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St. Clair County Clerk Bob Delaney will resign his office at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Delaney, shown here during ballot recounts following the April election, has been in the office since 1999.

County Clerk Delaney to resign; says allegations not a factor

St. Clair County Clerk Bob Delaney said Tuesday that he will resign Wednesday morning from the office he's been in since 1999.

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Daughter of deceased Caseyville chief accused of beating 63-year-old

Authorities have issued charges of aggravated battery and criminal trespass against the daughter...

Metro-east cellphone users overpaying $306 million yearly for wireless

The Citizens Utility Board reports that metro-east cellphone customers are overpaying by more than...

Metro-east News

Booking photo of former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook of Belleville.

Ex-judge Cook wants his drug trial delayed

Attorneys for Mike Cook have asked a federal judge to delay the July 15 proposed start of his trial on misdemeanor and felony charges to allow the ...

Crime

Pass/fail? Illinois State Police test 17 businesses for alcohol sales to minors

Illinois State Police tested 17 businesses in Belleville, Caseyville and O'Fallon Thursday to see if they were selling alcohol to minors.

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What did Miss Othmar earn? Five school districts added to payroll database

Five local school districts' payrolls for 2012 were just added. Wolf Branch is the latest addition, joining Grant-Illini, Marissa, Signal Hill and Harmony-Emge school districts.

Sports

O'Fallon has one of the state's top football recruits

One of the most popular cell phone numbers in the metro-east these days belongs to O'Fallon High football coach Brandon Joggerst.

Features

Follow Madison Eason as she tries out the hovercraft built by Signal Hill, Harmony-Emge and Belle Valley school students during a summer camp.

'You are actually flying': Students test hovercrafts they built

Belle Valley eighth-grader Cayla Adams sports a red batting helmet as she steps onto the school's baseball diamond in Belleville.

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Ill. House speaker to Quinn: Sign concealed carry

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation allowing the carrying of concealed guns.

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This undated photo released by the Department of Justice shows Daniel Brown. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people, including Brown, on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday, June 18, 2013 the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims.

Ohio woman accuses 3 of holding her captive

A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls.