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Familiar face hired as new athletic director at Nashville High

The new athletic director at Nashville High School says he's "always looking for things...

Real Estate: What's your neighbor's home selling for?

Recent real estate transactions for St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties.

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The Bank of Belleville building, at 720 W. Main Street, will serve as the Police Department's new facility.

Make way for the police department: Bank of Belleville finalizes purchases for new home

The Bank of Belleville announced Friday it has finalized purchasing property at 213 and 219 S. Illinois St. in Belleville for its new headquarters.

Crime

Rescue personnel work at the scene Sunday night of a drowning at Centennial Park in Swansea.

Belleville man's body found in pond at Swansea park

Visitors to Centennial Park in Swansea disovered a drowning victim Sunday night when they noticed part of a wheelchair or scooter, and part of a body, sticking out of the water in a pond.

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Jars containing various strands of medical marijuana sit behind a display case

Off the beat: Marijuana poses more risks than people realize

With the move to ease marijuana laws in some U.S. states, medical experts fear that many people are underestimating the medical issues surrounding the drug.

Sports

Chicago Cubs' Luis Valbuena, right, hits a single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the seventh inning of a baseball game on Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Chicago.

Wainwright, Holliday leads Cards past Cubs, 1-0

When St. Louis Cardinals Mike Matheny visited the mound with two out and two on in the seventh inning on Sunday, he had no idea whether he was going to replace starter Adam Wainwright.

Features

From left: Bailey, 11; Lori (mother); Connor, 9; and Mike (father) pose for a family portrait on the covered backyard patio of their O'Fallon home. Lori has written two books and is working on a third.

Romance, She Wrote: Trenton mom puts her imagination to work on books

Lori Bell never dreamed she would become a romance novelist. No way.

State|Region

Woman surrenders in St. Louis County fatal fire

St. Louis County police say a 36-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a fatal fire earlier this month.

Nation|World

A large pile of coal sits in front of train cars carrying coal at Dominion Terminal Associates’ coal terminal in Newport News, Va., on May 22, 2014. Over the last six years, American energy companies have sent more coal than ever before to other parts of the world, in some cases to places with more lax environmental standards. As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America’s unwanted energy leftovers to other parts of the world, where they could create even more pollution.

Not in my backyard: US sending dirty coal abroad

As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America’s unwanted energy leftovers to other parts of the world where they could create even more pollution. 1 hour ago

Opinion

In context, Illinois unemployment rate isn't so good

Less is making Illinois' unemployment rate look better, but the Illinois Policy Institute explains that it's a distorted view. The unemployment rate dropped from 7.5 percent to 7.1 percent in June. However, the improvement is not because of job creation...

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