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Reward offered for suspect in East St. Louis shooting death

Crimestoppers has increased the reward for the arrest of a teenager accused of shooting to death...

Belleville fire and police at about 10:40 a.m. Monday were handling an overturned truck at the intersection of Illinois 177 and Green Mount Road. The driver did not appear to be hurt.

Truck overturns, blocking Green Mount Road in Belleville

A tractor-trailer overturned about 10:40 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Illinois 177 and Green...

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'Unique' coffee shop coming to Belleville's West Main Street

A "unique coffeehouse atmosphere" expects to open by the new year on Belleville's West Main Street.

Crime

Ex-Brooklyn cop charged with DUI, impersonating an officer

A former Brooklyn police officer was stopped in Caseyville at 1:25 a.m. Saturday and later charged with driving under the influence and impersonating a police officer.

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Dupo football coach is Tim Nelson had to step down from his position eight games into his first season after being diagnosed with rectal and colon cancer.

Former Dupo football coach is in the fight of his life

Tim Nelson headed into his first year of coaching football at Dupo High School with tons of optimism. But eight weeks into the season, when Nelson was diagnosed as having rectal and colon cancer, football suddenly did not seem anywhere near as significant...

Sports

Tony La Russa in a 2011 file photo.

Torre, La Russa, Cox elected to baseball Hall

Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox spent decades trying to beat each other, no holds barred. On this day, however, they were a mutual admiration society. 20 minutes ago

Features

On Nov. 26, Riah Haswell and her sons Miles, 13, and Asher, 9, received the keys to the new home the O’Fallon Area Habitat for Humanity group built for the family on Carson Drive.

O'Fallon family gets new home for the holidays

When the O’Fallon Area Habitat for Humanity group began building its first house in July, it promised the eventual homeowner Riah Haswell she would be in her new home by Thanksgiving. And on Nov. 26, just two days before the holiday, the organization...

State|Region

Man blinded during Illinois road rage confrontation

An Illinois man is accused of blinding a motorist in one eye by punching him during a road rage confrontation.

Nation|World

Bank might foreclose on home because late husband isn’t residing there

Billions of dollars in foreclosure settlements between big banks and government regulators haven’t helped Laura Biggs. The California woman is scheduled to lose her home nine days before Christmas because her mortgage company concluded that...

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