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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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More than 198,000 sign petition to deny ex-trooper Mitchell's license

As former Illinois State Police trooper Matt Mitchell prepares to again ask to have his driver's license reinstated, more than 198,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Secretary of State to deny his appeal.

Crime

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 and are looking for the shooter. 42 minutes ago

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Ex-judge's daughter cited after hitting local basketball star

A former St. Clair County judge's daughter will appear in court next month to answer a misdemeanor traffic charge after striking a pedestrian with her car near Belleville.

Sports

St. Louis Rams defensive end Michael Sam straps on his helmet during training camp at the NFL football team's practice facility Saturday, July 26, 2014, in St. Louis.

Rams' Sam on fitting in: 'Everything is smooth'

So far, defensive Michael Sam has had no problems fitting in with the St. Louis Rams. 2 hours ago

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FILE - In this July 22, 2014 file photo former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, center, arrives at court with his wife, Terry, and others for his defamation lawsuit against "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle in St. Paul, Minn. Kyle wrote in his best-seller that he decked Ventura in a California bar in 2006 after Ventura allegedly said Navy SEALs "deserve to lose a few." Ventura, a former SEAL and pro wrestler, testified Kyle fabricated the story. Kyle denied that in testimony videotaped before his death last year. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jim Gehrz, File) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES LOCAL TELEVISION OUT

Jury awards Ventura $1.8M in defamation case

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura won $1.8 million Tuesday in his two-year fight to prove he was defamed by a military sniper and best-selling author who claimed to have punched out Ventura at a bar for bad-mouthing the Navy SEALs. 1 minute ago

State|Region

U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart (D-Belleville) in a 2012 file photo.

Area congressmen support deal to fix VA health-care system

A compromise bill headed to the U.S. House and Senate later this week that would inject $10 billion in emergency funding into the nation's troubled Veterans Administration health-care system has the support of metro-east congressmen.

Nation|World

The firestorm was sparked by a proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, above, to allow Internet service providers like AT&T and Verizon to charge companies to move their content through a speedier lane.

FCC’s dull plans for Internet get viral, angry response

This summer the dull-sounding technology term “network neutrality” prompted street protests and viral web campaigns, crashing the Federal Communications Commission’s website with a record-breaking flood of over a million comments...

Opinion

Politics tilt playing field in St. Clair County

It's typical St. Clair County.

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