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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...

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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Metro-east News

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.

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.

Hot Topics

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

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. 38 minutes ago

Features

"Tales to Astonish Groot!"

Answer Man: Groot stars in new Marvel Comics movie

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... 57 minutes ago

State|Region

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.

Nation|World

President Barack Obama greets to the crowd after speaking about the economy, Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo.

Obama to GOP: ‘Stop just hating all the time’

Pointing the finger at Republicans for congressional inaction, President Barack Obama chided lawmakers Wednesday for spending the waning days before their month-long summer break trying to sue him rather than addressing economic issues that could... 44 minutes ago

Opinion

Politics tilt playing field in St. Clair County

It's typical St. Clair County.

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