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A 2012 file photo of the pit that remains after several buildings burned at the corner of East Main Street and Jackson Street in 2010 in Belleville.

Judge orders property owner to clean up 'hole' in 30 days

The property owner is responsible for demolition and asbestos cleanup costs for the site of a downtown...

Scott Credit Union's O'Fallon branch robbed

O'Fallon Police are searching for a man who robbed the Scott Credit Union at 712 W. Highway ...

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Joseph D. Christ in 2008.

Coroner: Former St. Clair County judge Joe Christ died of cocaine intoxication

Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Joe Christ died of "cocaine intoxication," the coroner in Pike County, Ill., confirmed Friday. 15 minutes ago

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Belleville man charged with sexual abuse of toddler

A 45-year-old Belleville man was charged on Friday in connection with the sexual abuse of a 2-year-old female relative.

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Population down in most of metro-east's largest cities

Four of the five largest cities in the metro-east have seen their populations drop since 2010, according to estimates released Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sports

Jay Haas walks off the 18th green after finishing the first round of the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club Thursday, May 23, 2013, in St. Louis. Haas finished the round at 5-under par.

Jay Haas three strokes back at Senior PGA Championship

Kiyoshi Murota of Japan made two birdies in his first eight holes to take the lead midway through the second round of the Senior PGA Championship on...

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FILE - This 2012 police booking photo released by Los Angeles Conty Sheriff's Department shows actress Amanda Bynes, 26, who was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after allegedly hitting a sheriff's patrol car. Bynes was been arrested in midtown Manhattan Thursday May 23, 2013 after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.

State|Region

Illinois temporarily halts Murray Center transfers

Illinois officials agreed Thursday to temporarily halt the movement of residents out of an institution for the developmentally disabled in the southern Illinois city of Centralia.

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FILE - This undated file photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible. At a bail hearing Friday, May 24, 2013, a Philadelphia judge ordered the couple, who believe in faith healing over medicine, be held without bail on third-degree murder charges in the April death of their 8-month-old son, Brandon. They previously had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter after another child, 2-year-old Kent, died in 2009.

Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing'

After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would ... 52 minutes ago

Opinion

Students gain from sex ed

We were glad to see the Illinois Senate send Gov. Pat Quinn a bill requiring that school sex ed courses include information about birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention. Quinn is expected to sign the bill. 1 hour ago

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