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Prominent former East St. Louis residents "came home" for a panel discussion for the benefit of East St. Louis High School students on Wednesday. Each of them went on to be success stories, and the first or best in what they did in their respective fields. The panel was moderated by Brent Reeves, from McKendree University. This is one of the panel members, retired St. Clair County Circuit Judge Milton Wharton.

'He pulled off the impossible': Local residents remember Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a giant of a man -- a father to many people, a leader of the masses.

Crime

An 18-year-old was shot to death and found in front of a house in the 1400 block of North 44th Street, East St. Louis Assistant Police Chief Ronald Ike said. He said police have no suspects or motive. Illinois state police crime scene investigators were on the scene Friday morning.

Teen found shot dead in the snow in East St. Louis

Ambulance workers found a dead teen, face down in the snow and in a pool of blood early Friday.

Hot Topics

A pile of debris and bricks on the back wall of the Taxes Et Al building Wednesday in East St. Louis.

Businessman discovers someone was tearing his building down, brick by brick

It's unlikely Superman broke through, so why is there a gaping hole in a downtown building? And the owner wants to know why no one in City Hall or police knows who was tearing his building down.

Sports

St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak speaks about Albert Pujols during a baeball news conference Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in St. Louis. Three-time National League MVP Albert Pujols agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Cardinals looking for bench help at winter meetings

With most of their offseason work already completed, the St. Louis Cardinals aren't expected to be major players at the winter meetings this week at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 2 hours ago

Features

FILE - Susan Boyle performs ahead of the Champions League qualifying second round soccer match between Celtic and Helsingborgs at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, in this Aug. 29, 2012 file photo. Boyle told the Observer newspaper in an interview published Sunday Dec. 8, 2013, she has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, after seeing a specialist a year ago.

Susan Boyle says Asperger's diagnosis was a relief

Singer Susan Boyle says she has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism — and feels relief at finally having the right label for her condition. 13 minutes ago

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

The house where Ronald Westbrook was mistakingly killed by homeowner Joe Hendrix, is seen, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, in Chickamauga, Ga. The last walk that Westbrook took began as early as 1 a.m. when he slipped unnoticed from his North Georgia home with his two dogs. It ended three hours later when Westbrook, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, knocked in the dark on a stranger’s door. A man inside that home, 34-year-old Joe Hendrix, got a .40-caliber handgun, went outside to investigate and shot Westbrook in a horrible mistake. The unlikely collision between two strangers, one deeply confused, another likely startled in the dark, illustrates both the difficulties that caregivers face in keeping loved ones with Alzheimer’s safe and the consequences of miscalculation in a state that celebrates its gun culture.

Suffering from Alzheimer's, Ga. man fatally shot

The last walk that Ronald Westbrook took began as early as 1 a.m. when he slipped unnoticed from his North Georgia home with his two dogs.

Opinion

Get tough on TIF report requirement

Another year, another round of taxing districts not filing reports about tax increment financing as state law requires. Washington Park, which keeps saying that it wants to cooperate with the requirements, still hasn't. It has never filed a report...

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