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Ex-judge's daughter cited with misdemeanor traffic charge after hitting local basketball star

A former St. Clair County judge's daughter will appear in court next month to answer a misdemeanor...

Ron Hettenhausen and his wife, Jo Ann Endres, at the bicycle shop on West Main Street.

Belleville bike shop owner is closing his doors

By this time next month, Ron Hettenhausen will no longer be peddling bicycles.

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Metro-east News

Collinsville to consider police contract

The Collinsville City Council will consider a new contract with its police officers' union at its regular meeting Monday.

Crime

2 die from overdoses in Madison County

Two recent deaths in Madison County were caused by drug overdoses, according to the coroner.

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St. Clair County tangles with landowners over widening Frank Scott Parkway

St. Clair County is continuing its two-year fight to use eminent domain to take land needed to improve a busy intersection at Frank Scott Parkway East and Old Collinsville Road in Swansea.

Sports

National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, from left to right, Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox hold their plaques after an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Cooperstown, N.Y.

La Russa at Cooperstown: 'Being really lucky is a a Hall of Fame credential'

Frank Thomas choked back tears, Joe Torre apologized for leaving people out of his speech and Tony La Russa said he felt uneasy.

Features

FILE - In this April 27, 2014 file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during a campaign rally in West Des Moines, Iowa. Sarah Palin is starting her own subscription-based online network. The Sarah Palin Channel, which went live on Sunday, July 27, 2014, bills itself as a "direct connection" for the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate with her supporters, bypassing media filters.

Sarah Palin launches online subscription channel

Sarah Palin has started her own subscription-based online network. 17 minutes ago

State|Region

APNewsBreak: Illinois: Doctor faked pot paperwork

Illinois regulators say an Illinois doctor misled a 79-year-old patient by issuing a bogus medical marijuana certification for a $250 fee.

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. 2 hours 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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