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Familiar face hired as new athletic director at Nashville High

The new athletic director at Nashville High School says he's "always looking for things...

Real Estate: What's your neighbor's home selling for?

Recent real estate transactions for St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties.

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The Bank of Belleville building, at 720 W. Main Street, will serve as the Police Department's new facility.

Make way for the police department: Bank of Belleville finalizes purchases for new home

The Bank of Belleville announced Friday it has finalized purchasing property at 213 and 219 S. Illinois St. in Belleville for its new headquarters.

Crime

Rescue personnel work at the scene Sunday night of a drowning at Centennial Park in Swansea.

Belleville man's body found in pond at Swansea park

Visitors to Centennial Park in Swansea disovered a drowning victim Sunday night when they noticed part of a wheelchair or scooter, and part of a body, sticking out of the water in a pond. 3 hours ago

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Jars containing various strands of medical marijuana sit behind a display case

Off the beat: Marijuana poses more risks than people realize

With the move to ease marijuana laws in some U.S. states, medical experts fear that many people are underestimating the medical issues surrounding the drug.

Sports

Chicago Cubs' Luis Valbuena, right, hits a single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the seventh inning of a baseball game on Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Chicago.

Wainwright, Holliday leads Cards past Cubs, 1-0

When St. Louis Cardinals Mike Matheny visited the mound with two out and two on in the seventh inning on Sunday, he had no idea whether he was going to replace starter Adam Wainwright.

Features

From left: Bailey, 11; Lori (mother); Connor, 9; and Mike (father) pose for a family portrait on the covered backyard patio of their O'Fallon home. Lori has written two books and is working on a third.

Romance, She Wrote: Trenton mom puts her imagination to work on books

Lori Bell never dreamed she would become a romance novelist. No way.

State|Region

Woman surrenders in St. Louis County fatal fire

St. Louis County police say a 36-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a fatal fire earlier this month.

Nation|World

Ukrainian Ministry Emergency officer, left, Donetsk People’s Republic fighter, 2nd left, and members of the OSCE mission in Ukraine examine a map as they discuss the situation around the site of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Sunday, July 27, 2014. A team of international police officers that had been due to visit the site of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine cancelled the trip Sunday after receiving reports of fighting in the area. Alexander Hug, the deputy head of a monitoring team from the OSCE in Europe, said it would be too dangerous for the unarmed mission to travel to the site from its current location in the rebel-held city of Donetsk.

Troops move on crash site in Ukraine, foiling deal

Just hours after the Malaysian government reached an agreement with Ukrainian separatists Sunday over access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner shot down in rebel territory, the Ukrainian military launched an operation to recapture the debris...

Opinion

In context, Illinois unemployment rate isn't so good

Less is making Illinois' unemployment rate look better, but the Illinois Policy Institute explains that it's a distorted view. The unemployment rate dropped from 7.5 percent to 7.1 percent in June. However, the improvement is not because of job creation...

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