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Brighton man killed in crash on I-70; semi driver flees scene

The Illinois State Police are asking the public for help in finding a hit-and-run semi driver accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash on Interstate 70 near Troy.

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Man charged in federal court in Belleville convenience store robbery

A Belleville man has been charged in relation to the robbery of a convenience store.

Trucks collide on I-55/70 near Collinsville

One lane of southbound Interstate 55-70 was closed early Wednesday morning near Collinsville after...

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St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly, in a 2012 file photo.

St. Clair County brings legal settlements into the open

The St. Clair County Board has taken a step toward more transparency in how it approves legal settlements.

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Centreville police find teenager's body in car

Police found the body of a teenager inside a car outside the Private Mathis Manor Apartments Monday.

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Off the beat: Woman who crawled naked through doggy door has story to tell

Remember the woman who broke into a stranger's house through the doggy door, and when she was found sitting naked in the bathtub said that she was looking for a phone to use?

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Cardinals trade for Cleveland right-hander Justin Masterson

Moving to fortify a rotation that has been hit with injuries, the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday traded for Cleveland Indians right-hander Justin Masterson.

While watching the trailer to the new Marvel Comics movie "Guardians of the Galaxy," I was stunned to see a guardian called Groot. I swear he was in a comic book decades ago. Or have I mixed him/it up with another monster? -- Steve Murray, of Fairview...

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In this July 15, 2014 photo, Roxie, an 11-year-old Cirneco, is held by her owner Brian Parent of Bensenville, Ill., showing the injuries to her face after she was attacked by coyotes on July 11. The dog was saved from certain death by 84-year-old Dolores "Dolly" Jefferson who fended off the four coyotes that were after her neighbor’s small dog. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Mark Black) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT

84-year-old neighbor saves dog from coyote attack

The quick thinking and loud screams of an 84-year-old Bensenville-area woman has neighbors calling her a hero after she scared off a pack of coyotes attacking a neighbor's dog.