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East St. Louis families escape apartment fire

Five families narrowly escaped from an East St. Louis apartment building that caught fire early Monday morning. 15 minutes ago

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Chef Robert Tedesco whips up dishes such as Chicken Breast Donatello, a boneless breast sauteed with prosciutto boursin creamed asparagus, which is served with a salad and choice of Italian roasted potatoes, fresh vegetables, baked potato or penne pasta for $16.

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Robert Tedesco, the chef at Donatello's, has an interesting past. After growing up in Belleville...

Collinsville's Horseshoe is returning this summer

The second coming of the a long-standing Collinsville eatery and bar is expected in about two months...

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Belleville expects little increase in operating expenses

Flat or unpredictable tax revenue has Belleville city leaders proposing less than a 1 percent increase in general operating expenses this year. 1 hour ago

'A great thing for both sides': Classmates mentor students with autism 1 hour ago
Belleville tavern has new owner, new name 2 hours ago
Play It Again Sports offers new and used sports equipment
Rain, storms return to region 15 minutes ago

Crime

Neighborhood watch: Crimes of the week

Take another look at the top crime stories of the week at bnd.com.

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This photo, provided to the BND by the Belleville Fire Department, shows the car being lifted out of the Veteran's Memorial Fountain by a Petroff Towing boom arm tow truck.

Car ends up in Belleville fountain after crash

The historic Veteran's Memorial Fountain in downtown Belleville's Public Square suffered damage when a driver plowed into it early Saturday morning.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter never surrendered hope of regaining his freedom, not even after he was convicted of a triple murder, then convicted again and abandoned by many prominent supporters. 7 minutes ago

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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, file photo, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri attends the NCAA college basketball game between Syracuse and North Carolina State in Syracuse, N.Y. A Pennsylvania high school student is in hot water for asking Davuluri to prom during a question and answer session at school. Eighteen-year-old Patrick Farves said he received three days of in-school suspension Thursday, April 17, 2014, because he asked Davuluri to prom. School officials heard about Farves' plan in advance and warned him not to do it. He has apologized for disrupting the event.

Miss America: Don't suspend teen who asked me to prom

Miss America is asking a Pennsylvania school district to reconsider the punishment of a senior who asked her to prom during the question-and-answer portion of an assembly.

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In this April 19, 2014 photo, members of Heroin Control look for support from passing motorists during an anti-heroin rally in Hamilton, Ohio. In southwest Ohio's Butler County, heroin deaths are increasing at stunning rates and communities have turned to a task force, town halls and poster-waving rallies.

Communities rally to fight back against heroin

Rachel Snelbaker fought the lonely battle against her daughter's heroin abuse for years, trying to get her into treatment and trying to track her down when she went missing to use drugs.