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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 Belleville 'hole' in 30 days

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

Illinois House passes concealed-carry bill

A compromise bill that allows the carrying of concealed guns in public won approval Friday in the...

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Splash City Family Waterpark maintenance worker Austin Ash power washes the concrete while the Collinsville park is readied for opening day this Saturday. The park will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily (open until 9pm Tuesdays) until August 11th. For more details about the park, visit www.collinsvilleRec.com or call (618) 346-7529.

C.A.R.D. ready to kick off 16th season of Splash City water park

The Splash City Family Waterpark is scheduled to open for its 16th season Saturday and hopes to have a new water feature up and running in July. 35 minutes ago

Crime

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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Members of the East Side fire and O'Fallon fire departments joined supporters of the Run for the Wall on the Greenmount road overpass Tuesday. The group waved and raised flags as the riders headed east on Interstate 64 during the 25th annual Run for the Wall. The central route ride started in Rancho Cucamonga, California on May 15th. Riders passed through Illinois Tuesday after a stop at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital. The ride ends at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC on Saturday May 25th. The riders will join several hundred thousand riders on Sunday May 26th in a "Rolling Thunder" parade through Washington DC.

Metro-east celebrates Memorial Day

Here is a list of other Memorial Day weekend activities in the metro-east: 29 minutes ago

Sports

Collinsville's Brooke Blasingame and Normal's Elizabth Choban battle for the ball during the second half of their Secional game on Friday.

Roe, Reiniger fuel another postseason victory as Kahoks win sectional tourney

For the Collinsville Kahoks, it was another edition of the Reiniger and Roe Show. 18 minutes ago

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FILE - In this April 6, 2012 file photo, Flynn Robinson is honored along with other members of the 1974 Los Angeles Lakers Championship baskeball team in Los Angeles. Robinson, who was on the 1971-1972 Lakers team that won Los Angeles its first NBA title, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Los Angeles. He was 72.

Former NBA guard Flynn Robinson dies at 72

Flynn Robinson, the former NBA guard who played on the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971-72 championship team, has died after a two-year fight with cancer. ... 20 minutes ago

State|Region

Joliet man arrested on child pornography charges

A Joliet man who spent eight years in prison after being convicted of taking part in an international Internet-based child pornography ring is back... 21 minutes ago

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Obama says nation must do more for fallen heroes

President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day. 24 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.

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