
• Parkfield Terrace crackdown: 80 officers arrest at least a dozen in show of force
• SWIC grads challenged to pursue dreams
• Proposed political map puts GOP senators in same district; Luechtefeld, McCarter may have to face off
• 'We think we have things moving': 17th Street work to resume after months of delays
• Priest lauded for helping build radio network that reads to the blind
• State seeks roadwork bids for new bridge; projects expected to create 100 new construction jobs
• O'Fallon student faces felony charges in spray-painted graffiti case
• Mom says son is not bitter about being shot: 'I told him that he is not living in a perfect world'
• Senate bill: Downstate hospitals should get money from traffic fines incurred here
• Senate OKs bill requiring state bidders to have Illinois-based office
• Troy faces drug problems head on: 'Don't think it can't happen to your family'
• Grand jury indicts Belleville investor on mail fraud, money laundering charges
• Dueling meetings: Political ball continues to bounce in Washington Park
• Millstadt's only car dealership is staying put, and getting bigger
• Teen shooting suspect's mom takes him to police
• Still getting thousands: Workers' comp arbitrators remain on paid leave while probe goes on
• Collinsville School Board OKs $1.3 million for artificial turf
• 14-year-old shot in the back after school in East St. Louis
• Tax auction bill passes in Illinois Senate; measure means 'a clear record of a tax sale'
• Fairview alderwoman accuses mayor of 'partisan politics'; says her voice will be heard
• Maroons' head football coach won't lead team next year
• Althoff senior is rolling in the scholarship dough
• Officer for a day: Local man gets a chance to lay down the law
• Goddess of Love: Delilah lends a hand in Belleville couple's engagement
• State pension fight: In one corner, unions; in the other, business
• Sex at a rest stop: Ex-deputy pleads guilty in I-64 case
• O'Fallon approves plans for 2 restaurants
• New aldermen bring questions to meeting; some points met with eye rolls, laughter
• Lindenwood plans $5M in upgrades
• District 201 brings back half of laid-off teaching assistants
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• $1.1 million for synthetic turf concerns some Collinsville school board members
• Bill for experts in Coleman trial: $494,450
• Is it an exercise in futility to try to outlaw 'bath salts'?
• Art on the Square: Best In Show winner's drastic career change has paid off
• Attention, shoppers: What's going on at St. Clair Square?
• Driver hits two men fighting in middle of Monroe Co. road; one man dies
• New funeral home in Maryville is family-owned and operated
• 'I fell off my bike, and it hurt my head': Columbia doc is on a mission to make sure kids wear helmets
• Douse your hunger at Firehouse Barbecue
• Flooding may thwart delays for FEMA maps; Durbin remains optimistic
• Fire still leaves big hole in downtown Belleville
• 'It's better than too hot': Fairgoers brave rain, cold temperatures at Art on the Square
• Senate, House split on ESL financial oversight
• 'It's a little tougher this way': Veterans, active military golf at memorial event
• 'The standards recommend that you have better coverage': Insurance rates may increase in O'Fallon
• 'Big Red Shoe' fits Delilah, Belleville just fine
• Metro-east police lieutenant's fate still uncertain
• 'He would tackle almost anything,' cousin said of pilot killed in New Athens crash
• Feds seize vehicles from former ESL official
• Troy police program helps parents keep teens safe from drugs
• Blotter 5/14/11
• Help keep track of West Nile virus by reporting dead birds
• Flood damage assessment underway
• Downtown detour: Art on the Square closes public square to traffic
• Art on the Square: Students get a lesson on creativity
• Pilot dies in helicopter crash near New Athens
• Hospice patient gets wish to act as crossing guard one last time
• She's back: Delilah returns to Belleville for big shoe unveiling
• Heroin crackdown: If you provide the drug to someone who later dies, you could go to prison
• Illinois Senate debates muskrats ... and the talents of The Captain & Tennille
• SIUE tuition goes up 6.9% for new freshmen
• Education reform bill approved by state House
• E. St. Louis Jazz Band to perform at Lincoln Center
• Blotter 5/13/11
• Belleville City Sculpture Tour showcases artwork around town
• Inmate No. S11821: Coleman begins life in prison for murdering family
• Cap and gown time: Local high schools get ready for graduation
• Despite legal challenge, El-Amin takes place on ESL School Board
• East St. Louis school superintendent voted out; state assumes oversight of District 189
• Workers' comp bill passes; statute was prompted by trooper crash that killed 2 sisters
• Beware of grandma armed with cane; would-be burglar is beaten by elderly woman
• Belleville man eight years in prison on counterfeiting charges
• Date on photos swayed jurors against Coleman: 'He and Tara lied. Flat out lied'
• Bone marrow drive in Belleville set to sign up potential donors
• Growing up with Art on the Square
• Althoff grad's flair for art didn't end in high school
• If the art shoe fits ... wear it
• Art becomes reality for 2005 winner
• 'Home Run for Character': Local schools to be honored at Busch Stadium
• Accident at Prairie State Energy Campus puts worker in hospital
• St. Clair County population shifts sharply from west to east
• Troy man charged in drug death of high school student
• 'I'm not denying anything': St. Clair County Board member charged with DUI
• ESL's only hospital will shut down; Kenneth Hall Regional has been losing $5 million a year
• Man accused in pastor's murder to be re-examined by psychiatrist
• Belleville students take part in Field Day
• 'He's still breathing, they aren't': No cheers, no tears in wake of Coleman sentencing
• LIFE IN PRISON: Coleman spared death penalty by judge
• Who is Judge Wharton? Biggest decision in trial winds up in his hands
• Woman pleads guilty to stealing mail in four metro-east cities
• 5 guns seized in East St. Louis
• Police looking for answers after murder-suicide in Greenville
• 'This is special': Afghan, Iraq war veteran gets his degree from McKendree
• Board to consider closure of Kenneth Hall Hospital
• Attorney acquitted in rape case sues Madison County
• Plea bargain in pot case: Defendant makes $22,500 court-ordered 'donation' to funds controlled by state's attorney
• Motorcyclist killed, body falls into Mississippi in crash along River Road
• 'She comes flying in the home': Neighbor's car crashes into Belleville apartment
• 'He was devoted to giving back': Community leader Dennis Bielke dead at 67
• Students need your help to go to Germany
• Nursing home rallies against proposed cuts
• Swansea to hold public hearing on rental code
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• 'We want to be the place where people come to unwind': New wine, beer venue aims to please patrons
• Historic Belleville theater gets facelift: 'The movie industry is still your best value in entertainment'
• 'If they don't have a job by now, they're kind of out of luck': Summer jobs sparse for teens this year
• Foreclosures hit 2-year low in Madison, St. Clair counties
• Restaurant news: O'Fallon serves up what you're craving
• Coal plant to hire 200 more workers
• Lindenwood campus grows by leaps and bounds
• Money talks, defendants walk: Ethics of payments questioned
• 'Alienated from the community': As this church dies, its vision still remains
• It's time to pay your wheel tax again in Belleville
• 'It keeps me doing the right thing': Eagle Scout loves all things outdoors
• Ceremony rededicates Civil War monument at Belleville cemetery
• Don't expect new shelter soon: Homeless Initiative must 'pace ourselves,' group leader says
• Runners take to Belleville streets in Tractor Trot
• Student stabbed at East St. Louis High School
• Coleman case left its mark on young parents in the force
• 'We'll do everything we can to bring them to their family': Sheri Coleman's family wants bodies moved to Chicago
• Death penalty hearing is Monday
• Pedestrian dies after he's hit by truck
• 'It was obvious that they had been drinking': Drivers take dispute to police, arrested for DUI
• Safety precaution or government interference? Bill would require back seat buckle-ups
• Mitre to build $5.5 million office in Shiloh
• COLEMAN GUILTY: Verdict comes on 2nd anniversary of slayings; penalty phase of trial is today
• Timeline of events in the Coleman case
• 'Justice was done today for Sheri and her boys': Crowd cheers verdict outside courthouse
• Pedestrian struck, killed in East St. Louis
• When's the big day? Graduations on tap for local colleges and universities
• Man dies after hitting flatbed truck in Troy
• Where is he? Search continues for missing Clinton County man
• Twin sisters, 70, killed in O'Fallon crash
• Local soldier wounded in Afghanistan: Explosive device injures Freeburg man
• House rejects bill allowing use of medical marijuana in Illinois
• BND takes third place award for tax auction investigation
• 'America is no longer the wild, wild West': Concealed-carry falls short in Illinois House
• Burning bus adds an extra memory to prom night
• British invasion of Belleville: 'You guys seem to be more obsessed by our Royal family than we are'
• Why didn't Chris Coleman testify?
• Victims' family files suit against Joyce Meyer
• When will the jury come to a verdict? Today marks two-year anniversary of Coleman murders
• 'This is not the time to be making education for illegal citizens a priority': Local senators split on passage of Illinois Dream Act
• Sprague wants new judge in case involving East St. Louis school board post
• With bin Laden dead, Egyptian become world's most wanted
• Washington Park mayor broke the law, says ousted village clerk
• Man pumping gas shot multiple times in Washington Park
• Benching 468 pounds earns Belleville man the world's bronze medal
• Tuesday at the Coleman trial
• Coleman prosecution rests after spending the day focused on spray-painted threats in home
• Privacy issue? Shuttered Salvation Army center used to tell Belleville officials who was staying there
• Two newly elected Washington Park members arrested
• Mayor breaks tie after being sworn in; Fairview officials disagree on management
• 'Allow your kids to ask questions': Listen when they want to talk about bin Laden
• 'We're still not safe': Shimkus, Costello warn al Qaeda's threat doesn't end with bin Laden's death; Scott heigtens security
• 'Joyous celebration over killing someone': Local religious leaders reflect on bin Laden's death, respect for life
• Here's what you said: bnd.com readers react to bin Laden's death
• 'Bin Laden started it, and we finished it': News especially meaningful to those affected hardest
• Metro-east reacts: What do you think about the death of Osama bin Laden?
• 'I wasn't issued a rubber stamp': Belleville council independents are sworn in
• 'The world is a safer place today,' Costello says at congressional prayer breakfast
• O'Fallon swears in aldermen
• 'I will kill them all while they sleep': Coleman testimony focuses on threatening messages
• Up next at Coleman trial: Professor of linguistics who founded Sha Na Na
• Up next at trial: Professor of linguistics who founded Sha Na Na
• Washington Park factions at odds over appointments
• Swansea welcomes new officials
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• 'It needs to be stopped .. they have hit a lot of churches': Man jailed after copper thefts
• Boat sales remain above water in metro-east, nationwide
• 'Problem-solving is what I do': Civil engineer takes lead at company's metro-east office
• Lawsuit threatens operation of Swansea water playground
• 'We're serious about improving our health services': Chronic disease prevention is top priority in St. Clair County
• Bill aims to expand medical district to Belleville
• What restaurant will open at the former Nonna's?
• Business suit burglars: Police seek two suspects in Granite City armed robbery
• Battling MS to earn a black belt
• Delays continue in dispute over suspended East St. Louis police lieutenant
• 'He thought he could get away with stuff': Family of 'bath salts' victim unaware of drug's dangers
• Cities worried about proposed state cuts to local governments
• 'Difficult financial times': With 600 lost teaching jobs, metro-east schools likely to see bigger class sizes, fewer programs
• 'It just doesn't make sense': Belleville property near long-vacant homes sees its assessment jump 211 percent
• Wheelchair racer finishes first at Law Day Walk/Run
• Kimmel Awards program honorees
• Joyce Meyer profiled: Televangelist finds joy in living everyday life
• Affair would have cost Coleman his job, Joyce Meyer testifies in deposition at trial
• Area remains under flood warning; more rain on the way this weekend
• Metro-east woman faces new charges in son's beating death
• Law Day Run officials hope more than 1,000 participate in Belleville
• Top prosecutor wants to make 'bath salts' illegal
• Columbia man who set up meeting for sex with teen boys pleads guilty
• Can a felon serve on school board? East St. Louis case is still in limbo
• East St. Louis firefighter injured during training accident
• Brothers charged in bank robbery; one acted as lookout, police say
• 'We're in Hawaii being bad': Racy videos show Coleman on vacation with Tara Lintz
• Old blufftop cemetery still struggling: 'We're ... trying to repair vandalism damage'
• Police say man was eating dirt while handcuffed; 'bath salts' overdose suspected
• 'It can stop raining any time': Saturated fields keep farmers from planting
• Central school board bringing back former leader who lost his seat in election
• Witness: Tara Lintz, the former mistress
• Update: What's going on with recent crimes in Belleville?
• Illinois Department of Insurance offers free counseling for storm victims
• 17-year-old charged with sexually abusing woman in Schnucks parking lot
• Two new movie theaters coming to Belleville; one will be 'VIP' venue
• Police video: Coleman admitted he had sex with wife's friend; sent nude photos to her
• Chaos at the courthouse after verdict announced in Sauget murder trial
• Major Case Squad: Man's death in storage unit was suicide
• Alton bans 'bath salts' after woman dies from suspected overdose
• New Sam's Club voted down in Glen Carbon
• Mascoutah mom, 3 kids rescued from SUV on flooded road
• Pawlenty criticizes Obama in Collinsville speech; questions 'what planet he's from'
• Giving back to the community: Six honored with Kimmel Awards
• Belleville police release few details in home invasion case
• Roads closed because of flooding; more rain likely
• Roundabout plans revealed: 'It could be a nightmare at first'
• Dupo officer investigated after his truck was found burning on rural road
• No charges against officer who shot Dupo man; lawsuit may follow
• Calling all dog people: Bring ideas for Belleville dog park to 'Yappy Hour' event
• Belleville school offers free parent-child workshop
• 'Your worst nightmare is about to happen': Normal night for Coleman family turns into early-morning horror
• Key witness: Former Columbia Police Detective Sgt. Justin Barlow
• Belleville police investigating armed robberies, drive-by shooting
• Granite City brothers charged with murder after shooting victim dies
• ESL graduate making history in law school
• 'Be ready for quick action': Metro-east under flash flood watch
• Police investigating back-to-back robberies at Westfield Plaza
• Laid-off deputies returning to work; County Board OKs new contract
• Forensic pathologist known for high-profile cases will testify at Coleman trial
• Adultery, betrayal, murder on trial but no big crowd on hand
• Coleman, jurors faced with gruesome details of what police found at triple murder scene
• Bring your perennials and join the Sophie Koerner neighborhood plant exchange
• Swearing in of ESL school board members postponed after one is accused of being a drug dealer
• Will another car line fill the void left by Saturn at Fairview dealership?
• Breese man still missing; residents asked to check buildings, vehicles
• New businesses are bringing new life to downtown Granite City
• The Coleman case: A look back at the triple murders; a look ahead to the trial
• Big bills: How our lawmakers voted on LINK card photos, guns, pensions
• Funeral director: Are you worried that you 'can't afford to die'?
• Double roundabout proposed at Belleville intersection; is it the best choice?
• New produce stand about to set up for the season in Swansea
• Police step up search for missing Breese man: 'Now we're using the dogs'
• Power restored to areas of Madison County hit by storm
• 'Everything was ... pitch black': Metro-east takes a beating from tornado touchdown, severe storms
• Man pleads guilty to mailing threat to family
• 'We had a couple of close calls': Jim Corcoran took to the air during his time in Korea
• 'Everything was ... pitch black': Metro-east takes a beating from tornado touchdown, severe storms
• Storm rips roof off house near Highland; couple trapped in basement
• Unarmed security guard gunned down in East St. Louis
• The rise and fall of a city: Book tells the story of East St. Louis
• 'Just the kind of stuff that comes with tornadoes': Madison County gets hit hard by Friday night storms
• St. Elizabeth's Hospital to spend $4 million for renovations
• New charges expected for Granite City brothers after shooting victim dies
• London calling: Belleville woman with 'British heart' to cheer on royal couple
• Illinois State Police crime lab to be built in Belleville
• State Farm to handle auto claims from recent storms in Collinsville
• SWIC to host spring jobs fair
• 'Not human or animal': Substance found at Belleville West sent to crime lab
• Granite brothers charged in shooting were found hiding in garage
• Belleville police looking for two men who forced woman into home at gunpoint
• How will Swansea pay for $20 million sewer plant expansion?
• Ousted Boy Scout volunteer accused of molesting 2 boys is out of jail
• Lakin says goodbye to sheriff's department; hello to job as Glen Carbon chief
• Check it out: Libraries try to cope with tighter budgets, greater demand for services
• County, union hammer out deal to bring back laid-off deputies
• Village of Brooklyn accused of illegal dumping
• Miracle Easter egg gets gobbled up
• SWIC approves $3.3M in projects: 'We're growing at both ends'
• Metro-east home sales up from last month, down from last year
• Snowy winter partly to blame for imminent flooding at Grafton
• Man faces charges in attack on Troy patrolman
• Wish list for Fairview takes shape: 'We need a community that's more engaging'
• Program will help Madison County residents save their homes from foreclosure
• Storm causes downed trees, damage around Belleville
• 'I think we dodged it': Area appears to have escaped major damage from storms
• Crash victim's mom: 'That wasn't just my daughter, that was my best friend'
• Attorney General calls for release of workers' comp records, but will taxpayers get the whole story?
• East St. Louis man dies in wreck on I-64 ramp
• Illinois treasurer: Give workers choices in state pension plans
• Jury of 10 women, 2 men chosen for Coleman murder trial; testimony begins Monday
• Lucky streak? Winning lottery ticket is metro-east's third in two weeks
• Fight breaks out among 30 teens, young adults in Belleville
• Police, coroner called to Belleville West
• Students learn about black history at SWIC event
• Will Belleville pool open this year after dozens were sickened last season?
• O'Fallon OKs deal with school over road use
• People to pols on redistricting: 'We don't want you guys to do any selfish shenanigans'
• Man charged with DUI, reckless homicide in crash that killed 12-year-old
• Interviews over: Lawyers to pick jurors for Coleman murder trial
• Belleville firefighters rescue woman trapped inside overturned car
• One dead after van flips on I-64
• Belleville approves $105 million budget; $20 wheel tax is back
• How to make Fairview better: Now's your chance to weigh in on city's future
• News-Democrat wins state AP awards
• Lindenwood's new nursing program seeks out students
• Another metro-east Blockbuster shuts its doors
• New Interstate 64 ramp work begins
• Coleman jury selection: Could you look him in the face and give him a fair trial?
• 'Always cheerful, always kind and too soon gone': Young crash victim was popular with students and teachers
• Riverfront development: New grain terminal coming to metro-east
• 'This is stepping over the line': Justus says union's demand for back pay put brakes on rehiring laid-off deputies
• Mathnasium: A different way of solving problems
• Lindenwood's new nursing program seeks out students
• Heads up: Road crews will be out making repairs in the metro-east
• Belleville's economic development director left 4 years ago; is it time to hire a new one?
• ESL schools welcome intervention: 'We want to be more successful'
• The real story: Family of fallen Vietnam vet finally gets answers after 40 years
• Driver in Fairview Heights crash that killed 12-year-old could face felony charges
• 'This is way awesome': Former Belleville Police Sgt. Jon Brough awarded honorary black belt
• How will Belleville spend $105 million in 2012?
• Giving hope to abused kids: It takes a special kind of person to be a CASA volunteer
• Outdoors is on the menu at these restaurants
• Did you buy this Lotto ticket at a local liquor store? You're $175K richer
• A work of art: Check out this sneak peek at Art on the Square
• Man faces charges in friend's stabbing; death of suspect's father investigated
• 'There's still hope': McCarter says Democrats thwarted workers comp reform, but he'll press on
• A work of art: Check out this sneak peek at Art on the Square
• 'Bag man' convicted in plot to extort money from local businessman
• Man dies at hospital after Thursday shooting
• A look inside an eagles' nest at Pere Marquette State Park
• So far, 39 potential jurors picked in Coleman case
• Police search for suspect in connection with Collinsville bank robbery
• House approves bill to reform tax auctions
• Two arrested after marijuana found at fire department
• SIU looks at how to avoid increasing tuition nearly 10 percent
• Time is running out to file tax returns
• Suspect in 'rolling shootout' turns himself in -- after police arrest his brother
• Library shows compassion, changes policy; homeless man will benefit
• Illinois House has a name in mind for new Mississippi River bridge
• Nine arrested in parking lot brawl are released
• Fischer's delays reopening after fire damages restaurant
• Take a walk on the mild side through Belleville neighborhoods
• Police investigate double shooting in East St. Louis
• Red Bud man pleads guilty to fatal punch
• Anti-tax group leader says 'outrageous' public pensions are bankrupting Illinois
• State board moves in to take over District 189
• Coleman murder trial makes ripples in small town
• Sculpture in the City: Welding class turns student's design into public art
• You have 3 extra days this year to file taxes
• Senate passes workers' comp bill by vote of 59-0
• Former ESL councilman gets 50 months for tax evasion, vote fraud
• Coleman murder trial: Things get prickly during jury selection
• Man charged in Fairview burglary may be responsible for more break-ins
• List of games not televised
• No deal yet on broadcast of Cardinals games
• What our lawmakers are saying about Obama's speech
• District 201 tries to avoid hiking taxes
• Woman charged with robbing Holiday Inn, ramming police cruiser
• 'IT'S WAR. IT'S WAR': Uniformed men in Belleville exhort passers-by to join up
• Five potential jurors excused in Coleman murder trial: 'I didn't want to be here in the first place'
• 'I think it's a gang war out here': 50 people in brawl near post-party stabbing scene
• Belleville will once again compete for All-America City honor after losing out last year
• Alderman says he couldn't stand attending a prayer breakfast with a mayor who lies
• Tax tip: You're running out of time
• Cigarette may have started fire at Fischer's; restaurant closed for clean-up
• Teacher allegedly forced students to take off their underwear
• Gregory Bowman is off death row; will remain in prison for strangling teen
• McKendree is doing what it can to help Japan
• Boy Scouts honor two as distinguished citizens
• School board member's resignation will stand; letter cannot be rescinded
• Belleville set to vote on budget; $20 wheel tax is back
• Judge to potential Coleman jurors: 'Become a machine'
• Metro-east drivers feeling a bit gassed as prices climb past $4 a gallon
• Metro East Social Singles: Yes, they're a MESS
• Young Women of Achievement: Metro-east students get well-earned kudos
• Welcome to Fairview: City and bank collaborate on new sign
• Local foreclosure rates drop; state's highest court to help those who face losing homes
• Problems still haunt Belleville cemetery; mayor calls in city workers to help
• Restaurant roundup: Need some new places to eat?
• Problems with your gutters? This is the guy you need to call
• Local landlord files second complaint; calls Belleville zoning practices racist
• Restaurant roundup: Need some new places to eat?
• Problems still haunt Belleville cemetery; mayor calls in city workers to help
• 'We have a lot of families that are hurting': Program helps feed students outside school hours
• Coleman trial: Lawyers will sift through 300 potential jurors to get to 12
• Solar power: 'Green' is the way to go for growing number of metro-east businesses
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• What happened to this woman's car? She's 1 of 48 people who couldn't get their vehicles back after they were seized by O'Fallon police
• Belleville's independents think big: Still in the minority, but hope majority will be receptive to ideas
• Why does this rare bottle of beer cost $100 at Global Brew in Edwardsville? Trappist monks, that's why
• Scout volunteer charged in molestation of another child
• Our War Korea: Vet battled communists in China before the U.S. ever entered Korea
• What are the tax assessments for Kern, Costello, Eckert, and other metro-east leaders? It's a mixed bag
• 'It's humiliating': Federal agents take furniture, other items from Belleville attorney's office
• Suspect in home invasion arrested; police still looking for person of interest
• Public to have voice in Illinois redistricting process
• News-Democrat tax auction, workers' comp stories selected as IRE finalists
• Memorial Hospital among top 10 percent in level of cardiac care, study says
• Scout leader tells police he molested 2 other boys
• 'The largest budget cut in our nation's history': Illinois lawmakers share views on federal budget battle
• 75-year-old Highland man killed when tree falls on him
• KKK threat to O'Fallon authorities allegedly sent by black man
• Plan your route: Get ready for detours on Interstate 55-70
• Quinn appoints new member to SIU board
• Boy Scout volunteer charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse
• Turkey hunter is shot in Madison County
• Did you buy this Lotto ticket at a local gas station? You're $250K richer
• Quinn unveils $11.5 billion road repair program
• Metro-east road projects in Quinn's $11.5B plan
• House might ditch current workers' comp system
• Three more suspects charged in 'rolling shootout' that killed 18-year-old
• Senate bill streamlines process for deciding defendants' mental fitness to stand trial
• Air Force honors fallen Airman Bradley Smith: 'It will help keep our son's memory alive'
• State's Attorney will determine whether Dupo cop was justified in shooting man
• 'I heard a big boom': Off-duty cop, woman hurt in Belleville crash
• Granite City police: Man rushed to hospital after being shot in head
• St. Clair County releases vote totals for write-in candidates
• Old YMCA makes list of Ten Most Endangered Historic Places
• Liquor license suspended at ESL club after massive brawl: 'We will not tolerate hooliganism and thuggery'
• Joyce Meyer gives advance testimony in murder case against her former bodyguard, Chris Coleman
• Assessment appeals flood Belleville review board
• 'The motorcyclists were wonderful': O'Fallon mayor finds no fuss at Bikini Bike Night
• O'Fallon man charged with robbing area bank
• Madison County School Board election unofficial results
• St. Clair County School Board election unofficial results
• Voters pick new council members in O'Fallon, Shiloh
• Miller narrowly defeats challenger in race for Collinsville mayor
• Parks wins hotly contested mayoral race in East St. Louis, defeating Carl Officer
• Fairview voters OK term limits; re-elect Mitchell to 5th term
• Independents' Day: Belleville City Council gets aldermanic makeover
• Illinois House approves measure to cut legislators' pay
• The Ish Project: Teaching boys to be men
• Cornwell cruises to easy win in Cahokia mayoral race
• Caught on tape: Big brawl at ESL club is violent and profane
• Three more arrests in 'rolling shootout' that left one dead
• Suspect apprehended in second metro-east bank hold-up in 24 hours
• 'Why are you eyeballing me?' Cop cuffs Cahokia poll watcher on probation for vote fraud
• Madison County voters reject school sales tax
• Smithton man gets 17.5 years on child porn charges
• It's election day: Don't forget to vote
• More suspects named in gun battle that left one dead
• O'Fallon OKs $600K for roundabout near Family Sports Park
• Belleville woman accused of beating 9-year-old with bat is suspended from her job
• Group hopes to raise money for west Belleville revitalization efforts
• Huntwood Road extension: Swansea to ask IDOT for changes
• City Council hears last-minute criticisms from independent candidates
• Lawyers argue over linguists; Coleman appears in shirt and tie
• Costello: GOP budget cuts would make U.S. air travel less safe
• O'Fallon bank robbery prompts lockdown of 3 schools; police capture suspect
• Belleville museum annex is making progress
• Swansea chamber to offer scholarship
• State Rep. Dwight Kay: Joint liability is a job-killer in Illinois
• Security guard shot at nightclub; 40 officers respond to back up 3 ESL cops
• New stores setting up shop at St. Clair Square
• Cyclists roll into metro-east to support local vets
• Special hearing today on Huntwood Road extension
• Need furniture surgery? The Chair Doctor is in
• Swansea, township squabble over sewers
• Six charged after rolling gun battle leaves teen dead
• Want to challenge your property tax assessment? Better move fast
• Assessments shoot up by almost 110 percent for some Belleville homes
• This is what a millionaire looks like: Mother of 5 wins Illinois Lottery
• Storm chaser brings his Traveling Weather Show to tornado country
• State senator sponsors bill to protect funeral privacy; calls Westboro protesters 'disreputable gang'
• Deadline for green job grants is Monday
• Property taxes take big chunk of local paychecks
• Teen dies after Cahokia shooting; police search for additional suspects
• Bikini Bike Night is back: O'Fallon to allow controversial HotShots' event
• East St. Louis celebrates its 150th anniversary
• Feds indict 23 in cocaine ring, including 13 from metro-east
• Woman charged with hitting child with plastic bat
• Six local students win Congressional art contest
• House OKs bill to aid Illinois bikers
• 'We need a system that works': Quinn wants workers' comp reform plan to catch abuse
• St. Clair County investigates vote fraud in Centreville, Cahokia and Washington Park
• Eastward, ho! Memorial to build 94-bed hospital in Shiloh to supplement Belleville facility
• 16-year-old '62 Brim' graffiti suspect arrested
• Belleville man charged in fatal Caseyville crash
• Car overturns on Illinois 15
• Quinn announces $19 million expansion for SWIC; calls it one of state's best community colleges
• Feds step in to investigate potential fraud in Illinois workers' comp cases
• April Fools' Day pranks: Don't say we didn't warn you
• Pipe organ for sale: 80 years old, could still make building shake
• Detectives ask for help solving string of daytime burglaries in Madison County
• Quinn on worker's comp probe: 'Any wrongdoing has got to be ferreted out'
• Judge throws out order protecting cop from cop in Alorton
• Long night for sheriff's deputies: Rolling gun battles, a police standoff and a pound of pot (for starters)
• PAC pushing Madison County sales tax gets most of its donations from construction companies
• Belleville man who held police at bay now faces charges
• Belleville spends $12K on redesign of city website
• Forced out of Belleville by road project, businessman plans move to O'Fallon
• Skyview Drive-In ready for 63rd season; plans for third screen on hold
• Sentencing hearing continued for ESL councilman convicted of vote fraud
• Tuition bills fail; SIUE finances still troubling
• Man faces life in federal pen, $8M fine for dealing crack
• Metro-east man, woman accused of keeping three children in closet
• O'Fallon revokes permit for HotShots' bikini bike night
• 'Why didn't he go for the Taser first?': Dupo man shot by police is casting doubt on official version of events
• Mother of Collinsville sisters killed in trooper crash testifies before Senate panel
• 'Drastic measures': District 189 will close 3 schools, lay off 287 teachers
• Casino Queen GM: Smoking ban exemption will help level the playing field
• State Rep. Stephens launches TaxedToTheMax website
• Belleville festival features Lakota storyteller
• Police arrest armed man barricaded in Belleville home
• Two metro-east hospitals make U.S. News & World Report's 'best' list
• One of 2 girls overcome by exhaust fumes is released from the hospital
• Stinky mud and cow poop: Wally's wild week down on the farm
• Did same man rob two Edwardsville banks in one month?
• 'Where's our compassion?' Homeless man gets show of support after city takes away library card
• Neighboring communities in Madison County raising revenue through utility taxes
• Homeowner's carport cams lead to arrest in Millstadt burglary
• Off-duty cop charged with DUI after truck crashes into house near Belleville
• Man faces federal charges involving fraudulent sales of copiers to Belleville school
• Police have information on possible suspect in second Centreville shooting
• Tears and frustration: 15 teachers, 22 assistants lose their jobs at District 201
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Local restaurant lets you pay your bill without waiting around for the waiter or waitress
• Hanley's Grille & Tap closes its doors
• 'Bikini bike nights': City leaders will keep close eye on events at O'Fallon bar
• Memories of Wildey
• $2.9M renovation saves much of Wildey Theatre's history; but what about the mysterious staircase?
• Pizzeria owner hopes to help bring downtown Granite back to life
• Would you like to take up judo? What you need to know
• St. Libory to bring back decades-old meat market with TIF
• Man who died in I-255 crash is identified
• Man dies when car rear ends tractor trailer on I-255
• Our War: Instead of Korea, Belleville man helped Japan get back on its feet
• 'Beware the Carpal Tunnel!': State workers discuss 'flood' of workers' comp claims
• 'Maybe we need some shakeup': Choices abound in Belleville elections
• Police search for suspect who shot two East St. Louis men
• Happy spring? More snow in the forecast
• Dean is a wanted man: For treason in Venezuela; for opportunities at SIUE
• Si Senor Mex-Mex Grill: Owner of Granite City restaurant learned by doing
• Swansea trustee candidates will take your questions
• St. Louis man killed in I-255 crash
• Triad teen arrested for gun at school; it belonged to his mother
• Steal a pizza, go to jail
• Man caught on tape sought in burglary near Millstadt
• Are legal fees 'way out of whack' in Fairview Heights? City spending questioned
• Belleville woman leaves $72,000 to Humane Society in her will
• 'I'm just one small person': Belleville library yanks homeless man's card
• 'A long time coming': Grant puts 11 laid-off ESL firefighters back to work
• Man charged in family feud shooting was out on bond
• Transcom plays role in bringing Americans home from Japan
• Fire chief: Swansea blaze caused by woman smoking in room with oxygen generator
• St. Clair County must pay gun club $42,221
• Authorities: Loaded gun found in Triad student's vehicle
• Centreville man is shot in stomach during family feud
• Guilty pleas: Two felons face up to 10 years in prison on gun charges
• 'Just a bunch of punk kids'? '62 Brim' vandals also hit SWIC campus
• O'Fallon District 203 ups fees, freezes wages, saves 16 jobs
• Local business leaders say early learning programs are key to economic recovery
• 'This is shameful': Residents defend Fairview mayor against 'political witch-hunt' over sex convention
• Man guilty of shooting attendant in parking lot across from Club Illusion
• Former state trooper Matt Mitchell asks for review of denied workers' comp claim
• Alorton cops suspended after altercation that led to order of protection
• Despite criticism, Caseyville mayor says contracting for dispatching services saves money
• Belleville man appeals Walmart TIF case to Illinois Supreme Court
• Girls overcome by exhaust fumes remain in critical condition
• East St. Louis charter school gets $1 million gift
• Local home sales show signs of improvement
• Airman stationed at Scott found guilty of negligent homicide in car crash
• Fairview mayor says flier accusing him of allowing 'porn convention' in town is lowest form of political attack
• 'Politics, ego and money': District 189 could face state takeover
• '62 Brim': Graffiti spray-painted on homes, vehicles in Belleville-area neighborhood
• 'It's tough all over right now': Cahokia school district lays off 71 teachers, staff members
• Are area bridges safe? More than 6 percent are rated structurally deficient
• Fires destroy grocery store, damage temple
• Two girls found unconscious; police say car was left running in closed garage
• Police: String of burglaries in O'Fallon, Shiloh likely the work of same person
• Metro-east academic teams earn top honors
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• Swansea fire kills man
• Scott's 'flying gas stations' head to Libya
• Looking to trace your family history? St. Louis genealogy records have new home -- for now
• Mascoutah ambulance out of commission after accident
• Water district mired in dispute over missing money
• Does Madison County need school sales tax?
• Classes help seniors brush up on their driving skills
• Special board meeting will tackle teacher layoffs in District 201
• Belleville 'zones': A better way for residents to weigh in on city issues?
• Off-duty deputy and passenger injured in motorcycle accident
• Alorton officer gets 'no stalking' order against fellow cop
• Swansea leaders support raise for deputy police chief
• Krupp Florist reopens after shutdown
• Two Madison County fire departments get thousands in federal funding
• What's new at White Cottage this season? Almond Joy!
• Herbicide suit has survived 7 judges; lawyer estimates $400M a year is spent removing it from drinking water
• Two metro-east restaurants change their names; what about their menus?
• Dr. Paul's Piggy Paste: What does it do for your feet?
• Agency mum on workers' comp case; info on injury not available to public
• Five are sentenced for filing false tax returns
• Belleville men face the reality of being homeless
• City leaders, politicians, community members discuss possible homeless shelter in city
• Where can Belleville's homeless find shelter? City lacks place for them to go, but group wants to change that
• Jonezy was born to rap: Granity City native tries to 'keep it catchy and fun'
• Welcome to Kaskaskia: Fourteen people live in what was once a great capital city
• Airport grants from FAA under fire: What does that mean for little-used MidAmerica?
• Authorities identify drowned fisherman at Baldwin Lake
• 30-year sentence in shooting death of man who was sitting on mother's front porch
• 'This has changed her': Amanda Runyon one year after she survived brutal beating
• Police continue to search for suspects in Cahokia shooting
• Man dies after fire in his kitchen
• Expert ties threats, graffiti to Coleman
• Mascoutah woman wins $3,000 on 'Wheel of Fortune'
• Former ESL officer hired by Washington Park
• Belleville, O'Fallon high school districts to discuss layoffs
• Donate your gently used medical equipment
• Have you seen this man? Suspect sought in attempted rape of runner
• Support your local Zombie: Fletcher's 'front guy' is back after serious golf cart accident
• Alton man allegedly returns to scene of crime to rob murder victim
• Man answers call of nature, finds himself headed to prison
• 'Heroin epidemic' hits home; fatal drug overdoses no longer a distant problem
• Three charged with selling heroin in Granite City
• House panel approves automated bidding system for tax sales
• Wheel tax, TIF dollars, crime: Belleville voters have a lot on their minds
• Man gunned down in ESL; police probe second killing this week
• 300 students celebrate 150 years of education at Zion Lutheran
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• Apartment fire displaces O'Fallon family
• O'Fallon's crime-free rental ordinance nets 5 evictions
• Police: Man who killed ex-wife and her boyfriend felt he handled the situation 'like a man'
• Residents say closure of the only hospital in East St. Louis is 'a cruel joke'
• Ameren plugs their plug-in car; what are the pros and cons of going electric?
• Guilty plea for Belleville man caught downloading porn at SWIC library
• SWIC students: Get ready for tuition to go up
• Accusations fly as Fairview candidates heat up campaigns
• Belleville mom charged after kids call 911 to report her chasing them with knife
• Body found in middle of street in East St. Louis
• Water tap-in fees cut for new homes in Collinsville
• 'I was totally nervous': Highland woman wins $34K on 'Wheel of Fortune'
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• $250,000 winning lottery ticket sold in Shiloh
• MidAmerica to get $2.24 million upgrade; will it help China conduit plan get off the ground?
• Fine Arts Festival features nearly 20 free events
• Bell City Battery gets new owners; family-run company has been in business for 90 years
• Wearable cop cameras would help Fairview officers record misconduct
• ESL township supervisor leaves behind a legacy of helping people, son says
• District 118 OKs layoffs for 41 workers: 'It's a sad situation'
• Public hearings set on proposed closure of Kenneth Hall Hospital
• Police: Man cusses out Caseyville cops, kicks out patrol car window
• Madison County schools make state honor roll
• Off and running: Fairmount Park steps into the gate for 75-day season
• Proposed museum would celebrate Belleville's beer heritage
• Brothers accused of tax evasion; wives also face federal charges
• Belleville Police seek suspect after attempted sexual assault on bike trail
• Wrongful death suit against Coleman, Joyce Meyer Ministries is withdrawn
• 'Please call for help': After death of Smithton couple, police chief offers advice
• Mourners remember slain deputy marshal from metro-east
• 'It made me feel good': Belleville man who nearly died in crash is glad drunken driver has been caught
• An energy audit could save you money -- and maybe help you win $2,000
• Home-school registration bill likely dead; opponents say 'it gave the state way too much power'
• Five books for a buck: Carnegie's Books & Cafe is back
• Q & A: What does the new head of the Southern Illinois Chapter of Credit Unions do?
• 'I can't do that every day': Corrections worker on total disability, but still can do chores
• 'We celebrate Zac's life': O'Fallon honors airman shot to death at German airport
• Route 66 leads straight to Weezy's: Bar & Grill known for burgers, pies and hearty breakfasts
• Our War: 'I could hear the bullets go right past my head,' Korean vet recalls
• 'Let's get ready to stumble': It's green, green everywhere at St. Pat's Parade in Belleville
• Aid to Japan: Scott AFB coordinates search-rescue efforts for quake, tsunami victims
• 10 local judges' pensions among state's highest
• East St. Louis mourns as influential pastor dies
• Public can meet city, school board candidates at O'Fallon forum
• St. Clair County to give Earth Day awards
• Hundreds salute fallen airman; protesters expected for funeral
• ESL mayor: Township supervisor's death 'leaves a big void' in the community
• Can Belleville provide shelter for locals down on their luck?
• Man, 25, charged with sexually assaulting 8-year-old girl
• Coleman's alleged mistress fears for safety; detectives will escort her to trial
• 'It's all about control': Judge orders pastor, congregation to stay away from their church
• Police search for suspect in Edwardsville bank robbery
• Man charged with stealing police sergeant's gun
• St. Clair foreclosures fall to lowest monthly total in more than a year
• Collinsville Unit 10 announces new superintendent
• 'An incredible young man': Hundreds of volunteers place flags to honor slain airman who will be buried in O'Fallon
• Was suspended ESL officer insubordinate? Continuance delays decision in case
• 'An incredible young man': Hundreds of volunteers place flags to honor slain airman who will be buried in O'Fallon
• House OKs call to audit workers' comp claims: 'We need to know what the facts are'
• Belleville native's book is lesson for kids .. and you might recognize the house on the cover
• Good news for metro-east property owners: FEMA changes decision on levees
• Madison Fire Department gets $60,130 grant from Homeland Security
• Men face charges for carjacking, armed robberies at local strip clubs
• Belleville voters get chance to hear from current and potential leaders
• Tickets going fast for American Girl fashion show
• Sheriff's Department locates man who nearly killed Belleville motorist on MLK Bridge
• Man pleads guilty to raping, killing 73-year-old woman in her home
• Police recover gun, vest, ammo stolen from officer's personal vehicles
• FEMA changes decision on levees
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• Death penalty abolished in Illinois: Coleman attorney calls Quinn's decision 'historic' and 'appropriate'
• Want to file a complaint about fraud, theft, waste in county government?
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• Building falls on man; ESL firefighters pull him from rubble
• 'One of the really good guys': Slain U.S. marshal was longtime Madison County probation officer
• 'This is my life': Reverend asks for help after 3 break-ins at shelter
• Lindenwood, Grizzles ink deal for field usage
• Tearful teens say goodbye to two friends who died at Okawville farm
• Right to conceal and carry gets closer; committee votes to send bill to Illinois House
• Elks program honors hard-working students with cash and dinner
• Tuitition could go up by 9 percent at SIUE
• Teen pleads guilty to 'reckless conduct' during O'Fallon drinking party
• Alderwoman admits theft from medical examiner's office
• Recent shooting wasn't the first for Dupo police officer
• 'I could be homeless': Real people, real pain when state doesn't pay its bills
• Woman finds long-lost family treasure in Belleville antiques shop
• Simon gets view from 'trenches' at SWIC
• Fairview man gets 20 years for shooting man, taking wallet
• If you're riding MetroLink, leave the drugs and guns at home
• City Council OKs new loft development in downtown Belleville
• 'It's heartbreaking': Smithton man apparently shot ailing wife to death, then himself
• Swansea balks at plans to extend Huntwood Road
• O'Fallon OKs funds for road upgrades
• Two metro-east Blockbusters are closing
• Sign of spring: White Cottage is reopening today
• Minimum wage increase: Maximum headache for Illinois business owners?
• Airman killed in German airport shooting to be buried in O'Fallon
• Illinois 159, Interstate 55 roadwork projects begin today
• Treasurers want tax sale reform softened: 'One size doesn't fit all, is all we're saying'
• Business Q & A: Building a roofing business
• Mission of hope in Haiti: Belleville group rebuilds churches, raises spirits in quake-damaged country
• Illinois pensions are 'gobbling up funds'; state devotes about 15% of budget to retirement systems
• Man found dead in vehicle that flipped into Holiday Shores Lake
• Columbia man indicted on charge of using Facebook to entice minor
• The fine art of teaching art: SWIC professor puts finishing touch on 40-year masterpiece
• ESL officer injured in crash while responding to double shooting
• Parkfield purgatory: How a 22-year-old man's death reflects his neighborhood's decline
• St. Elizabeth's ends program that gives help to new moms
• 'Pretty good deal': District 201 is buying Ravissant Winery property for $395,000
• 'Deplorable': Cahokia man is charged after dead dogs are found in cage at his home
• 'You just have to trust that the good Lord has a plan for each of us': Okawville mourns teens' deaths in farm accident
• Rally is Saturday morning for people who oppose cuts for substance-abuse programs
• O'Fallon says census mistakes could cost $1 million
• Two more East St. Louis officers report their guns were stolen
• Man faces felony charge after fleeing crash with Collinsville police car
• Grocery bill bite: Soaring food prices leave bad aftertaste, and there's more on the way
• Collinsville man gets kick out of collecting cans for charity: 'Instead of pumping iron, I smash cans'
• Costello tries again to stop FEMA flood hazard maps from taking effect
• Sales tax revenue boost helps O'Fallon avoid budget cuts
• Employee pharmacy will close at Memorial Hospital
• First Collinsville Bank offers $10K reward in armed robbery
• Belleville District 201 cuts assistant superintendent job
• Feud in Washington Park: Mayor changes locks; clerk doesn't get key
• Tow truck driver faces 55 years for killing man, infant son
• Second referral to fraud unit: Menard warden's fishing trip prompts probe into disability claim
• Former mortuary owner dies in Granite City apartment fire
• National Weather Service confirms tornadoes touched down in Madison County
• St. Clair County Jail inmate accused of breaking officer's hand
• 'Crimes of opportunity': Guns stolen from 2 ESL cops
• Trial date set for man accused of severely beating Belleville toddler
• Ex-Kahok football star pleads guilty to videotaping sex with 12-year-old
• 'Whatever time I have left, I will enjoy': Woman throws party to celebrate life
• Music, band programs on the chopping block at Harmony-Emge
• Attorney general calls for fraud investigation into Menard worker's 'total disability' claim
• Bar owner says tow truck driver in fatal crash was not intoxicated
• Fairview moves forward with stricter pawn shop regulations
• Police say bank robberies in Caseyville, Fairview may be linked
• Grant School District meeting addresses tax rate increase proposal
• Metro-east recovers from severe storms: Power restored, classes resumed
• Reward offered in heist of U.S. Bank location
• Trial begins for man accused of drunken hit and run that killed man, baby
• Edwardsville board votes to 'live within our means,' superintendent says
• Collinsville board honored for allowing teacher to serve country
• DUI suspect accused of fleeing at 100 mph, nearly hits deputy
• Trial for Coleman set to start on April 11
• Fairview candidate will register voters at meet-and-greet
• State's budget crisis hits local schools; programs, staff on the chopping block
• Racial Harmony marks milestone: 20 years of honoring students for taking the high road
• O’Fallon opts for short-term contracts with city workers
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Taking charge after 50: Baby Boomers starting businesses outnumber Gen X and Y counterparts
• Metro-east barbecue restaurant makes list of best places to eat in the country
• Q & A: For this lawyer, it's more than just a profession; it's a calling
• Lose your dog? Then do what this owner did
• 'I just wanted to make it home in one piece,' Korean War vet recalls
• Horseshoes at the Tater Dome: Ringers are the name of the game
• Domestic abusers can expect stiffer prosecution, Kelly says
• Has the time finally come for concealed carry in Illinois?
• Wearing rosary gets teen suspended
• Could you go 30 hours without eating? 50 students fast to raise money for those living in poverty
• 30-year-old man is shot to death in ESL
• Oatman House adds German dishes and a dinner menu
• Concealed carry: Does it really deter crime?
• Alorton has new interim chief
• Are 3,000 students missing in District 189? Saunders not sure census numbers are accurate
• Two teens charged in connection with fight near Belleville
• Arbitrator files injury claim three years after accident -- and three days before deadline
• Michael Madigan calls for audit of state's workers comp program
• Cahokia police search for gunman who robbed credit union
• Alorton police chief resigns after pleading guilty to filing fraudulent tax returns
• 'Trying not to affect property values': Fairview Heights aldermen consider limit on pawnshops in city
• Home health care worker accused of using Caseyville woman's debit card
• Public meeting is Wednesday on Grant schools' 65-cent tax hike
• High-speed rail hearing is March 9 in Alton
• 'Life's a Trip!': Tourism Bureau guidebook showcases communities and attractions
• IRS reveals some changes to help everyone meet tax obligations
• SNAP: Bishop Braxton fails to act on sex abuse charge
• Costello, Shimkus cheer $35B Boeing contract, but will it bring local jobs?
• Alorton police chief convicted of cheating on taxes; Brooklyn chief 'can't believe that'
• Airman of the Year: Smithton woman left teaching career for military
• Prostitutes help convict drug dealer of 17-year-old's heroin death
• Police: Three break into home, beat man, steal dogs
• Man's face bones fractured in drug deal gone bad
• Police looking for Casino Queen parking lot shooters
• 'Everyone's on a level playing field': Revamped tax bid process has successful first run
• Experts give EADS edge over Boeing in tanker decision today
• Local home sales: Housing market still has challenges to overcome
• Durbin on restarting nation's economy: 'We have to deal with entitlements'
• Chemical cloud forces evacuation at Caseyville company; IEPA called in
• 'A walk through the wilderness': Rusty Wagner talks about struggle to save dealership
• Man shot by police had a weapon, Dupo chief says
• Vacant homes plague Washington Park; census shows one in three empty
• UPDATE: 31-vehicle pileup on Highway 40 injures 21
• Belleville East coach accused in bar fight is put on paid leave
• Eighth-grader rescues girl from pit bull attack: 'I would rather for me to get harmed than her'
• Swansea won't require new employees to live in village: Mayor says 'it would be a step 10 years backwards'
• Shiloh woman spins 'Wheel of Fortune' on Thursday's show
• O'Fallon OKs $13,000 for work on skateboard park
• Turmoil in Middle East sends metro-east gas prices soaring
• City Council says Belleville man can put vinyl siding on historic home
• Two men face charges after brawl breaks out at party
• Mayor Alvin Parks Jr. leads all candidates in ESL primary election
• What's been going on at Lindenwood? Now's your chance to take a look
• Reaching the goal line: Kurt and Brenda Warner help metro-east family finish off new home
• WAVE arrests several people with guns, outstanding warrants
• ISP investigating after Dupo officer shoots man in the chest
• St. Elizabeth's Hospital to close outpatient pharmacy
• Missouri suitors wooing metro-east companies; will businesses move across the river?
• Belleville mayor on Bi-County DUI Strike Force: 'I don't see it happening'
• Belleville man's second appeal to stop Walmart TIF fails
• Firefighters rescue building; turn it into new barbecue restaurant
• 'Say it loud': East St. Louis church celebrates Black History Month
• Whittling the field: Is East St. Louis primary a waste of taxpayer money?
• Q & A: Metro-east magician reveals the tricks of his trade
• Plugged in: Mechanic puts a charge into wife's commute
• Wings of Hope: Area group nominated for Nobel prize for helping the poor around the world
• He rolls, he scores! West's wheelchair hoops star dazzles on his home court
• Legislators ready to redraw districts; Dems will deal with population shifts
• 'Think Before you Speak': Students take honors at state speech tourney
• 'You can't drive by a pond ... it just tears at you': Family marks anniversary of Waterloo drownings
• Stop in the name of the law: Chief Clay orders Belleville cops to make more traffic stops
• Where there's smoke ... there's sewer testing?
• Ameren Illinois seeks rate hike; how much more will you pay?
• Diocese denies responsibility to warn about priest abuse; asks court to throw out $5M verdict
• Fairview Heights OKs new day care
• Goose Hill neighborhood residents concerned about development will meet Saturday
• 11th Kaskaskia River summit to focus on past successes
• You want a sofa ... or a body slam? Mueller Furniture goes for knockout in new ads
• Free ride could be over for seniors in Madison, St. Clair counties
• Belleville and O'Fallon leaders might appeal census results
• Ex-trooper Matt Mitchell's claim for workers' comp is denied
• Man charged with raping young relative has been arrested
• Costello, Shimkus team up to urge Obama to back levees
• Driver shot, killed after getting out of truck in East St. Louis
• Wife of former county treasurer accused of shoplifting at Kmart
• Belleville trash pickup delayed next week
• What local legislators are saying about Quinn budget plan
• Mixed message: Quinn calls for cuts, but wants to borrow billions
• 'He doesn't understand schools': Local educators up in arms over Quinn's proposed cuts
• 'A slap in our face': ESL mayor unhappy with financial ovesight panel
• Humphrey has a home: Injured stray loses leg, but finds new life as pampered pet
• Death of man found in neighbor's driveway is ruled a homicide
• Glen Carbon woman thrilled with dog's win at Westminster: 'We were doing double back flips'
• Drunken driving: MADD wants to fix breakdown in system between street stop and courthouse
• Man charged with raping 7-year-old multiple times
• Census 2010 numbers are in: How has your county and city changed?
• Scott Air Force Base proves to be a population magnet
• Minority groups fuel area's growth
• District 118 taxpayers could see 4-cent rate increase instead of 15-cent hike
• Woman singing in karaoke bar is shot; suspect in custody
• Two charged with murder after burned body found next to dumpster
• Workers' comp arbitrators under investigation are put on paid leave
• Police: Tractor-trailer was loaded with tomatoes -- and 600 pounds of pot
• McKendree helps students get financial aid
• Man faces attempted murder charge in girlfriend's stabbing
• Be the Match: Bone marrow drive looking for donors
• Police: Man robs friend of money, cell phone, earrings
• Census 2010: Will it change the metro-east's balance of political power?
• If recent trends hold, more people will be moving up the bluff
• Metro-east couple going to jail for Hurricane Katrina fraud
• What will cuts in miltary spending mean for Boeing's plans at MidAmerica?
• Belleville man, 76, dies after alleged beating by son
• Got what it takes? Enter Congressional Art contest
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Restaurant news: Walmart to feature in-store Fazoli's Italian
• More pork coming to Clinton County: So. Illinois company adds 50,000 sows
• 32 local schools earn 2010 Illinois Honor Roll awards
• Grant School District makes case for tax referendum
• Prairie State Energy Campus aims to be 'among the cleanest power plants of its kind ... in the nation'
• Edwardsville Library puts new shine on old building, but won't add to your tax bill
• Play 18, then hit the Saloon: Major renovations under way at former Caddy Shack
• Huntleigh Securities' goal is to be great asset to Belleville business district
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• 'No idea what I'd do': Child care programs, parents here brace for major state budget cuts
• 'I was lucky': Korean War vet saw the horrors of war, but Mother Nature sent him home
• Sign replacement will cause lane closures along metro-east roadways
• Metro driver is honored for rescuing family from burning home
• 'These dogs do not attack people': Woman makes it her life's mission to feed stray dogs, cats — every day
• Attorney says he passed along info on Mitchell case
• 'He's a fool': Arbitrator critiqued another hearing officer, offered advice to lawyers in injury cases, e-mails show
• East St. Louis man charged in connection with stabbling of his girlfriend
• Tree trimmer killed after falling branch strikes him in head
• Major Case Squad investigating after man's body found in field
• After firefighters take down smoky exit sign, Wolf Branch continued plans to hold dance
• 'I'm going to do something stupid': Belleville man charged in connection with high-speed car chase
• Boyfriend arrested after woman is found stabbed in ESL
• Workers' comp arbitrator named in report submitted to attorney disciplinary panel
• Illinois deserves D grade when it comes to health care, doctor says
• SIUE's new doctorate nursing degree intends to meet medical field demands
• Bone marrow drive will honor boy's memory
• Collinsville assistant city manager resigns after 16 years
• Local troopers write nearly 10,000 speeding tickets during 2010
• Revolution in Egypt: Area doctor hails 'the spirit of the Egyptian people'
• Man arrested after leading 8 police cars on chase: 'He didn't look like he had a worry in the world'
• Judge delays Coleman trial so defense can test new DNA evidence
• Try socks over shoes for traction: 'It's almost like Velcro'
• Snow days hit some districts hard: When will your kids get out of school?
• 'We want to guarantee fairness': Lawmakers aim to tighten up tax sales
• Metro-east foreclosures hold steady for January
• Oregon Trail coffee company owner: 'I'm financially ruined'
• Prison time for former church youth group leader who had 'truckload' of child porn
• After tense council meeting, O'Fallon alderman says it may be time to 'bring in some new people'
• Four laid-off ESL police officers find work in Washington Park
• Fire damages metro-east home
• Lawmakers call for review of workers' comp claims by prison guards, arbitrators
• Slip-and-falls: ER docs seeing fractured hips, twisted ankles, broken wrists
• News-Democrat reporters win award for investigation of delinquent tax sale system
• What to do about Asian carp; project seeks public input on how to control the aquatic nuisance
• Ultimate Electronics to close after liquidation sale
• Swansea looks at stricter residency requirements
• 'On the sly': Worker's comp arbitrator tried to keep Matt Mitchell hearing secret
• Woman will follow husband to prison for her part in crack-selling scheme
• Metro-east lawmaker pushes for pension system audit
• Are robberies at Logan's Restaurant and Buffalo Wild Wings connected?
• Two charged after woman found stabbed to death in burning trailer
• E-mail excerpts: 'I'd like to get the Mitchell thing on the books as quietly as possible'
• Scholarship opportunities for students, schools
• Hearing delayed for suspended East St. Louis officer
• Former St. Clair County deputy coroner dies after long illness
• Leaf burning ban draws near: Fire Department has been issuing warnings
• Longtime speech, drama teacher 'flabbergasted' to get acting award
• Boeing sets up shop at MidAmerica airport site; what's the hiring plan?
• Kenneth Hall Hospital to lose final beds; only ER will remain
• Columbia man accused of trying to set up sex rendezvous with teen boys
• Belleville woman seriously hurt after car slams into back of parked tractor-trailer
• Belleville City Council sides with residents; rejects Project Compassion
• ESL city employee accuses two co-workers of sexual harassment
• O'Fallon OKs plans for Pet Dairy expansion
• Super Bowl XLV: The game was really good, but the commercials ... not so much
• Two children trapped inside burning house die in Roxana
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Opening day for new White Castle coming soon
• A taste from the ocean: Catch 22 Seafood Lounge opens in Belleville
• Former SIUE student still awaiting trial in threat case that garnered national attention
• Metro-east's global economy: Madison's foreign trade zone celebrates 30th anniversary
• O'Fallon decides to pass on joining DUI strike force
• The Gateway Corridor: Frustrated residents wonder if it's ever going to happen
• The fast track to workers' comp: Thousands have been paid to those with just a doctor's note
• Security company offers $1,000 for information after guard is shot 5 times
• Area snowfall was 'a little bit more than what we thought' -- and more could be coming
• Are you worried St. Clair County deputies won't answer your alarm because of layoffs?
• Illinois could be popular with gay couples
• Retired teachers offer lesson of hope at St. Louis Children's Hospital
• Summerfield mom's 'smarts and guts' helped launch national foundation to help her son and others
• 'The guy is just a pyro': Madison fire chief says man charged with arson is repeat offender
• How to hypnotize a chicken ... and other stuff a Southern Illinois boy can do
• Here's everything you need to know about civil unions
• Man is charged with attempted murder after stabbing at bar
• Man released from jail for funeral, returns to lockup with drugs, police say
• Move over QuikTrip, MotoMart is taking over in the metro-east
• Coleman's mistress subpoenaed to testify in murder trial
• Summer work to bring key Memorial entrance upgrade, two roads to get turn lanes
• Coroner: Madison man dies in fall from garage window
• Clean off your cars before you drive, police warn; could be dangerous to others on road
• This week's winter storm pales in comparison to the Blizzard of 1982
• Woman's bequest of $1.8 million to Anderson Hospital comes with a challenge
• Durbin to FEMA: Don't forget our levees
• Madison County treasurer: What should we do with $40 million in investments?
• Madison County deputies probe ID thefts: 'The crooks are taking information in cyberspace'
• Man charged in $2,000 candy heists from Troy truck stop
• Collinsville man charged in hit-and-run that injured police dog
• Belleville independent candidates go public with pledge to play fair
• Granite City man charged for allegedly burning down building
• Wounded Warriors program seeks supplies, homemade get well cards
• 'It's going to be plenty cold': Metro-east wakes up to frigid temps; many schools remain closed
• Police: Woman says she shot son after he tried to attack her
• 'Miraculously, he got back up': Police dog hurt in hit-and-run; suspect in custody
• Dealing with the cold: Alaska State Troopers have the answers
• Storm impact: There's no business like snow business, but not everyone cashed in
• Hospitals low on blood: 'We just need people to give if they can give'
• St. Elizabeth's partnership provides heart care that has only been available in St. Louis
• Winter storm leaves behind messy mix of sleet and snow
• Wally: I always thought it would take Armageddon to close the mall
• Workers' comp changes come amid probe: Arbitrators reassigned, hidden claims banned
• Back to work: Four laid-off St. Clair County deputies get new jobs
• O'Fallon man accused of raping 13-year-old relative
• McKendree debate team takes third at tourney
• Bracing for a major winter storm; how much snow will we get?
• County Board votes to freeze 2015 wages; but Kern, others will see salaries rise in the meantime
• Take your used electronics, appliances and put them to good use
• Wenneman reopens after milllions of dollars in meat, supplies lost in fire
• Catholic Schools Week: Celebrating a special community
• St. Elizabeth's Hospital mum on site plans; Belleville, O'Fallon make pitches
• 'Please, somebody help me': Woman rescued from icy pond in Waterloo
• Collinsville school district will give bus company another chance after vandalism
• Suspect in 4 bank robberies says he needed money for drug addiction
• Ice-storm Survival Guide: Here's what to do and what not to do
• Warming shelters in the metro-east
• UPDATE: Freezing rain makes its way into region
• UPDATE: Latest forecast calls for 18-22 inches of snow, ice sleet
• Have you noticed the in-store construction at Target? You'll like what's being added
• Troy Bakery: 'We have been told that our pies are the best'
• Local funeral home offers pet cremation: 'They are part of the family'
• New restaurants: Yamato features Japanese cuisine, Catch 22 will serve seafood
• From fridge to oven: Market Fresh Pizza sets up shop in Belleville
• New sports bar serves up pub grub made from scratch
• Death of SIU trustee leaves two vacancies on board
• Developer, O'Fallon at odds over self-storage center
• Is your student ready for college? ACT report says 80 percent are not
• 'I'm a believer': Korean War veteran says divine intervention helped him survive
• End of earmarks threatens levee repairs in metro-east
• Death penalty advocates, foes waiting on Quinn: 'Why ... keep an evil person here?'
• Do you need a new airplane? Local aviator has one for sale for 'a great price'
• 'Dangerous' winter storm expected to arrive Monday
• Mike's Place pizza is so good, it could make an engineer stop his train -- and actually did
• Agreement means East St. Louis workers will get their next paycheck
• Veteran talks to slain buddy's daughter: 'I told her ... that he was a real good man'
• 'Crazy Dave' sentenced to 7 years for gun thefts
• Menard arbitrator also got workers' comp money; governor orders investigation
• Rumors have been flying about unfinished Museum of Industry annex
• O'Fallon aldermen want more crime prevention, less development
• Four Granite City bank robberies add up to $25,280 in stolen cash
• Airman gets 20 months in prison, dishonorable discharge over sexual misconduct
• Coleman defense team waits on DNA evidence
• Granite City man sentenced to 20 years in triple stabbing
• TIFs are little help to region, group says
• Homeless advocate Lessie Bates takes over Paulyn House in East St. Louis
• Belleville gets 'A+' credit rating
• Pujols Park? Let's show Albert how much we really love him
• Highly anticipated Walmart opens to big cheers
• Police: Puppy was really lost, not being used as burglars' ploy
• Two ESL police officers fired for collecting jobless benefits
• Business as usual at Ultimate Electronics despite bankruptcy filing
• Jobless rate falls in St. Clair, Madison counties
• Community members unite to address crime in the metro-east
• 'It's all gone': Fire destroys family owned meat market in St. Libory
• Lawyer: Coleman made statements under duress; police interrogation was extremely long and unfair
• Underwear theft suspect charged with child porn
• Allsup, Hospice of Southern Ill. win awards of excellence
• Man charged with string of recent bank robberies in Granite City
• Blotter 1/28/11
• Court ruling could end sales tax increase -- and projects
• 'A tragic outcome no matter how you cut it': No charges against O'Fallon cop in fatal shooting
• Arch grounds makeover: $578.5 million price tag includes gondola across river
• Illinois court throws out plan that pays for $31 billion in construction projects
• ESL fire chief elated to bring back 22 firefighters
• Autopsy confirms man found in vehicle died of gunshot wound
• District 189 board rejects contract with charter school that serves at-risk students
• Study: Public subsidies have not been much help to region's economy
• Troopers looking for witnesses in hit-and-run crash on Illinois 157
• Kern set to appoint next St. Clair County circuit clerk
• Police: Sex offender tried to shoplift girls' underwear from Collinsville Walmart
• Illinois lawmakers react to Obama's address
• Staying ahead of the snow: Metro-east communities burn through salt supply, overtime pay
• Smithton priest taking leave to address 'challenges'
• Body of 22-year-old man found in vehicle near Cahokia
• New Walmart Supercenter opens its doors today
• Person of interest in custody in connection with Granite City bank robbery
• East, West students share moment of silence after death of cheerleader
• McKendree gives two MLK Humanitarian Award
• Want to know status of your tax refund? There's an app for that
• Lane restrictions needed for I-55-70 roadwork
• 'Say a prayer for Brooke': School mourns Belleville East cheerleader killed in crash
• Can the 'Pigeon Palace' be turned into visitor's center for Koerner House?
• St. Louis Downtown Airport gets $5 million fire station, emergency center -- who paid for it?
• 'Caught up in a cycle of sin': Air Force official pleads guilty at Scott to sex charges
• ESL official, construction company owner charged in failed housing scheme
• Police stop car driving wrong way, nab 3 suspects in armed robbery
• Madison County man arrested on child porn charges; computer seized as evidence
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center reopens its doors; District 189 will operate facility
• ESL firefighters pull elderly man from burning house
• Bully's Smokehouses spreading across metro-east, and maybe soon across the river
• Alleged misuse of gas card could threaten former probation officer's pension
• A positive step for the job market? Local stores ask holiday temps to stay on
• 'Daunting task': Fairview incumbent tossed from ballot will stage write-in bid
• Deputy layoffs may force drug unit to disband: 'I don't mean to sound doom and gloom ... but it's not good'
• Papa Vito's brings pizza -- and eventually pasta -- to Belleville
• Double shooting leaves one dead; second victim in critical condition
• Lancers JV cheerleader severely injured in crash
• Belleville East cheerleader severely hurt in accident
• Candlelit memorial marks birthday of woman shot by police
• 'We're not the bad guys': Financial Advisory Authority rejects ESL budget, freezes hiring
• Outsourced in LA: Belleville guy plays role in NBC sitcom
• Planes, trains and automobiles: Hobby shop's owner has been on board for 60 years
• Muskrats? Bridge names? What will lawmakers think of next?
• Barrier ends bridge's legacy of bad crashes
• Collinsville native and Afghan bomb victim hunts down new life
• Family of boy killed in fire asks for your help
• Fire damages 4 units in Centreville apartment complex
• Memorial service Saturday for woman fatally shot by officer
• Counterfeit money spurs suspensions for students at local school
• Father: Son, 6, died in ESL fire after playing with lighter
• Snowmobile crash kills rural Edwardsville woman
• Will Coleman jury see sex videos?
• Body of Washington Park man found in ESL
• Up close and beautiful: Gaze at these microscopic photos of snow flakes
• Bail denied for Triad board member accused of murder
• ESL teens charged in carjacking; chase ends with crash at Hooters
• Man throws fit, catches felony charges in county building
• O'Fallon official opposes joining DUI task force
• You might qualify for free tax help
• Where to go and what to bring
• Belleville woman accused of public housing fraud
• Metro-east home sales end 2010 on low note
• Juvenile arrested in connection with break-ins at Metro station
• Farms can sign up for crop assistance payments
• St. Louis metal recycler moving to Venice
• Like snow? More winter weather on the way
• Millstadt woman turns love of silly rhymes into children's book
• Police: Belleville man faces charges after fondling, threatening to kill female relative
• Beelman Truck Co. owner on tax hike: Illinois is 'one of the worst states to do business'
• Belleville sex offender charged with inappropriate contact with 12-year-old
• Residents, police agencies honored for contributions, good citizenship
• Dispute between school, O'Fallon will be heard in court soon
• Blotter 1/21/11
• Suspect in killing of 80-year-old is sentenced on weapons charge
• Will electronic speed signs work in O'Fallon?
• IRS will begin processing delayed tax returns Feb. 14
• Juvenile arrested in connection with a series of break-ins at MetroLink station
• 'Troubling for us all': Residents, businesses worry about deputy layoffs
• 'We're in total shock': School board waiting to see if murder suspect will resign
• $8 million for Uhl family is largest amount ever awarded by Illinois Court of Claims
• No surprises: Costello, Shimkus split on vote to repeal health care law
• One dead after double shooting outside Peek-A-Boo Club
• Convicted felon gets 15 years for assaulting federal officer
• 6-year-old fire victim recalled as 'joyful' boy
• Fairview mayor to face challenge from alderwoman
• Mark Kern: Chinese airline is serious about establishing region as cargo hub
• Man accused of severely beating girlfriend after quarrel
• SWIC board finds survey to be helpful
• Madison board moves payroll operations
• Police seek suspects in pizza heist; delivery man flees scene
• Crowd dismayed over Stookey Township plan to double sewer rates
• Man who shot himself outside police station left note
• Madison County wants to take payroll duties away from new treasurer
• Public input wanted on plan for more metro-east parks, trails, services
• Supreme Court rejects appeal from former Glen Carbon attorney in child porn case
• O'Fallon OKs 1.5 percent raise for police officers
• Troy man charged with murdering father, stabbing woman and her daughter
• Food pantries help bridge the gap for hundreds of thousands of Illinois families
• Fairview District 110 OKs vote on tax hike; city hires first finance director
• Safety net: District 118 prepares itself for continued lack of state funding
• Belleville alderman unhappy with grass-cutting contract: 'I loathe nonbidding'
• 6-year-old boy dies in ESL apartment fire
• Man charged in Fairview Heights bank robbery
• SWIC, McKendree team up on nursing education partnership
• You can see plans for parks, bike trails
• 'Dare somebody to dream': Metro-east communities remember King's legacy
• Local help sought for try at Guinness book record
• Trucking company moving maintenance operations, jobs to St. Clair County
• Man who killed himself outside Highland police station was caught on tape
• Charter adds HD channels: 'We're trying to give customers more of what they want'
• Spring Street was Mike Tognarelli's white whale, and he hunted it for 17 years
• Sheriff's employees get big boost from overtime in 2010
• Wood River home lost to fire
• Are you in the mood for Thai?
• Swansea considers extending Huntwood Road across 159
• 13 fewer deputies on the job after layoffs: 'I don't know where we go from here'
• Mayor: 'If we had our druthers,' Lindenwood would play ball in Belleville
• Say goodbye to these metro-east restaurants
• Social media: 'People shouldn't be scared of it'
• Centreville alderwoman's theft trial is delayed again
• 60 years later, Korean war vet can keep pledge to find dead buddy's daughter
• Match made in heaven: Millstadt mom donates kidney to adopted daughter
• Belleville leaders reach out to neighborhoods: 'We want our citizens to be problem-solvers'
• Events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Belleville woman leaves behind funny picture to help tell her story
• Former judge takes on new career at Lindenwood
• No last-minute reprieve for deputies: 'I know as soon as I clock out ... I'm laid off'
• Man in custody in Fairview Heights bank robbery
• Answer Man: Exodus followed ESL's 1959 All-America City award
• Glen Carbon police chief to retire this year
• Planned events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Church leaders work to create MLK celebration in Collinsville
• Coleman's request to delay triple trial is denied; 'We're in a mess because of ... uncertainty,' his lawyer says
• Sewer bills may double in Stookey Township
• Man charged with first-degree murder in shooting: Police say it could be 'gang- or drug-related'
• Army vet in Fairview Heights standoff ruled mentally fit for trial
• GOP wants to shoot down lame ducks; plan would ban their votes on issues like tax hikes
• Historical Society wonders what to do with horse-drawn sleigh
• Belleville diocese loses appeal in sex abuse lawsuit; $5 million verdict stands
• Healthy food plan cuts sodium and fat but adds financial strain for schools
• Nonna's Family Restaurant closes doors after 9 years in Belleville
• St. Clair County Jail inmate severely beaten for refusing to join gang
• No vote on gambling expansion bill leaves horsemen unhappy
• Gov. Quinn's signature may save Christopher Coleman's life
• Kassly no longer Fairview city clerk, still in County Board role
• Belleville man killed in crash was driving in wrong direction
• Task force would allow cops to hunt for drunken drivers in neighboring communities
• 'Totally outrageous': Metro-east residents speak out on tax hike
• Have you seen this woman? Police also looking for man considered armed and dangerous
• Police investigate 3-car crash on Illinois 13
• How your state senators voted on tax hike
• State lawmakers cling to party lines in tax vote
• What will new tax rates mean for you?
• Alton educator is finalist for National Teacher of the Year
• Caseyville man wins $775,000 jackpot
• 'This is a crisis': State's deficit dominates local lawmakers' views of new legislative session
• One person dead in head-on crash on Illinois 161
• 'I'm sorry that I failed as a mother': Woman gets 16 years for covering up son's fatal beating
• Metro-east man collapses, dies while shoveling snow
• Sen. Kirk visits big metro-east employers to talk about corporate taxes, jobs
• Menard workers claim about a third of state settlements
• Edwardsville man struck by SUV, then hit by snowplow
• Doughnut shop family celebrates small victories as owner tries to recover
• High school seniors visit with World War II vet
• Belleville woman digs up history of black powder mill in her own garden
• O'Fallon house lost to fire: 'All we got are the clothes on our backs'
• Carlyle Lake officials: Please stay off the lake
• Landlords call Swansea code plan for rental units unfair
• What's in a name? Rick Casey stays on ballot in Caseyville
• Suspect in Centreville shooting caught at relative's home in Minnesota
• Shooting casts shadow over town-hall meeting; Kirk urges toning down rhetoric
• Sheriff's deputy's 'bear hug' saves man about to jump from Eads Bridge
• St. Joseph's to build hospital near Highland High School
• Cahokia woman in hospital, unresponsive after beating
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• Dr. McClusky wants to get you out of your chair
• Illinois 15 road project may send business out of Belleville
• Double-murder, suicide: 3 bodies discovered in two locations, all dead from gunshot wounds
• After $40 million renovation, Belleville East using trailer to house classrooms
• O'Fallon cop back on job after fatal shooting
• Swansea mulls rental changes -- including occupancy permits, licensed landlords
• Major Case Squad IDs Centreville homicide victim
• White Castle slides into another metro-east location
• Metro-east foreclosures: Will 2011 be better or worse?
• Costello, Shimkus respond to shooting of congresswoman
• Judge dismisses bankruptcy filing for Washington Park
• Workers' comp cases keep small town busy; most of the cases connected to Menard
• New Bellevillle art gallery gives local artists a home
• Man in his mid-30s found shot to death; Major Case Squad called in
• Man shows up to parole officer meeting with crack
• Deputies likely to be laid off soon: 'As of right now, we're at a standstill'
• A little bit of Bellevlle history: Old street lights are for sale
• Community policing: Is it working in Belleville?
• $50,000 raised for the Wildey Theater project
• Blotter 01/09/11
• Mortuary closes as owner faces complaints, fines
• East St. Louis officer suspended by chief for trying to attend meeting
• 'Don't wait until something erupts': Fischer's is told to call police if trouble is brewing
• Lindenwood seeks home for baseball, softball teams; consisders GCS ballpark
• Petition challenges are harmful, group says; technicalities keep candidates off ballots
• Looking for senior housing? Cottages at Cathedral nears reality in downtown
• Two charged with mob action after Granite City beating
• No court ruling on award in Uhl case
• Edwardsville Arts Center moves to new gallery at high school
• 3 face charges after shots were fired
• Men wearing Halloween skeleton masks attempt to rob Gas Mart
• Guys from Class of 1950 love to talk Kahok basketball
• Police: Nissan Sentra with tinted windows may be linked to Logan's Roadhouse shooting
• East St. Louis star running back reinstated after residency probe
• ESL police reject deal that would have brought back laid-off cops
• One proposal to save Pentagon money is not popular with local vets
• Police: Catalytic converter theft is lucrative crime; Collinsville case similar to others
• Dad leaves town; son, 3 buddies help themselves to guns, jewelry, cash
• Hate crime: Belleville 19-year-old convicted after hitting man in face, shouting slurs
• Cahokia mayoral candidate says he was unfairly kicked off ballot
• Area hospital is restricting visitors because of flu
• O'Fallon man, 75, charged with battering 70-year-old wife
• Space heaters, ovens should never be used to heat home
• Art on the Square again ranked No. 1 in the nation
• 11 St. Clair County parks get grants for upgrades
• Vote on salary concession could bring back 16 laid-off ESL cops
• Mayor, police chief to meet with Fischer's managers on stabbing
• Area students win awards, scholarships
• ESL man back in jail after tipster spots concealed handgun
• Model car racing fuel cited as cause of deadly fire
• Deputies reject latest counteroffer: 'We're not going to go backwards to keep a job'
• Gambling expansion bill vote may come down to wire
• State mulls upping cigarette tax $1 a pack to raise $377 million
• Man charged with aggravated battery after fight with pregnant girlfriend
• Insurance fraud investigators begin probe into workers' comp claims at Menard
• Woman drives car into rear of bus in Swansea
• Jerseyville man and granddaughter killed in accident
• St. Elizabeth's Hospital relocates physical therapy service in Columbia
• The 'awful aughts': Here's hoping the next decade is better than the last
• Vote could come tonight on county's latest offer to avoid deputy layoffs
• Two off Fairview ballot after slew of objections
• Petition page numbers cost Belleville candidate her ballot spot
• Logan's Roadhouse manager in stable condition after shooting
• Boys suspected in break-ins at Collinsville convenience store
• 45 catalytic converters stolen from Collinsville car lot
• Probe into stabbing outside Fischer's Restaurant handed over to state's attorney
• New Year's Eve fire kills Swansea man and his dogs
• Belleville OKs hiring 3 more cops; tables liquor license for high-end restaurant
• Fairview's city clerk Joe Kassly to step down
• Old conviction haunts Madison man after arrest on gun charge
• Want to help a child deal with court? Volunteer training to start
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• The Village Bistro wants to be 'like a hometown place'
• Residents near East End City Park on 36-hour boil order after water main break
• Mayor on 17th Street extension: 'Unfortunately, it's going to be up to us to get it done'
• Bank plans branch in low-income area of St. Clair County
• Former soccer standout dies in car crash
• A night for the officers: Collinsville will honor its cops
• Check out the Tellers in Collinsville's old State Bank building
• Belleville pizzeria almost ready for customers
• Tickets for MLK breakfast on sale
• Newspaper errors: When we make a mistake, we're just keeping up a tradition
• 'Number One': Granite couple's baby arrives on 1-1-11
• Who Dat's: Columbia restaurant features New Orleans theme
• Big donors get front row seats at tax sales
• 'I believe they were sick': Union chief defends East St. Louis cops who did not report to work
• BelleVegas rocks! Parlor Knights take on the metro-east rock scene
• Open Arms: Helping street people get off the street
• New offer to St. Clair County deputies: 'If they accept this, there will not be any layoffs'
• Man who lost foot in farming accident is back in stride
• Vietnamese mother not allowed to visit her son in Belleville
• 2010 was rough for many of sport's top icons
• Do you know what's in some of our groundwater? E. coli and phosphorus
• New Year's Eve storm causes wind damage in O'Fallon, near Lebanon
• Veteran credits piece of Civil War equipment for getting him through tour in Korea
• Family is back to normal two years after New Year's Eve fire: 'The dogs have finally adjusted'
• A day after layoffs are approved, most East St. Louis cops call in sick Friday
• St. Clair deputies deal with busy day
• Five juveniles seen in stolen car are arrested; they're suspects in other car thefts
• Felony investigation: Did ex-probation officer use county credit card to buy gas for his car?
• Missing East Alton man's body is found at closed McDonald's restaurant
• Belleville police are seeking sex offender
• 16 East St. Louis cops to lose jobs; council OKs layoffs effective Saturday
• Time to wrap up loose ends from year
• 'America's Lost City': Cahokia Mounds featured in National Geographic
• Fired Madison County prosecutor worked the day of his DUI arrest
• New Mississippi River bridge is on track for 2014 completion
• Belleville man accused of punching deputy during domestic battery
• Principal's van stolen from Freeburg basketball tournament
• State officials call for Menard probe of workers' compensation payments
• Granite City man is sentenced to 6 years in heroin overdose death
• East St. Louis investigates 3 carjackings; woman shot
• Cars burglarized in church lots
• Collinsville police arrest two suspects in bar shooting
• Madison County prosecutor fired after arrest on DUI charge
• 'It was like she had cancer': Sheri Coleman told friends about marital problems
• Joe Boccardi's opens its doors today in Swansea
• O'Fallon break-in artist is taking holidays off, but still is eluding police
• Flip a tire, throw a punch to get fit
• Klein stays on Fairview ballot, but Abernathy is out
• S-E-R-V-I-C-E: That's what Mascoutah cheerleaders are about
• Belleville police investigate rash of car burglaries
• Police: Caseyville bar was burned to cover up burglary
• ESL police reject plan to avert 19 layoffs
• Home starts on pace to surpass '09: Tax credit may have spurred sales early in year
• Blotter 12/28/10
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• You, too, can learn to save on your grocery bills: Here's how
• Whooping cough vaccine poses a problem for grandparents: They need it, but can't get it
• Home sales drop significantly in metro-east; might not reach 2009 levels
• He's the guy who makes death easier: Local funeral home director describes his duties
• State's, region's teachers among tops in nation
• Italian restaurant shutters doors in Fairview Heights
• Big voices, small town: Millstadt native Andy Banker is voice of the Rams; Milllstadt resident Tom Calhoun is voice of the Blues
• Few trains use site of proposed O'Fallon overpass; does city need to spend $6 million for it?
• Arbitrators for workers' comp also reap benefits; seven hearing officers have filed injury claims
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• Fleeing man hits squad car, charged with a DUI
• Caseyville tavern damaged by Christmas Eve fire
• Don't throw your Christmas tree in the trash -- recycle it!
• Kwiatkowski? Abdelkader? No trouble for Calhoun
• Mascoutah Senior Center gets awards
• 'I just love, love, love these kids': Woman with metro-east ties devotes her life to helping Romanian children
• Region's poor may qualify for power bill assistance from Ameren
• 'I was taken advantage of': State investigates Fred Bathon's tax auctions
• Does Belleville have too much rental property? Council vote indicates one side of ongoing debate
• Crime Blotter 12/25
• Man charged in home invasion; allegedly beat, robbed 88-year-old
• It's eagle time along Great River Road
• Edwardsville tax rate likely to change little
• Victim of fatal accident identified
• Police: Good Samaritan stops purse-snatching at Walmart
• Granite City home's holiday light show dazzles visitors
• Smart shopping means eating better for less
• Four arrested, two charged in Fairview theft case
• Candy bandit 'just keeps coming back for more': $2,000 worth of sweets stolen from truck stop
• Marine on leave dies in metro-east crash
• St. Clair County deputies offer to cut raise increase to avert layoffs
• Two veteran O'Fallon aldermen won't run again
• Ameren owes O'Fallon $7.5 million, leaders say
• Owner of cafe damaged by thieves asks for help
• Let it snow: Looks like a White Christmas for us
• 'The most expensive time of the year': The high price of drinking and driving
• 'It's a Christmas miracle': 5-year-old's call saves her grandma's life
• County health department investigates possible norovirus outbreak
• The spirit of Christmas: Belleville East students raise money to help their peers
• Fairview Heights woman robbed at gunpoint in driveway
• St. Clair County deputies offer concession in bid to avoid layoffs
• Prosecutors: Collinsville woman paid $600 to have ex-boyfriend killed
• Belleville teen charged in chicken wings, pizza theft
• Burglar steals $900 from nonprofit Shelter Shop
• Massive illegal dump found in Washington Park
• White Christmas coming? Snowstorm is making its way toward St. Louis area
• Metro-east students make sure holidays are happy for those in need
• Can Kassly serve both as county board member and Fairview city clerk?
• Belleville man charged with domestic battery, escaping squad car, resisting officer
• Belleville District 118 approves tax levy
• Any objections to these candidates for public office? You have a week to say why
• White Rock Nature Preserve will protect land along bluffs in Monroe County
• Man arrested for allegedly exposing himself to 2 girls at Goodwill
• Illinois gains population, but loses a congressman
• Police: It was a 'struggle' to identify body found near I-64 in Caseyville
• Democrats in charge of drawing map
• Are small, fragile objects safe in Wally's house? Ask his wife
• Census 2010: Will Illinois lose a representative in Congress?
• East St. Louis mayor plans to give up half his salary to help save officers' jobs
• Burglars crash stolen church van into cafe in attempted ATM heist
• Cahokia man caught carrying bags of pot on MetroLink train
• Deputies, backers protest layoffs; Kern refuses to let crowd speak
• Man accused of 2009 murder surrenders in Belleville
• Skating figures into fitness
• Belleville tax levy to be same as last year
• District 201 doesn't expect increase in residents' tax rates
• Catching a movie on Xmas? Here's a listing of metro-east theaters and video stores ...
• Inside jobs: Metro-east business news
• State's attorney changes policy for drug arrests
• Metro-east cops chase suspects across the river; shoot 1, capture 3
• Still grousing about Belleville's 'wheel tax'? You may get a break on property taxes in 2011
• Want to go out to eat on Christmas Day? Here are some options
• Meet the Pizza Man: Troy pizzeria tries to give back to community
• Major changes expected for O'Fallon City Council in 2011
• Menard chief among 60 who've gotten state money for injuries
• Could airport cuts save deputies jobs? MidAmerica will cost almost $900,000 in 2011
• Finishing off the list: Shoppers converge on bustling St. Clair Square
• Our War: Korea ... This time, the telegram had good news for soldier's family
• Jesus is a spark plug: Would you recognize these Nativities?
• There's Lots o' Pazzo at metro-east pizzeria
• Body found near I-64 in Caseyville
• Christmas miracle at St. Clair Square: Father returns home early, surprises children
• How our congressmen voted on tax cut: One for, one against
• E. St. Louis councilmen no-shows; meeting to vote on police layoffs canceled
• 'Our little Bedford Falls town': Christmas sales on the upswing in downtown Belleville
• Armed robbers swipe $250 from Cricket store on North Belt West
• Flat tires force school cancellation in Collinsville; police search for bus vandals
• ISP Trooper Mitchell asks for workers' comp payment for the injuries he sustained in fatal crash
• Good Samaritan or Grinch? Police investigate Schnucks theft
• Two deer saved from river in dramatic rescue
• ESL clerical staff form new union
• Poverty deepens its hold on some metro-east communities
• Three charged in hold-up of Dollar General store in O'Fallon
• 10 Collinsville sites chosen as 'significant': Can you guess what they are?
• Slips, trips and falls: Hospitals see more than 100 people with weather-related injuries
• Gone fishing: MidAmerica hooks a piece of booming Asian carp market
• Belleville police swapping classic black-and-whites for all-black squad cars
• Two charged with armed robbery at real estate developer's office
• Belleville man faces 9 felonies connected to 7 car fires
• Madison County residents will vote on sales tax for schools
• 3 more homes broken into while O'Fallon residents were sleeping
• 'Wrecks like crazy': Slick roads cause dozens of accidents in metro-east
• Belleville man charged in death of 80-year-old is convicted on gun charge
• Charges pending in weekend car and garage fires in Belleville
• Nativity sets on display at Belleville Cathedral
• Know a 'dude' who can help you commit tax fraud? Save yourself some trouble
• Police exploring leads in East Alton homicide
• Madison County agency hands out Auditor of the Year award
• Layoff notices go out to St. Clair County deputies
• Trio of armed robbery suspects 'iced' when getaway car slides into ditch
• Gold coins find their way into area Salvation Army kettles
• SWIC board approves fees for three classes
• Madison, St. Clair counties among 'judicial hellholes' again
• Keen-eyed cop and well-trained K-9 capture Collinsville car burglars
• Which metro-east communities are havens for married couples?
• St. Clair County deputies reject offer; 13 of 46 could lose jobs
• 2 men held in robbery of East St. Louis office
• Madison County treasurer fires two top investment officers
• Collinsville's newest councilman won't stick around for too long
• Dreaming of a green Christmas: Shoppers are spending more this year, making retailers merry
• Police: Belleville woman stole mother's SUV, pawned kids' gifts
• Fairview woman says dumped donkey needs good home; can anybody help?
• Elite training aims to move athletes ahead
• Deputy wage cut plan would save jobs; will the deal happen?
• U.S. attorney charges telemarketers with fraud
• Fire destroys house near Shiloh; could chimney sweep have prevented it?
• Lawsuit over ex-band director's sex with student will stay in Madison County
• Will murdered wife's complaints about bad marriage be heard at husband's trial?
• Snowfall causes accidents; dangerous cold forces schools to close
• Hit-and-run victim identified; police looking for driver of SUV
• New owner didn't know much about flowers when he bought Collinsville shop
• O'Fallon's budget woes won't halt overpass plans
• Two local eateries shut their doors: MaggieMoo's and Arby's too
• Fairview Heights -- now Party City
• Fairview keeps term limits measure rolling; mayor can't stop the process
• Youth football, wrestling league seeks help from O'Fallon
• Winners, loses in 2011 St. Clair County budget
• St. Clair County government: Who gets paid the most?
• Alcohol a factor in crash that killed Swansea man
• Church gets new pastor 21 months after Rev. Fred Winters was gunned down
• 'Our neighbor's driveway was just flaming': Seven vehicles torched near Belleville
• East St. Louis man, 17, charged in home invasion
• All your craft dreams begin with Kay
• Menard guards get $1.5 million in workers' compensation
• Bunco club members pitch in to give to charities
• Dog shot with arrow is stable after surgery: 'She's even been giving kisses to the doctors'
• Complaint by Fairview neighbor leads police to pot operation
• 'You have to die': Woman threatened but escapes injury in Friday morning break-in
• Belle-Clair will host racing next year under new team
• St. Clair County Sheriff's deputies to vote on new salary proposal
• Man sought by California authorities is caught in closet in East St. Louis
• Salazar, LaHood join McCaskill in discussions about possibilities for the St. Louis-East St. Louis riverfront
• Metro-east reaction to DREAM act
• Haunted house sued over Belleville teen's death
• New treasurer fires 2 from Madison County jobs
• 'Phenomenal' second-grader organizes clothing drive at her school
• Wally's Hall of Fame: Here's to the people whose dorm stunts livened up college life
• O'Fallon's tax revenue expected to be more than last year
• Man charged in shooting death; police believe motive was robbery
• Homeless sex offender accused of failing to file
• Man accused of school thefts caught on MetroLink
• Sen. Mark Kirk: First priority? Control federal spending
• Gas prices top $3 per gallon in the metro-east
• Granite City woman in fatal crash was cancer survivor
• ESL election board won't remove any candidates from ballot
• Edwardsville singer is one of 15 finalists in national country music contest
• Missing person report filed for Cahokia woman
• Tax-cut compromise: Is it likely to benefit you?
• Illinois legislators weigh in on tax cuts
• Man standing in crowd on Bond Avenue is shot, wounded
• Are you ready to dig out the snow shovel and stock up on milk and bread?
• Gas pipeline breaks in Madison County; cleanup operations continue
• 5 things to know about whooping cough
• Whooping cough makes a comeback nationwide; 4 new cases reported in area
• Man spotted running out of house with new dishwasher
• Trial set at Scott for Air Force sergeant accused of harassing female subordinates
• Try typing with gloves on: Fairview city workers miss their heat
• East St. Louis ice cream shop owner shot during second robbery this year
• Investigation continues after man pushing stalled car is killed on Chain of Rocks Bridge
• SAVE shows off its new senior adult day services program at open house
• Sauget selected as new Monroe County circuit clerk
• Wolf Branch Middle School wins new lab
• Granite City woman killed in head-on collision
• ESL school board member, longtime political figure Will McGaughy dead at 79
• Edwardsville, Belleville schools mull layoffs, budget cuts
• Illinois may bet on more casinos, but how big is the gambling pie?
• Police: Intruders kick in door, shoot woman during home invasion near Cahokia
• Glen Carbon teens charged in string of burglaries; police ask victims to come forward
• Longtime mailman honored while he battles throat cancer
• Landowner waiting for Belleville to buy lot: 'It's just silly how long this is taking'
• Belleville man killed in crash may have been rushing home to check on dog
• East St. Louis man gets one year for pot possession
• Centreville felon gets six years for firearm offense
• State's Attorney Brendan Kelly names James Piper as top assistant
• Police hold juvenile in bomb threat at Madison County Courthouse
• Metro-east foreclosure filings fall; is housing market finally in recovery?
• Police seek suspect in Granite City bank robbery
• Glen Carbon teen charged in drag race that left 'flag girl' in critical condition
• 3 men kick in door, tie up 77-year-old woman, steal safe
• Papa Vito's opening soon in Belleville
• Use of Bowman DNA profile is argued in state Supreme Court
• What cold? Gingerbread runners turn out in record numbers; Glen Carbon man finishes first
• Millstadt greenhouses grow much of the Midwest's poinsettias
• Swansea tax increase? 15 percent hike sought for police, firefighter pensions
• New Baden church works on feeding the hungry out there
• Madison County voters may face vote on sales tax for school buildings
• What cold? Gingerbread runners turn out in record numbers; Glen Carbon man finishes first
• Police: Club Flava sprayed with bullets after patrons are tossed; worker shot
• 'My turn to make Belleville a little better': Successful independent candidates dish out advice
• Our War: Korea ... Army veteran became one of the military's 'guinea pigs'
• Man sought in shooting death; robbery was motive in slaying, police believe
• Village Bistro in Maryville: 'Our goal was a step above casual dining'
• Man in custody is questioned in slaying of 81-year-old woman
• Caseyville man gets prison time, fine for UMB Bank robbery
• Roadwork wraps up on Illinois 15, but more to come
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• Army Corps opens up silted-in sections of Kaskaskia for boaters, fishermen
• Belleville to vote on new police pact; officers to get raises, residency rules changed
• Major Case Squad investigates Alton strangulation
• Lumber for the Lord: Metro-east carpenter was 'awed and humbled' to cut for Mormon Temple
• Christmas collection: Belleville city staff gathers cookies for troops
• Mock disaster drill set for Saturday at mobile home park in Belleville
• Youth handbell choir from Columbia to appear in Christmas Day TV special
• IDOT to hold workshop for people seeking jobs with the state agency
• 'I found out that now I'm broke': Woman will return to Belleville after life savings wiped out
• Longtime tradition on Main takes hike
• More work, smaller pensions: Senate OKs changes for police, firefighters
• After health scare, middle school may get new nurse
• 'My gosh, this is really going to happen': Wildey, Miners theaters get closer to reopening
• Above-normal temps in the forecast, but white Christmas still possible
• Police ask for help finding woman's killer
• Mearl Justus sworn in for his eighth term as county sheriff
• Neighbors stunned by slaying of 81-year-old East St. Louis woman
• School board has a cow over whether to gift hams; meeting results in shouting match, tied vote
• Will new casino in Missouri be bad news for Casino Queen?
• City leaders promote positive outlook; Eckert criticizes negative commenters
• Crash on Illinois 159 in Swansea injures woman
• Durbin pairing with NY senator to delay flood maps
• 3 men kick in door, tie up man in Collinsville home invasion
• Private firm plans $6 million cargo warehouse at MidAmerica
• Belleville firm accused of misappropriating life savings of investors
• Suspects sought in carjacking near Belleville; OnStar tracks vehicle to ESL
• Relatives find 81-year-old woman strangled inside East St. Louis home
• Teen dies in 3-car crash on I-70
• SWIC kicks off 2010 Toy Drive
• New St. Clair County officials to be sworn-in Wednesday
• Glen Carbon trustee plans to leave the Village Board
• American Girl is coming to a catwalk near you
• 1876 medal from Belleville likely to be featured in book
• St. Elizabeth's gets new president, CEO
• St. Clair County Board OKs budget; Dems thwart GOP effort to cut money for ESL election board
• It's not ALL Greek in gymnastics
• Man on MetroLink accused of carrying loaded handgun
• Inside jobs: Business news
• Denny's to stop at Alorton truck stop
• Junior Achievement wants you: You can help kids plan their futures
• Mayor: No 'real acts of defiance' on leaf burning limits in Belleville
• Last call: Piano bar closes in Fairview Heights
• Cleaning up the metro-east: 'It takes a community-minded effort'
• Way of Lights: Shrine event coordinator gets to flip the switch every year
• O'Fallon set to take up dairy pact
• Planned plaza would honor former Fairview Mayor George A. Lanxon
• Was young teen buried alive in Devil's Playground? 1991 disappearance still baffles investigators
• 'He's good at this picture-taking': Metro-east native photographs world's most glamorous people
• IRS begins plan to regulate tax return preparation business
• Charges sought in O'Fallon teen rape case; why has it taken 6 months?
• Club, county await ruling on rifle range near Scott
• Last Man's Club comes down to its last 7 men
• Belleville officials ponder need for new fire trucks — at $400,000 each
• 84 calls to police in eight years: A troubled home, a brandished gun, a tragic death
• 'A very large crowd, as always': Shoppers turn out early for Black Friday bargains
• 17th Street widening almost finished: 'We've been fortunate the last two months with the good weather'
• West side project has the city 'excited'
• Columnist takes stock of all the good things in life
• Strange Folk Festival turns profit for first time
• Uhl family still grieves 3 years after sisters were killed in crash with trooper
• The masters: The only two eighth-degree black belts in matsubayashi shorin-ryu karate live in Belleville
• Firefighters down police officers 9-8 at Guns 'N Hoses
• Speak up: IDOT has meeting on Illinois 3 roadwork in Waterloo
• Giving from the heart: East St. Louis-based charity offers so much more than shelter
• St. Clair County sheriff will be sworn in for 8th term at old Cahokia Courthouse
• Belleville shares Thanksgiving tradition with German friends
• Metro-east unemployment rate falls over the year
• What's open, what's closed for Thanksgiving?
• O'Fallon's growth may cut pain of property tax bills
• Police still seek 2 after trio robs man pumping gas at convenience mart
• East St. Louis to get half-acre community garden
• Mayor says wheel tax filling up Belleville's budget hole
• Carl Officer wants to be ESL mayor again, but he'll have to get past 5 other candidates
• Is it beginning to look a lot like 'Black Thursday'?
• Wintry weather, controversy and cops could complicate Thanksgiving travel
• Midamerica's push for international cargo is far from over
• Dana Rosenzweig: Office worker by day ... POWERLIFTER by night
• Got your tax refund? 3,618 Illinois residents didn't because of mailing address errors
• Local housing sector starts fourth quarter on down note
• Kern taps Kelly to become St. Clair County's top prosecutor
• Carl Officer calls for formal investigation of East St. Louis football program
• Give kids something to kick, fitness follows
• Man charged in robbery of O'Fallon business, kidnapping of 2 women
• 'It's a mission for her, not a job': Special education teacher accepts honor with humility
• Collinsville gives CVS another year to complete project
• 9-month-old may be saving life with his umbilical cord blood
• State Street blaze creates mess for East St. Louis businesses
• Inside jobs: Business news
• Has Sparta shooting complex missed the target? Report questions economic impact
• Madison County tax auctions: Treasurer plans to replace verbal bidding with automated system
• Sharky's is closed; no reason why
• Collinsville locksmith: 'I've always had an infatuation with keys'
• Belleville Gingerbread Contest: Best of Show winner took 15 years off
• Lawmakers push reforms for tax sales
• Belleville Gingerbread Contest winners
• 'We made history': The longest Belleville East football season — ever comes to an end
• Metro-east veteran still bitter about Korean War: 'I was pretty well discouraged about the American army'
• 'The patients were amazing': Belleville physical therapist helps out in Haiti
• 'It brings all the youth together': These teens take their weekend to help others
• Police identify man struck and killed by semi in Granite City
• Tamms 'need not be this harsh,' prison reformers say
• Two ESL officers on unpaid leave; did they get jobless benefits while still working?
• Mayors of casino towns don't want slots at racetracks
• Customs brokerage office is landing at MidAmerica
• St. Clair County coroner identifies pedestrian hit by two vehicles
• Granite City investigates death of man hit by truck
• Missing Chicago man found in Collinsville area
• Girl, 13, says she was forced into sex act in school bathroom
• Guns 'n Hoses: Police, firefighters ready to do battle
• Smoking issue: Should ban be lifted in casinos?
• World's tallest living man does not measure up to Alton Giant
• Woman arrested after speeding up instead of pulling over
• Man whose car broke down killed in hit-and-run
• Guest view: Freedom of (some) Information Act
• French Marines looking for a few good men -- and women
• 'They were hot': Escaped fugitive caught after accomplice captured in Swansea
• Three arrests in Belleville, Cahokia drug raids
• Possible shakeup on Belleville City Council; alderwoman kicked off ticket
• Sorority officer pleads guilty to mail fraud
• Two accidents leave 3 dead in metro-east
• Bloody fingerprint was 'difference between yes and no' in triple murder verdict
• Are you ready for some deer hunting? Season is about to begin
• 'It's in my blood': New Madison County state's attorney comes from long line of lawyers
• Escaped ATM heist suspect found in Swansea attic; accomplice still at large
• East St. Louis firefighters battle blaze at historic building
• O'Fallon group collecting for deployed, wounded troops
• 'God gave him a second chance': Man found not guilty in triple murder at Belleville salon
• Caseyville woman honored for saving her neighbor's life
• Slots at the track: Will it save horse racing in Illinois?
• Former police chief: 'I haven't changed my opinion about who I think did it'
• St. Elizabeth's plan to expand 'on hold' in O'Fallon; development would employ 1,800 to 2,500
• Two murder suspects arrested at Executive Inn in Belleville
• Space heater fire puts eight people out of their home
• The effects of bullying: Belleville students get lesson in tolerance
• Fairview council backs term limits; mayor plans veto
• Ameren: The price you pay for electricity, gas is going up
• Metro-east Big Brothers gets grant to help children of inmates
• Volleyball leagues: 'This is my Facebook'
• Law firm collects more than 27,000 pounds of food for area pantries
• No Christmas feud this year: O'Fallon will have just one tree lot for the holiday
• Hostess, cooks get $75K settlement from restaurant in harassment suit
• East St. Louis police officers being investigated for theft
• Defense rests case in Belleville salon slayings
• Residents pack Swansea Village Hall to question tax hike plan
• 'Put the gun down': Woman killed by officer was warned 4 times before shots were fired
• Belleville council OKs political newcomer to replace outgoing alderman
• Carlyle woman admits to cover-up in son's beating death; murder charges dropped
• Movember is moustache month
• Metro-east officials sue FEMA to prevent flood maps from taking effect
• Counties, communities sue FEMA to halt flood maps
• Fun Spot features new ways to have fun, but not on skates
• Lunch Box Deluxe: Fried bologna and braunschweiger are best sellers in Belleville
• Hoping for tax rebate on new windows? Better act now
• Spring election shaping up to be major horse race in Collinsville
• Radar speed signs for O'Fallon? Cost may put a stop to the idea
• MidAmerica 'air bridge' between China and Midwest a step closer to reality
• Edwardsville woman writes about Leclaire, a village with heart
• Belleville man identified as victim in fatal crash in East St. Louis
• Truck driver accused of falling asleep, fatally hits another trucker in Bond County
• St. Clair County pays $65K to former inmate in settlement
• Vandals burn truck, mower
• Cop's race played no role in his firing
• Elks Lodge hopes to make Veterans' Dinner an annual event
• Should officers carry AEDs in patrol cars? Questions arise when police respond to heart attack call without one
• Volunteers to promote 'Buy Belleville First' campaign
• Newcomer getting a chance on Council: 'I had no idea it would happen this quickly'
• Walter Hill sentenced to 5 years Must also pay restitution
• Four teens charged in rape
• Local newscasts will return to KDNL-channel 30
• Man dead after crashing near MetroLink
• 3 charged in Columbia burglaries
• Second trustee pleads guilty in vote fraud case
• Four teens accused of rape, battery in Belleville
• Man sought in robbery of 77-year-old woman at Collinsville Shop 'n Save
• Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House dinner Saturday
• Sentencing hearing continues for ex-deputy liquor commissioner in ESL
• 4-year-olds in critical condition after found alone in house fire
• Police investigate 'regardless of everyone's history'; O'Fallon shooting may not be first for officer
• Ciampoli's election to County Board creates open seat on Collinsville City Council
• Alton grants permit to hazardous waste transfer business
• 'He always wanted to make peace' ... Friends, family mourn as fallen Marine makes final trip home on Veteran Day
• Have you seen this man? Police search for missing ConocoPhillips employee
• Major Case Squad continues to investigate murder of East Alton woman
• Fallen Marine's remains to be flown to MidAmerica today; funeral Saturday
• Columbia probes car burglaries; police also looking into stolen vehicle report
• Swansea considering 15 percent property tax hike
• Analyst optimistic about local housing market
• 'Guide me in what I am about to do. Amen.' -- Tet air strike order left Belleville vet feeling guilty for 32 years
• Belleville attorney appointed associate judge
• 'I run this town': Ex-deputy liquor commissioner in ESL accused of extortion, lewd acts
• Veterans Day events around the metro-east
• Freeburg woman gets 33-year sentence for killing husband
• Prosecution rests in bloody Belleville triple murder trial
• Exterminator debuts: Armored truck aims to reduce crime
• Unknown DNA evidence revealed in triple salon slaying
• Suspects sought in home invasion, battery, robbery
• Former scout leader sentenced for having sex with teen boy
• 'She's got a gun!' Details emerge in fatal shooting by O'Fallon police
• Local schools plan Veterans Day events
• Reduced hours in effect at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
• Trash pickup delayed in Belleville because of Veterans Day
• 'That was all rumored': Southwestern Conference was never in danger of disintegrating
• East St. Louis AD supports Sunkett; Manley wants his coach to stay put
• Veteran in need of a job? Head to SWIC on Wednesday
• St. Clair County Health Department conducting online survey
• Curling mixes rocks, ice and brooms
• Blotter 11/9/10
• FBI, state police search swampy area in ESL
• Like a CSI episode: Bloody fingerprint will play key role in Belleville murder trial
• State Police investigating O'Fallon woman's fatal shooting by officer
• What does shift of power in Congress mean for the metro-east?
• Ordinance will cost landlords $25 per unit in Collinsville
• DARE feels budget pinch
• 'Candy Bomber' meets modern counterparts
• Greenville man killed in head-on crash
• Bert's Chuckwagon opens at new location in Collinsville
• BBQ at the drive-thru: Restaurant opens third metro-east location
• Metro-east homeowners, banks are both suffering as foreclosures show no sign of slowing
• Inside jobs: Business news in the metro-east
• Greenville man is killed in crash
• Business Q&A: 'We have the opportunity to make a difference'
• Edwarsdville, Glen Carbon to honor war dead
• Local Marine killed in Afghanistan was a top student and 'free spirit'
• Granite City man killed when car hits business
• 'Somebody better have their eyes open': St. Clair County GOP optimistic about 2012
• Family of former U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon will raise $250K for naming rights at Lindenwood
• Washington County man dies in combat in Afghanistan
• Coming Thursday: Carl Bender talks about Vietnam
• Our War: Korea ... Tough missions were 'no sweat' Belleville native
• Alton soldier's letters given to Historical Society
• Soft Touch Lounge destroyed by fire
• Playoff pairing brings out family loyalty
• Monroe County coroner dies after pneumonia battle
• Red Cross provides family with food, shelter after fire
• Why was woman left in handcuffs for more than 9 hours?
• La Casa restaurant creates the feel of a Mexican village
• Chester man pleads guilty to counterfeiting $100 bills
• Lindenwood will remake cafeteria into student center for students
• Flyers could face more sanctions from IHSA; investigation continues into players' eligibility
• St. Clair sheriff has drop box for expired medications
• Know anything about this woman's murder? Police need help to solve case
• BAC Quad Cinema owner disturbs asbestos during salvage job, will pay for added costs of demolition
• McKendree boasts nation's top debate duo
• 'Mascoutah': The story of a town told through postcards
• Southwestern Conference leaders hope to fix image
• Cop acquitted after being accused of 'old-fashioned beat down'
• Trial in Belleville triple stabbings set for Monday
• Flyers get the boot from football playoffs; judge refuses school's effort to block IHSA decision
• Lock your car! Collinsville neighborhoods see spike in burglaries
• Coldest weather of fall expected next few days
• Major Case Squad probes human remains discovery
• Police searching for man who exposed self to girls at Goodwill in Fairview
• October was drier, warmer than normal around Illinois
• Have you seen this woman? Police need help finding missing 26-year-old
• East St. Louis must forfeit 5 wins; if ruling stands, Flyers will be kicked out of playoffs
• Man charged with murdering his neighbor in front yard
• Police think tire slashings in Swansea, Belleville may be related
• Local party leaders mull GOP's 'phenomenal' victories
• Gateway closes; search for track buyer continues
• Police: Man exposes himself to young girls in Goodwill store
• Olin to move 1,000 jobs to Mississippi after union says no to new contract
• Turnout high for midterm election; experts say trend may be here to stay
• What's next for Jay Hoffman after 20 years in the state legislature?
• Man fatally stabbed in front yard fight with neighbor
• Complaints rare despite higher voter turnout
• Illinois voters decide they want the power to rein in future governors
• McKendree among 'America's 100 Best College Buys'
• Voters refuse to give Hoffman an 11th term; more than $1.57 million is spent in the race
• Voters say schools can move forward with multimillion-dollar projects
• Gomric Minton beating Cockrell; absentee, provisional ballots yet to be counted
• Exploding shed keeps firefighters busy in Fairview Heights
• Kirk claims Senate seat; Quinn leads for governor
• Crash that killed Edwardsville teen still under investigation
• Answer Man: How did 'That Girl' almost wind up in St. Louis?
• Belleville doctor wants to thank Delilah by giving her a tractor ... or two
• Rick Reckamp will step aside after 24 years as O'Fallon alderman
• O'Fallon OKs $11,460 for budget consultant
• Time to go to the polls: Important state, local races, referendums on the ballot
• Attention, drunk drivers: Area police departments get in-car video cameras
• Jury selection begins for man accused of triple stabbing at Belleville salon
• Sons of American Revolution group will honor Madison County families
• Belleville trying for new historic districts; but what's going on with the consultants?
• Computer service business Q&A: 'It's customer first, and everything else is secondary'
• Former ESL employee denies cooperating with Feds to get lighter sentence
• Lessons of the recession: 'Thou shall not use thy house as an ATM'
• Restaurant to open in former Fairview Heights Blockbuster
• Gunpowder and grit: Metro-east Guard members train with Polish army
• Inside jobs: Business news
• O'Fallon library: A site, a plan ... but no funding
• New Chinese restaurant opens in Millstadt
• Executive order: Eckert makes Belleville alley a one-way road
• Blufftop treasure: Volunteers build trails to Valmeyer's Salt Lick Point
• Candidates make final election push
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• Answer Man: Was the BAC Quad Cinema haunted?
• In this state, you never know when No. 2 will become No. 1
• One year later, no charges filed in City Nights death
• The gospel according to 'Reverend Joe': Opportunity to feed, clothe the poor is a 'gift from God'
• Going trick-or-treating? Here's when the kids can go
• Three strikes and you're out: Habitual criminal faces life in prison
• Republican county assessor candidate accuses Dems of intimidation
• Uhl family waits for Court of Claims decision on award
• Man reports missing car, is arrested for drive-by shooting
• Car pulled from Mississippi near Arch; who owns it?
• Head injury changed personality, family says
• Have complaints about the election? U.S. attorney is standing by
• Man accused of using SWIC computer to download child porn
• Belleville volunteers to be honored, including one no longer with us
• 'I don't know if I earned it, but I appreciate it.'
• 2 Pontoon Beach businesses damaged by fire
• Treasurer's report republished to correct error
• Belleville's rules for Halloween attract national attention
• Get answers on referendums Freeburg, Wesclin shools have proposals on Tuesday ballot
• 'Our kids are shining': Venice keeps improving on test scores
• Olin union workers to revote on concessions
• Jury selection set in Belleville hair salon homicides
• Overseas military ballots are trickling into St. Clair County
• Search continues for man accused in O'Fallon abductions
• Flyers may still forfeit wins, playoff spot
• Felon charged with injuring Granite City cop in escape try
• Attorney General says county board, city clerk jobs conflict
• 'My baby is coming home': Boy to return to foster parents after 15 months
• Illinois Department Of Veterans’ Affairs Honors Belleville Veteran As October 2010 ‘Veteran Of The Month’
• Time to play ball: Judge orders Flyers back into playoffs
• GOP hopes to capitalize on anti-incumbent fever in St. Clair County
• Greek housing: Will it be 'Animal House' at SIUE?
• BBB: O'Fallon hotel got fair warning; was told many times of complaints
• Sparta football coach killed by train in apparent suicide
• Olin workers reject contract that would have kept 900 jobs in metro-east
• O'Fallon moves a step closer to I-64 exit upgrade
• Senate District 51 candidates agree on income taxes
• District 201 budget outlook remains grim
• Meredith Home on its way to being knocked down for park
• Two killed in Granite City car crash
• Pickup truck collides with beer truck in Madison
• Yes, you can get into that yoga position
• Village trustee pleads guilty to vote fraud in Cahokia
• 'Look at how stinkin' darling that is!': Delilah, army of volunteers Paint the Town
• Attention, drivers: Do not swerve to avoid deer
• Burger King, Kaffer's, West Main Cafe: What's next for longtime Belleville restaurant?
• Friends turn passion for art and skateboarding into money-maker
• Republicans to press ahead with probe into property tax auctions
• Business Q&A: Accounting firm has 'always been ahead in technology'
• Dairy 'Fully Fueled Tour' to stop at Scott Elementary
• Airman’s Attic named in honor of retired CMSgt. Gene R. Collins
• OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops
• OEF anniversary: History shows AMC’s critical support as operation grew
• Scott Airmen teach Iraqi Forces life-saving techniques
• ‘Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win’ new Air Force motto
• Need an IT guy? New computer business powers up in Fairview
• O'Fallon leaders hope proposed changes at Pet Dairy will cut traffic, noise
• Brushes and rollers in Belleville: Oh, what a coat of paint can do
• Painting the town: A shining moment for Belleville
• Madison County treasurer hopefuls: Where do they stand?
• Tax auction key issue in Madison County treasurer election
• Chance of a lifetime: C.O.L.T. program helps horses and owners in trouble
• 'She was always happy': Family, friends mourn teen killed in Columbia crash
• It's her baby: Woman has spent past 10 years nurturing Lewis and Clark Tower project
• Scott Airmen teach Iraqi Forces life-saving techniques
• ‘Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win’ new Air Force motto
• Stephens: Missing the Absentee Ballot Mailing Deadline is a Slap in Face to Troops Serving Overseas
• EPA wants to test yards near Granite City smelter
• Eads Bridge in St. Louis to close for 40 days
• Drivers, look out: Street closures are part of Paint the Town
• Deadlines approaching to mail holiday packages to troops overseas
• GOP governor wins could hurt Obama
• 2-vehicle crash kills woman in Columbia
• Volunteers get ready to Paint the Town
• Kirk, Republicans blast delay in mailing ballots to military
• Dairy 'Fully Fueled Tour' to stop at Scott Elementary
• Airman’s Attic named in honor of retired CMSgt. Gene R. Collins
• OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops
• OEF anniversary: History shows AMC’s critical support as operation grew
• Scott Airmen teach Iraqi Forces life-saving techniques
• ‘Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win’ new Air Force motto
• Stephens: Missing the Absentee Ballot Mailing Deadline is a Slap in Face to Troops Serving Overseas
• Do you make your own wine? You could 'stomp' the competition in Millstadt
• State projects will cost millions, but will lead to 1,200 jobs, says Quinn
• Great pumpkin season, Charlie Brown? Orchards give us the lowdown
• Judge rules on 'sexual predator' lawsuit involving former O'Fallon band director
• Man accused of killing Centreville cop is ruled fit to stand trial
• St. Clair County misses deadline for military ballots; Rep. Ron Stephens 'outraged'
• East St. Louis football player must sit out rest of season; no ruling on team forfeiture
• Metro-east motel damaged in overnight fire
• Dairy 'Fully Fueled Tour' to stop at Scott Elementary
• Airman’s Attic named in honor of retired CMSgt. Gene R. Collins
• OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops
• OEF anniversary: History shows AMC’s critical support as operation grew
• ‘Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win’ new Air Force motto
• Delilah finds Belleville just 'darling'; radio host ready to Paint the Town
• Senior Housing Options Event scheduled Friday in Belleville
• No students hurt in Freeburg school bus collision
• Solar panels to power 4 Edwardsville schools
• O'Fallon cuts back on I-64 project
• Illinois 255 heads farther north with $84 million boost
• Suspect charged after shooting spree with AK-47
• Delilah finds Belleville just 'darling'; radio host ready to Paint the Town
• Pocahontas man taking 'baby steps' in recovery from severe burn injuries
• Excellent educators: Metro-east teachers, groups get state awards
• Stephens: Missing the Absentee Ballot Mailing Deadline is a Slap in Face to Troops Serving Overseas
• Dairy 'Fully Fueled Tour' to stop at Scott Elementary
• Airman’s Attic named in honor of retired CMSgt. Gene R. Collins
• OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops
• OEF anniversary: History shows AMC’s critical support as operation grew
• Scott Airmen teach Iraqi Forces life-saving techniques
• Man pinned under truck while changing tire is able to dial 911
• You could win college tuition
• If you got a tax extension, your return is due Friday
• Monroe County circuit clerk says he's stepping down
• Collinsville landlords will have to wait on crime-free ordinance
• IDOT speeds up Illinois 159 project; will get under way now instead of spring
• Caseyville man hurt in car-motorcycle crash in Belleville
• Why is the mayor skeptical of plan for old Belleville YMCA?
• Naked man shoots woman, crashes car, leaves mayhem behind
• Dairy 'Fully Fueled Tour' to stop at Scott Elementary
• Airman’s Attic named in honor of retired CMSgt. Gene R. Collins
• OEF anniversary: Deployed tanker pilots discuss supporting Afghanistan ops
• OEF anniversary: History shows AMC’s critical support as operation grew
• ‘Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win’ new Air Force motto
• 'I have no faith in the agency': Chief upset with DCFS response after baby left at police station
• Total force Airmen keep mission moving together
• Scott AFB hosts suicide prevention field day
• 'It's hard to be different': Gay advocacy group seeks to increase awareness about bullying, suicides
• Prosecutors will pull a switch in Belleville triple murder trial
• Area corn, beans buck USDA projections
• Passenger on motorcycle is seriously injured in 4-vehicle crash
• Dispatcher charged after leaving 2 young children alone in car
• Total force Airmen keep mission moving together
• Scott AFB hosts suicide prevention field day
• VA officials extend coverage for Gulf War veterans
• National Guard launches mobile education lab
• President extends deadline for stop loss benefit
• Kettlebells let you swing like a Russian farmer
• Retailers will hire more employees for the holidays this year
• Georgia Costello calls White House summit a great day for community colleges
• Ordinance fuels feud in Cahokia: 'The mayor is going to bankrupt the village,' says trustee
• 'Paint the Town' event draws big volunteer response
• Community college program helps LPNs earn advanced degree in just one year
• What's coming to the Belleville building that once housed The Pasta House?
• Lindenwood welcomes area artists, collectors to share their paintings
• Roemer Topf accents German heritage
• Plan to make Meredith Home a park gets closer to reality
• Will marijuana become legal in Illinois?
• Man in standoff faces 2 charges
• Victims of cyberbullies need support from their families and friends
• Stories surround JFK's 1960 visit to metro-east
• Tax fraud: ESL man has to pay $33K after claiming 2 kids were his
• Our War: Korea ... East St. Louis man became war veteran at early age
• Man falls to death during parachute jump near Vandalia
• St. Clair County jobs program loses out on $721,000 in training dollars
• ESL man going to prison after police find pistol during traffic stop
• East St. Louis native becomes Navy assault ship's first female commander
• Coulterville woman who died in crash may have swerved to avoid deer
• Bullying: It's not just on the playground
• Four-hour standoff in Columbia ends with no one hurt
• Property taxpayers' bill of rights will change assesor's office
• VA officials extend coverage for Gulf War veterans
• National Guard launches mobile education lab
• President extends deadline for stop loss benefit
• Saving box tops helps Scott Elementary
• Award winners recognized at NDTA luncheon
• Total force Airmen keep mission moving together
• Scott AFB hosts suicide prevention field day
• VA officials extend coverage for Gulf War veterans
• National Guard launches mobile education lab
• President extends deadline for stop loss benefit
• 'May God have mercy on the village': Washington Park mayor appoints felon as street superintendent
• Lindenwood keeps growing; enrollment up 19 percent at Belleville campus
• Tigue still off Flyers' roster; forfeit ruling expected next week from IHSA
• Giannoulias talks jobs with Collinsville union
• This little girl is ready for a special birthday: She turns 10 on 10/10/10
• Total force Airmen keep mission moving together
• Scott AFB hosts suicide prevention field day
• State EPA asks attorney general to investigate Venice factory explosion
• Belleville police warn residents: Do not be duped by scammers
• Auctioneer will sell 26,000 comic books found in Florissant man's basement
• IDOT closing I-64 for weekend bridge work
• Food stamp fraud: Swansea woman's real income would have made her ineligible
• Belleville man gets 10 years for cocaine, firearm offenses
• A walk into history: Belleville tour offers a look into the city's past
• Woman drops 9-month-old at police station; cop babysits for 7 hours until DCFS arrives
• Mexican national charged with beating, sexually assaulting female jogger
• Lindenwood adds a couple of big names to faculty
• 'Get it finished': Some residents impatient with S. 17th Street roadwork
• Madison County is recruiting volunteers in case of a disaster
• National Guard launches mobile education lab
• President extends deadline for stop loss benefit
• Coming soon: 'Decriminalization' of pot, Justus says
• Belleville business offers recycling of old window treatments
• Police arrest man they say shot at patrol vehicle
• Meeting scheduled on right-to-carry legislation
• BND adds 3 as new vice presidents
• 'It's amazing to be able to hold them': St. E's high-risk perinatal unit safely delivers couple's premature triplets
• Meredith Home one step closer to becoming memorial park
• Saving box tops helps Scott Elementary
• Award winners recognized at NDTA luncheon
• Total force Airmen keep mission moving together
• Scott AFB hosts suicide prevention field day
• VA officials extend coverage for Gulf War veterans
• Leaf burning a thing of the past in many cities; how do you plan to get rid of yours?
• Teen tries to 'clear his name'; lands in jail on robbery charge
• Man who was electrocuted was part of theft ring, police say
• Lace up your running shoes to help raise money for a new high school
• March, candlelight service set in memory of murdered 12-year-old
• O'Fallon council members have problem with direction of church
• Longtime Fairview officer is made chief
• Belleville wheel tax nets $461,523 -- and counting
• Women testify about sex with HIV-positive airman
• Saving box tops helps Scott Elementary
• Award winners recognized at NDTA luncheon
• Total force Airmen keep mission moving together
• Scott AFB hosts suicide prevention field day
• VA officials extend coverage for Gulf War veterans
• National Guard launches mobile education lab
• President extends deadline for stop loss benefit
• Man Shot Near McKendree Campus
• Have you seen this man? Police seek suspect in Collinsville gas station robbery
• Kettlebells let you swing like a Russian farmer
• O'Fallon refinances bonds, saves taxpayers $905,000
• Trend of triple-digit foreclosure cases continues in metro-east
• ESL officials offer up balanced budget for 2012, but a 'couple of items ... push the envelope'
• COPS grant means more police officers for Belleville
• Scott Air Force Base panel faces court-martial decision in airman's HIV case
• Saving box tops helps Scott Elementary
• Award winners recognized at NDTA luncheon
• Total force Airmen keep mission moving together
• Scott AFB hosts suicide prevention field day
• Man Shot Near McKendree Campus
• Saving box tops helps Scott Elementary
• Award winners recognized at NDTA luncheon
• House of BBQ opens two locations in metro-east
• Auxiliary cop accused of sending lewd photos of himself to teen
• Belleville law office named to U.S. News' 'Best Law Firms' publication
• 'It's going to be a beautiful place': Farm for people with disabilities breaks ground
• Have you sold your gold yet? Lack of confidence in the economy continues to push prices higher
• Group wins round in Clinton County pollution battle
• Three seriously injured in head-on crash on Illinois 15
• 'This isn't good for Collinsville': Opposition from landlords leads to delay in city
• New pub to offer 200 bottled brews, 50 beers on tap
• Inside jobs: Business news
• 'It's going to be a beautiful place'
• Monday's 'Today' will feature mom of Uhl sisters
• Tea party out to defend freedom
• Did you feed the meter? Meter department's demise means fewer fines, tickets
• Advocates for the disabled will hold a legislative forum
• 40 people march to keep health district open
• Man dies after being electrocuted
• Greenwood's departure a mystery 4 years later
• Politicians push reform of tax sale bid process
• Doughnut shop lends 'Gramps' a hand
• Making chili isn't all Greek to commercial division winner
• Sneak a peek into your body
• Madison County lags in tax sale reform
• Leaf burning: What are the rules, and what happens if I break them?
• Last-minute rush on wheel tax stickers
• Illinois gets grant to promote specialty crops
• Union calls on Olin to keep 1,000 jobs at East Alton plant
• Police looking for driver who fled
• Have you paid your wheel tax? Do it today
• Man faces child pornography charges after traffic stop
• Will there be gridlock on Poplar Street Bridge today?
• ESL football player declared ineligible until he proves he meets residency requirements
• Aviston man indicted on DUI charges in fatal crash
• Family suspects foul play in Fairview stabbing: 'We have pictures'
• Veteran police officer faces rape allegations
• Millstadt's Smokin' Butts barbecue team is scorchin' hot
• Leaf burning: What are the rules, and what happens if I break them?
• West Belleville shopping center facing foreclosure
• Pay your wheel tax by Friday, or face penalties
• 'We will continue until we get to the bottom of this': ISHA probes football standout'
• Cop shoots armed man at apartment complex near McKendree campus
• Nun killed in crash had served 60 years
• East-West Gateway Council names new director
• Poverty on the rise in St. Clair, Madison counties
• 'Daddy' gets 60 years in 3-year-old's beating death
• Why is a new I-64 interchange needed, and who's picking up the tab?
• Adult book store in Brooklyn burns overnight
• Alton man seriously injured when his motorcycle hits parked truck
• Man on scooter seriously injured in collision near O'Fallon
• $4.4 million approved for runway widening at St. Louis Downtown Airport
• Fairmount Park gets 75 live race dates, the first increase in years
• Harmony-Emge teachers 'hurt' by handling of contract
• Mallo's Bakery closing after half century in Belleville
• State's Attorney calls for probe into delinquent tax sale auctions in Madison County
• Granite City man faces 30 years for possessing child porn, secretly filming boys
• How to budget: O'Fallon students get hands-on finance lesson
• Briefs
• Man gets 50 years for killing Wood River man by setting him on fire
• Joy ride leads to jail time for O'Fallon teen; stolen ATV found hidden in woods
• Man charged after police chase that ended in Granite City ditch
• Three arrested in car burglaries near Belleville; all vehicles were unlocked
• Water aerobics: Make a splash as you get slim
• Tea Party to host rally Saturday in O'Fallon
• Some things never change ... like vegetables in the news?
• East Side football player can go to prom, despite criminal charges
• Investigation: Tax auctions look 'like government-sponsored loan-sharking'
• Mother, boyfriend charged in beating death of 4-year-old
• Investigation continues after Fairview man stabbed to death at ex-girlfriend's home
• Police, residents call for 'snitching' on criminals
• Appeal likely on judge's ruling that inmates can challenge transfer to Tamms
• Local home sales remain unchanged as interest rates continue to fall
• Judge allows former ESL councilman limited mobility until sentencing
• For sale: One metro-east Sonic restaurant
• 'Where wine meets dine': Metro-east eatery features outdoor beer garden
• Attorneys try to link ex-suspect to Belleville triple stabbings
• Minds Eye podcasts will reach listeners worldwide: 'It's going to make a huge difference f
• Inside jobs: Business news
• Vacant properties: Some commercial buildings 'just sit' on the market
• Paper's bell rang in new year in '60s
• Tax buyers, politicians benefit from tax sales
• TIFs are an excellent tool to eliminate blight
• TIFs aren't bad, but need to be used more carefully
• Electronic bids eliminate guesswork from tax sales
• County promotes stop smoking phone number
• Cahokia mom, son sentenced for stealing mail
• Belleville man gets 5 years in prison for selling crack
• Lawnmower demolition derby cuts a wide swath
• Warning: Wheel tax deadline is Oct. 4; pay the tax or face a fine
• Madison County sheriff warns elderly of scams seeking money for grandkids' bail
• 'Buy Belleville First' is paying off
• Pontoon Beach man accused of texting girls, soliciting sex
• Asbestos trial should not be here, judges say
• Eastbound Highway 40 close in downtown St. Louis
• BBQ fundraiser to help pay for burial of Marissa 15-year-old drowning victim
• 'America's Most Wanted' to sponsor fingerprinting event in Wood River
• Fights reported after Italian Fest
• Swansea expecting $300,000 in sales tax
• Shiloh police say woman involved in Amber Alert hasn't been charged
• Fairview Heights will hold open house on I-64 study
• Madison County sheriff's employees pass random drug tests
• Why has work halted at Industry and Labor Museum?
• 'Men of the Mines': Collinsville exhibit honors area's coal miners
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• Former ESL councilman found guilty on 8 of 9 charges
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• Judge orders mental testing for Army vet after seven-hour standoff
• I-64 in East St. Louis to be closed Oct. 8-11 for bridge removal
• Jobless rate drops: More metro-east residents finding work
• St. Elizabeth's Hospital looking to expand services in metro-east
• Dead will return to life at Cemetery Walk as stories of those buried are told
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• Custody battle over grandkids sent standoff suspect 'over the edge', wife says
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• Consumer Reports offers guide to health reform law
• Durbin seeks five-year delay on flood insurance requirements for metro-east residents
• Madison County sheriff's employees pass random drug tests
• Madison County will spend $16.6 million to replace two housing projects
• Case against former ESL official for vote fraud, tax evasion to go to the jury
• Welcome home: Granite City turns out to greet Army Reservists returning from Iraq
• Candidate wins challenge, is sworn in as Washington Park mayor
• Woman convicted of murdering husband wants delay in sentencing
• Charter High:'Our school is a place where hope happens for every student'
• 'This is not a joke': Standoff with FBI, Secret Service leads to evacuation of Fairview ne
• Purina donates $5,000 to future Belleville dog park
• Former ESL official denies lying about Swansea residence
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• Sewer backups causing a stink in O'Fallon
• 'He had a strong soul': Friends recall drowned teen's hard but happy life
• Highland home damaged by fire
• O'Fallon OKs plan for site of office park development; will it solve flooding problems?
• Ex-trooper convicted in double fatal crash wants money for his injuries
• It's coming down: BAC Quad Cinema to be demolished within 45 days
• Police: Suspects used truck to ram doors in gas station burglary
• Marissa teen's body found in farm pond; volunteer searchers leave in tears
• Swordplay: Fencing classes offer fun, stress reduction and great exercise
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• News-Democrat brings a fresh look to the news
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• St. Elizabeth's Hospice Suite eases end-of-life care
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• Vote fraud, tax trial resumes for former East St. Louis councilman
• 'Green, yellow, orange' days coming to an end
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• How healthy is your credit score? Area has wide gap between black and white
• Our War: Korea ... Belleville surgeon Dr. Bruno Kwapis rebuilt faces of war
• Honor Flight will carry three area vets on emotional trip to Washington
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• Local POWs are honored during Scott ceremony: 'America owes its freedom to all of you'
• A sorry 'way to run' Fairview Heights? Mayor says council has formed voting blocs that har
• IDOT will tell public about multi-year road program
• Mural will be part of Paint the Town promotion in Belleville
• New cars are coming to Wagner
• Swansea considers incentives for eatery
• Optional furlough days approved at SIU
• Family remembers WWII POW
• Health ads can make kids self-conscious
• Argument leads to fatal shooting
• ESL approves police pay increase
• Catholic high school delays debut after major donors withdraw pledges
• Sparta man charged with trading child porn
• Ageless and remarkable: Metro-east volunteers singled out for honor
• 30 years on the march: Metro-east walking club marks milestone
• Police: Collinsville man kills himself after shooting girlfriend
• World War II POW to get Purple Heart posthumously
• Former Carlyle grain elevator owner charged with defrauding state, local bank
• Belleville woman charged with aggravated arson in firebombing
• ESL police to get pay raises; unclear how city will come up with money
• Oct. 5 is last day to register to vote in November election
• Police investigate Godfrey deaths as murder-suicide
• New flood maps won't take effect till Dec. 2011
• Downtown Diva Night: 'The men who come along enjoy it' too
• Prosecutor says former ESL councilman didn't file taxes
• O'Fallon police chief: 'If I had a dollar for every time I yelled hang up and drive, I
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• Teen charged in Walmart fire; store closed for cleanup
• Trial begins for former ESL alderman charged with income tax evasion, voter fraud
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• Parts of Belleville affected by power outage
• Greenville woman killed in crash with tow truck
• 3 women held after Belleville home is firebombed
• Belleville man was lying on railroad tracks when he was hit by a train
• Incidents of cyberbulling sought for interviews
• The rebirth of the Wildey Theatre: Gala fundraiser will help pay for renovations
• Man trapped in overturned SUV enjoys a smoke while waiting to be freed
• Police discover missing Belleville girl in Swansea park
• Hot shot! Reverend breaks his own Guinness World Record
• Police find two people dead inside Godfrey home
• Bassett Furniture closes in Fairview Heights
• Belleville Shoe names new president
• Court silent on award for family of Collinsville sisters killed by trooper
• Hope for Heroes: Donations needed for wounded troops
• Scout leader who lost a leg after tree fell on him feels lucky to be alive
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• Family feared Fairview man was trapped in house fire
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• Randy's House of Bar-B-Que: Friends get restaurant business cooking again
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• Fire destroys Cahokia church
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• Threat from city -- and a big check -- are all it took to get rid of hazardous power pole in O'
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• Belleville East, Alton win marching band events
• Randy's House of Bar-B-Que: Friends get restaurant business cooking again
• Blue Angels soar high at Scott Air Force Base
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• 'They can say thanks' ... Children, volunteers make 9/11 greeting cards
• PRO: Agency fills a need for minority communities
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• Durbin seeks flood insurance delay
• Two-day air show takes off today from Scott
• Man's 'suspicious' death investigated
• Wood River bans herbs that mimic pot; council also updates laws on morality, alcohol
• ESL police search for woman's shooter
• Fish, walk, remember: Metro-east commemorates 9/11
• Staunton man charged in East Alton robbery
• Parenting column: Cooking education starts early, proceeds differently
• O'Fallon hires officer; sergeant retires, gets housing program job
• Man, 80, survives 3 days alone on floor
• Belle-Clair's shorter season leaves void
• Man gets 10 years after troopers seize loaded gun, crack cocaine from vehicle
• Woman gets 11 years for ID theft scheme in metro-east
• More than 300 vehicles stopped, 243 citations issued in Belleville area
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• To save $2,800, O'Fallon aldermen delay action on new office park
• Rain forces MoDOT to cancel work on Highway 40, Poplar Street Bridge
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• Man accused of trolling Internet for father willing to 'share' son gets 8 years
• Belleville alderman recovering from Moonlight Ramble bike crash has message to deliver
• Wife: Former school superintendent died doing what he loved best, educating
• Ex-schools superintendent collapses, dies before he was to teach class at SIUE
• Road work in O'Fallon snarls traffic; how long will it last and why is it necessary?
• Edwardsville law firm launches SameSexLegal.com
• Public to get rare glimpse of 200-year-old Jarrot Mansion
• I-64 lanes will be shut down today in East St. Louis
• Record enrollment at SIUE for 2010
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• Lawyers take aim at bloody fingerprint evidence in Belleville triple stabbings
• Food stamps-for-cash scheme nets $1.5 million; convenience store owner charged
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• 'I was appalled': Was Fairview resident's freedom of speech violated at city council
• O'Fallon OKs changes to sign ordinance; ads in front of stores will have fewer restrictions
• Abandoned mines beneath hospital construction site filled with concrete
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• Deadline to pay St. Clair County property taxes is Wednesday
• District 189, teachers union join forces to improve students' test scores
• O'Fallon teen hurt when jet skis collide at Table Rock Lake
• Struggling metro-east cemetery finally gets some help
• Signal Hill trail project delayed until spring
• Like to drive fast? Better start saving; fines are going up
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• Staunton man dies helping farmer unload corn from combine
• YMCA has new strategy, different logo
• Missouri man, 75, drowns in Carlyle Lake after boat capsizes
• Now open in Belleville: 'An Internet cafe with a twist'
• Call to action: Racial Harmony wants help from religious groups in effort to even student scores
• What to do with all those roadway signs? O'Fallon ponders changes in law to prevent ad free-for
• Labor Day Parades in Belleville, Granite will be held Monday
• Edwardsville man killed on road was trying to get help for a friend, father says
• Ravanelli's is going to college: Popular restaurant is food vendor at SWIC's Granite campu
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• River group battles dumping, abuse along area's waterways
• Five local nonprofits get grants
• Labor Day parades are ready to roll
• Machine-gunner also fought Korea's extreme cold
• Need a fresh avocado? You can get one -- and other home-grown produce -- from a food co-op
• Case against police officer revived; former pastor accused of sexual assault
• How does Boeing plan to spend $3.5 million at MidAmerica?
• Winning a Playful City award is serious business
• What travel ban? O'Fallon will spend $5,000 to send 8 to conference
• Belleville man faces charges of robbery and attempted robbery
• Edwardsville man hit, killed on Horseshoe Lake Road
• Scott played vital role in Iraq transport
• Child's TV watching entails tough negotiations
• Company offers to help Paint the Town
• Foreclosure rates remain high in metro-east
• Ameren seeking another price hike
• East St. Louis firefighters solicit funds for laid-off brethren
• Illinois motorists will see hundreds of checkpoints over Labor Day weekend
• Advisory panel votes to intercept revenue before it goes to East St. Louis
• Will judge allow man in fatal child-beating case to withdraw guilty plea?
• Belleville attorney wants to turn Meredith Home site into memorial park for daughter
• 'I feel very disrespected': Homeowner says cops didn't take him seriously after truck
• Ripe for picking: Metro-east orchards prepare harvests as summer winds down
• Online volunteer database makes it easy to find ways to help
• 'We're very proud of our teachers': District 175 board releases details of teachers&#
• Trashed creek mirrors others in O'Fallon and Shiloh
• Illinois Distributing reaches deal with union after 3 years
• Quarrel over which branch of U.S. armed forces is better turns violent
• 'He didn't go there looking for trouble': Teen charged with Belleville man's mur
• Police probe: What happened to 2 girls at teen drinking party?
• Picture this: More than 1 million postcards on display at annual show
• Proposals: Meredith Home could be turned into park, hotel or office space
• Republican McGlynn to replace Democrat O'Malley as circuit judge
• Madison County employee steps off elevator; former co-worker hits him the face
• Checkpoints net 60 arrests or citations
• Gas jumps 21 cents a gallon in metro-east
• Oct. 21 is deadline for 'stop loss' military pay
• Summer 2010: How hot was it?
• New law gives Cahokia district chance to build new high school
• Boys in custody after house fire kills 13 dogs
• Harmony-Emge teachers agree to pay cuts, avoid strike
• Former teacher gets 6 years for sex with 16-year-old student
• Madison County eyesore may soon be no more
• 'Who will survive?' Police decline comment on Facebook statement by man accused of beating
• Belleville Sister Cities program still going strong after 20 years
• Harmony-Emge board mum on strike; teachers set to vote
• Former cop pleads guilty to gun charge in shooting outside local bar
• 7-year member of Unit 10 school board resigns his post
• St. Clair County to spend $3.5M turning MidAmerica warehouse into Boeing plant
• Sexual assault allegations included in complaints against metro-east police officer
• Business Q&A: Coaching 'real estate agents to run their business as a buiness'
• Belleville to discuss fate of YMCA, Meredith Home buildings
• Farm supply retailers are rapidly moving to the metro-east
• Pet psychic offers insight into dogs' personalities -- even Wally's psychotic pair
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• Man charged with killing East St. Louis man inside his home
• Restaurant and pub opens in building that long housed English's
• New restaurant plans to open at site of old Amarillo Tex's
• Belleville man gunned down at East St. Louis gas station
• With possible strike looming, Harmony-Emge board meets
• Midwest Salute to the Arts: Best of show winner doesn't think of himself as an artist
• Katrina, plus 5: Recalling a killer storm, and the victims who live in our memories
• Belleville may decide fate of YMCA, Meredith Home buildings on Monday
• Pet psychic offers insight into dogs' personalities -- even Wally's psychotic pair
• Wash your sheets and get along with your roommate
• Caseyville Cafe goes for homemade and affordable
• Teachers strike remains possible; Harmony-Emge leaders, union still have no deal
• Salute to the Arts makes triumphant return
• One charged in fight at gas station
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• Online auction to benefit United Way
• Great Rivers Museum to host program for children about birds
• Sheriff's Department to conduct roadside checkpoints the next two weekends
• Highland motorcyclist seriously injured in morning crash on I-55-70
• Dragsters join NASCAR in Gateway exit: 'What we've been doing wasn't working out ther
• Police investigate robbery of Harold Smith Pharmacy in Belleville
• Wigginton sworn in as new U.S. attorney
• Volunteer spirit still strong at auxiliary
• Paying your own way is no cakewalk
• Deportation possible for immigrants in fight
• Endicott changes mind about plea
• Employee accused of taking $3K
• From China to MidAmerica: Test of cargo flight is start of bigger things, St. Clair County officials
• Prayers for Tabitha: Belle-Clair Speedway driver to help woman injured in crash
• Roads closed ahead: How to get around 3 major detours this weekend
• Aldi among O'Fallon's top sales tax producers
• Work begins to straighten Illinois 159 in Collinsvillle
• Unemployment rate remains above 10 percent in metro-east
• Midwest Salute to the Arts returns to Fairview
• Crash on I-64 ties up rush hour traffic
• Teachers union not happy after District 175 reveals details of demands
• 'He provided for everyone': Local dairy farmer dies in accident
• District 175 teachers prepare for strike
• Delilah's 'Paint the Town' could attract national music talent
• Change of command: Scott AFB unit gets new leader
• OTHS proposes $33.6 million budget
• Costello, Durbin urge Olin to keep jobs in area
• Mo. boy first person in U.S. to be kept alive by new artificial lung
• Woman ordered to repay $88,000 to American Legion, Madison County
• Holocaust survivor shares his story: 'It's important to remember so that maybe it will nev
• Tractor Supply Co. set to open in Belleville on Sept. 18
• Caseyville home burns while resident makes run to White Castle
• Woman wearing red wig robs Collinsville gas station
• Who takes care of the caretakers? Shelter director is getting help to pay for home repair
• Metro taps lawyer as new president
• Former Belleville West janitor again faces solicitation charge
• Metro-east home sales plunge after tax credit ends for buyers
• Farewell to a 'servant': Fairview Heights, metro-east say farewell to officer who died of
• SWIC wants to help you get ahead when it comes to jobs
• Blagojevich: Costello will be called as witness at retrial
• East St. Louis agrees to repay withheld union wages, but budget still needs oversight OK
• East St. Louis felon gets five years for firearm possession
• 150 teens kicked out of Bel-Air Bowl, fight follows
• Is Madison County dragging its feet on putting county checkbook online?
• Man pleads guilty, gets 22 years for murder of former SIUE student
• Lebanon completes repaving of St. Louis Street
• Who's new this year at metro-east schools? Districts welcome new superintendents, principals
• Man pleads guilty, gets 22 years for killing his lover
• Port district plans to add new rail line near McKinley Bridge; $6 million grant allows for Tri-City
• Eggs sold in metro-east not part of U.S. recall
• Fundraiser set to help person noted for helping others
• Mexican national transports 532 pounds of marijuana with load of spaghetti squash
• Collections manager likes the local touch
• Qdoba opens next week in Fairview
• Downtown YMCA gets new director
• 'I thought Belleville needed something new' -- and that's how Maxwell's came to
• After a year of debate, Fairview Heights moves closer to adding finance director's post
• Lots of green means lost more 'green' -- new Belle Valley building designed to be eco-frie
• Our War: Korea 'I was scared, but it didn't stop me from doing my job'
• St. Clair County hopes Boeing brings more jobs in the future
• Fairmount Park fights for on-site gaming; track's 52-date session is almost done
• Hundreds agree to help find missing kids: 'It shows the real spirit of volunteerism'
• Pepsi refreshes Alton's parochial school computers
• Three local volunteers honored by Dept. of Natural Resources
• Breese woman writes book about her experiences with cancer: 'I want to let people know they don
• Young designer: Teen's prom gown could sew up big prize
• Sinkhole closes part of downtown Wood River street
• Coleman defense argues against
• Parenting column: Not ready to go through another round of puberty
• Eggs purchased at Scott are OK
• Lindenwood offers free tuition for work: Security tradeoff aids cops, university
• Advisory panel keeps moratorium on TIFS in East St. Louis; city failed to get approval for loan
• Two sent to prison on unrelated drug charges
• Mascoutah, other students enjoy great outdoors
• Parolees detained for drug violations
• Metro-east leaders expect big things from Boeing
• Belleville police arrest six people
• It was hot inside, but the news was even hotter
• East St. Louis man found guilty of robbing a drug dealer
• Proximity to Scott may have helped Boeing choose MidAmerica
• Boeing lands at MidAmerica Costello expects a 'long-term relationship' with aviation giant
• Boeing's 75 new jobs at MidAmerica likely will be boost to metro-east economy
• Collinsville schools seek new leader as Craft plans to step down
• Second bicyclist struck by car this week in Belleville
• Funeral services set for woman who died after minivan crash in Belleville
• Man shot in the leg in East St. Louis
• Swansea Rotary Club gets grant for free clinics
• Which company will land at MidAmerica today? Analysts say Boeing would be a good fit
• Cornfield joyride cracked by deputy -- thanks to the license plate the kids left behind
• Smithton woman critically injuried in Illinois 15 crash
• With kids back in school, here are some tips for keeping them safe
• Smithton woman dies after car crashes into ditch in Belleville
• MadCo Transit District gets $1 million fed grant for new buses
• Costello opposes mosque near Ground Zero
• After trustees are a no-show, Washington Park could shut down in bankruptcy procedure
• 'Can we afford this?': O'Fallon seeks grants, but it will cost hundreds of thousands
• Bond reduced for brothers charged in Belleville killing over stolen bike
• Five finalists unveiled for redesign of Gateway Arch grounds, including Illinois side of riverfront
• Teen bicyclist hit by car on West Main in Belleville
• Construction projects close road lanes throughout St. Clair County
• U.S. News ranking: SIUE an 'up and coming' school, McKendree among best regional colleges
• Republican leaders turn out for Hoffman challenger Dwight Kay
• Free classes at SWIC: GED prep, U.S. citizenship, computer use
• Exports lead the road to recovery, metro-east leaders told
• Vandalized East St. Louis school will open sooner than expected
• Local middle school gets windfall: New classroom, 20 computers, video projecto, camcorder
• Suspect in mayor's shooting withdraws request for a new judge
• Volunteer signup set for child abduction response team
• Metro-east politicians, residents react: 'Just want to get Rod Blagojevich behind us'
• Curtain going up at new metro-east cinema
• Deadline nears to apply for school superintendent's job
• District 118 school board seeks applicants for unexpired term
• Walk to Washington 'celebrates' depression
• O'Fallon OKs TIF district expansion
• Collinsville revives prekindergarten classes
• Company will bring new jobs to MidAmerica; could be dramatic turnaround for airport
• Local athletes, coach win medals at Special Olympics
• Main Street buildings targeted for Delilah's 'Paint the Town'
• Belleville residents get extra month to pay wheel tax
• Donations, supplies to be collected for Back-To-School Benefit
• Now's your chance to speak up on future of metro-east parks, trails
• Classes delayed at East St. Louis school after air conditioners knocked out by copper thieves
• Pet insurance? Sometimes it can be worth the expense
• Quick action needed to save 1,000 jobs at Olin Corp.
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• Catch a flick in a brand new theater
• Bully's Smokehouse -- not your average barbecue joint
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• Bully's Smokehouse -- not your average barbecue joint
• AC repairs will delay start at East St. Louis middle school
• How do we get there? German restaurant thrives despite isolated location
• Swansea assisted-living center is featured in new documentary
• Lindenwood's dramatic growth: Belleville campus welcomes rush of new students and staff
• State test scores continue to fall in District 189
• No one checked for asbestos in wake of Belleville fire; now, someone's going to pay
• 7 charged in melee are illegal immigrants
• East St. Louis man charged in connection with June shooting in Belleville
• Foreclosures fall slightly in metro-east
• East grad honored for role in finding girl
• Interested in going to a military academy?
• New Mississippi River Bridge: Leaders break ground for Illinois approach
• Need more time to pay wheel tax?
• Collinsville man faces rape charge
• Excitement surrounds new school year
• Belleville sex offender faces retail theft, failure to register charges
• U.S. 67 in Godfrey to be closed for construction
• Wood River man gets 16 years for making porn with teen
• Belleville woman pleads guilty to ID theft charges
• Delilah's 14,000 gallons of paint to cover 5.6 million square feet of Belleville
• One killed, two hurt in shooting; shell casings found, but no weapon
• Belleville Diocese to discuss closing parishes
• Crypto cases found in Madison County; is there a link to pools?
• Guilty: Collinsville man tried to lure teen into van
• Scott AFB celebrates $130 million building, dodging the BRAC bullet
• O’Fallon and Ameren negotiating new agreement
• Lewis & Clark rehires president; he had left to get his finances in order
• Teen hurt when car crashes into Regions Bank
• Belleville East adds three alumni to Hall of Fame
• Fundraiser will benefit Scott's air show
• Highland excited about its new hospital
• O'Fallon Police: Someone posted graffiti photos online
• Police looking for driver of red pickup after chase ends in death of officer
• Jury must decide if Collinsville man tried to abduct girl
• Two longtime officers stunned to hear Haida has concerns about their credibility
• Planners want new spot for O'Fallon skate park
• Construction abounds at local schools: Why is it necessary and how much is it costing?
• 'I am extremely concerned': School board member wants District 189 thefts investigated
• Region's economic success depends on defining who we are, what we want
• Delilah will 'Paint the Town'; national radio host to help give downtown buildings a facel
• Reminder: Follow safety tips when driving near school buses
• Obama OKs bill to halt teacher layoffs; Costello votes in favor, Shimkus votes against
• SUV occupant extricated after crash in O'Fallon
• Oppressive heat turns deadly in St. Louis
• OTHS dress code changes may affect student shopping choices
• Bellevegas? Really? Crazy, kinda naughty nickname has caught on
• O'Fallon delays action on taxing district
• Late-night brawl at Mexican restaurant ends in 7 arrests; 3 treated for stab wounds
• It's still hot out there — dangerously hot; here's how to cope
• Groundbreaking Friday for new Mississippi River bridge's Illinois approach
• Woman, 80, hospitalized after being trapped in house fire
• Cottage Hills man charged with attacking wife, her sister
• Collinsville approves raises for part-timers, despite opposition on council
• 4 arrested in connection with crimes committed in Belleville
• Top East St. Louis leaders feared FBI wire
• Two killed in I-70 crashes near Highland
• 100 percent chance of sunshine: Matt Chambers (KMOV personality and Fairview resident) keeps viewers
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• Quilts of Valor: Three sisters' passion leads to project to comfort veterans, their families
• Opponent says Madison County treasurer spends too much
• Our War: Korea — Alfred Elam survived ship attack, frigid temperatures during the war
• Cahokia woman killed when her husband crashes motorcycle
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's home selling for?
• 'I should be doing something': Belleville doctor battles age restrictions to treat soldier
• Cahokia woman dies in motorcycle crash
• Alfred Elam survived an attack on his ship and frigid temperatures during his year in the Yellow Sea
• 100 percent chance of sunshine: KMOV's Matt Chambers keeps viewers smiling
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• A way to make more money: Belleville may add municipal court for ordinance violations
• East St. Louis schools are an easy mark for thieves: Burglaries may have cost district more than $1
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• Charities get kids ready for school
• O'Fallon aldermen worry tax district will cause traffic, money problems
• Fiery crash badly hurts man
• Incoming U.S. attorney honored
• Back-to-school shoppers work as state sales-tax holiday begins
• Collinsville teen faces charge of robbery
• Belleville pool test negative
• At long last, sisters finally are getting along
• Fire union rejects ESL job-saving measures: 'The membership is angry'
• Murder suspect objects to having photo taken: 'That's going to ruin my reputation'
• Anderson performs metro-east's first robotic surgery
• 'This was our family': Former Meredith Home residents, workers gather to reminisce
• Teen charged with convenience store robbery in Collinsville
• East St. Louis police officers get their jobs back
• State wants all public pools disinfected in Madison, Monroe, St. Clair counties
• 'Where are these guys now?' Vietnam War helicopter pilot reunited with some he rescued
• Senate confirms Wigginton as area's new U.S. attorney
• Chief master sgt. to face court martial at Scott Air Force Base
• State sales tax holiday for school supplies begins
• Suspect in murder of Belleville teen gets high-profile attorney
• Bank robbery suspect: I owe thousands to drug dealers
• Belleville man pleads guilty to counterfeiting
• Madison County's court for veterans gets national award, $10,000 prize
• Edwardsville residents: Get ready for traffic detours, new garbage collection
• An 'insidious cancer': Police chief, residents talk about crime in Belleville
• Charges filed in armed robbery of Hamel bank
• Free backpack event at Belleville West draws big crowd
• $2.5 million approved for Milburn School Road in O'Fallon
• Firefighters still waiting to see if they'll get their jobs back
• Closed for the season: Belleville pool will not reopen after parasite causes illness
• Belleville is treating pool; reopening date unknown
• Carjacking victim was stabbed, stuffed into trunk; 2 charged with attempted murder
• You can help kids get school supplies
• District 119 is seeking new board member
• East St. Louis planning to rehire 19 laid-off police officers
• Four named to Financial Advisory Authority, which oversees ESL spending
• Glen Carbon woman at odds with village over farmhouse demolition
• State police district chief stepping down after 32 years
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• Mom: 22 kids got sick after birthday party at Belleville pool
• Daytime lane closures begin Monday on Interstate 270
• Former Belleville resident dies after car hits his bike
• Belleville approves zoning variances for apartments and lofts
• O'Fallon OKs plans to expand TIF district
• Heat advisory: Are you ready for some triple digit heat?
• Belleville police chief will meet with community groups to talk about crime
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• Ameren launches new transmission subsidiary
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• Neighbors inspired by cancer survivor's fundraising efforts
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• O'Fallon explores options for future of its library
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• Caseyville cop sent fax to romantic rival's employer
• Businesses back Art on the Square year round
• Volunteers gather to build two new playgrounds
• Stimulus check may lead to life of poverty for father found to be behind on years of child-support p
• The legacy of coal mining will be on display at Collinsville library next month
• Bert's Chuck Wagon, a Collinsville icon, is movin' out: Widening of Illinois 159 forces ea
• Belleville hit-and-run suspect accused of murder in Missouri
• More lofts on drawing board for Belleville's downtown
• Critics blast law allowing flood-plain development
• REAL ESTATE: What's your neighbor's house selling for?
• Fiona's keeps people happy 24 hours a day
• Chocolate milk gets his vote
• Downtown fire cost Belleville $13,000
• 3 veterans positive for hepatitis at St. Louis VA clinic
• Wet ride: Rain-slicked roads lead to several crashes in metro-east
• New housing units are 'a magnificent plus' for Venice
• Is it really time to go back to school?
• Graffiti leads are pouring in thanks to $500 reward
• East St. Louis lays off 37 workers
• Benefit will aid man hurt in car wreck in early March
• Gateway's fate without NASCAR could leave an economic void
• Flood plain can be built on
• Poker run, pony rides help infant with rare disease
• Costello to host symposium on international trade
• Two cases of bat rabies reported in Madison County
• Make a difference: Donate blood
• Woman is found guilty of murder: 'This is not an abused wife. This is a cocaine addict'
• Columbia men charged after trying to sell brass grave markers
• Court copies of text messages show couple tried to cover up boy's beating
• Republican candidate vows to fix state's money issues
• Federal agencies to probe VA safety lapses after vets exposed to viruses
• U.S. probes East St. Louis housing proposal
• Cold front will offer a bit of relief from the heat
• SIUE hoping to avoid furloughs; 'We need to be ... ready for further cuts'
• What's the future of Gateway? Track won't seek NASCAR events in 2011, and might be sold
• Do you think the census missed you? You have until Friday to call
• Cahokia Mounds group needs public support in bid to get grant
• 'I could tell from his voice something was wrong': Victim's mother testifies during w
• Central staff can use road behind middle school -- for now
• Police offer reward for information on graffiti found in O'Fallon
• Dirty, dingy bridge causing I-55 closures near Troy
• Widow claims no role in murder: 'I could never do that to my husband -- ever'
• Fresh herbs now a SWIC culinary staple
• 'I know I made bad decisions': Mom gets 5 years for role in 2-year-old's death
• Edwardsville residents receive Lifesaver Awards
• Free shuttle service now available at Memorial Hospital
• How will new health care tax credits affect small businesses?
• Notice an unpleasant odor in your tap water? Here's what to do
• Madison County is 'good for business,' new campaign touts
• O'Fallon City Council will keep 14 aldermen -- for now
• Surprise move: Man enters plea in battering death of 3-year-old
• Hamel bank robbed Monday afternoon; suspect nabbed 8 minutes later
• Detective: Murder suspect never visited 3-year-old after beating
• 'She shot in self-defense': Attorneys say cocaine, beatings fueled fatal shooting
• Judge: Caseyville official's firing did not violate his free speech rights
• Technology leaves Wally a tweet (or two) behind
• Burglars leave graffiti on walls, furniture in Collinsville-area home
• County green-lights $10.5 million in levee bonds
• Thousands lose power in Madison County
• Autopsy scheduled for 4-year-old boy who apparently drowned in Wood River retention pond
• Minority advocates want piece of new Mississippi River Bridge construction
• Help needed for War of 1812 bicentennial celebration
• Trash blocked drains in East St. Louis, causing flooding and rush hour nightmare
• IDOT reopens Brussels Ferry after flooding
• Hundreds show up for Amnesty Day in St. Clair County
• Autopsy scheduled for 4-year-old boy who apparently drowned in Wood River retention pond
• Will O'Fallon build a new library?
• Looking for foreclosures? Online map helps you in your search
• 'Change is going to take a long, long time': Lesbian officer exits Air Force
• Coal plant developer agrees to cap costs
• Firefighter is charged with theft after iPhone dispute
• East Carondelet woman dies in crash in Dupo
• Autopsy: 4-year-old boy pulled from spillway died from drowning
• Woman injured by falling steel pipes at industrial site in Dupo
• New political party files legal challenge; plans full slate in St. Clair County
• Man drowns trying to dive into Carlyle Lake
• Veteran detective let go after being decertified by state
• Belleville murder suspect belongs to gang, police say
• Suspect charged after returning to Millstadt business for second theft try
• Man shot in police chase is charged in Splash City car break-ins
• Isolation at Tamms leads to mental illness, judge rules
• Our War: Korea — 'You'll have nightmares the rest of your life'
• Heat doesn't deter crowd at diabetes walk
• Support a youth volunteer leader from Belleville!
• Collecting Confederate Currency
• 7th Annual Art on the Square
• Marjorie Williams

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