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Dress codes: Should schools ban girls' leggings?

They're called leggings -- popular fashion items that are tight-fitting pants to some, and glorified tights to others.

Crime

Lawsuit accusation: Randolph County sheriff fired deputies for backing election opponent

Two former deputies are suing Randolph County Sheriff Michael Hoelscher for allegedly dismissing them for supporting an opposing candidate in November's election.

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After pleading guilty Thursday afternoon to involuntary manslaughter of his 23-month-old son, Nathan, who died June 20, 2013, Wayne M. Hubert, left, talks with relatives in the lobby of the St. Clair County Building in Belleville. Hubert faces a sentence of four years.

Passed out drunk: O'Fallon dad pleads guilty in dead toddler case

A former O'Fallon man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his 23-month-old son.

Sports

Edwardsville outfielder Rachel Anderson makes a diving catch late in the game against O'Fallon at the O'Fallon Softball Tournament. Edwardsville defeated O'Fallon 12-11 to win the tournament.

Tigers rally for six runs in seventh inning to win championship of O'Fallon Tournament

Down to their last out and trailing by five runs, the Edwardsville Tigers just kept swinging.

Features

FILE - This Feb. 24, 2014 file photo shows Liam Neeson in Los Angeles. Animal-rights activists demonstrated outside Neeson's New York home on Saturday, April 19, 2014 to protest Neeson’s public stance that New York's carriage horses should keep working. Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to ban the horse-drawn carriages and replace them with electric vintage-style cars, commissioned by a group called NYCLASS.

Carriage horse foes picket Liam Neeson's NYC home

Animal welfare activists picketing Liam Neeson's home on Saturday said they don't agree with him that the city's carriage horses should keep working. 3 hours ago

State|Region

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks as he and his Republican rival, Bruce Rauner, appear together for the first time before the 2014 general election, during the annual meeting of the Illinois Education Association Friday, April 11, 2014, in Chicago.

Quinn: New controls after Medicaid paid for dead

Gov. Pat Quinn promised tighter controls Saturday after a review found that the Illinois Medicaid program paid an estimated $12 million for medical services for people who had already died.

Nation|World

John McCullough holds up his sign protesting the plan to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas, called the Keystone XL pipeline, in San Francisco, California, April 3, 2013.

Keystone pipeline decision delayed, likely till after elections

The Obama administration is indefinitely delaying a decision on approving the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, likely putting off any action until after the November midterm elections.

Opinion

Home care isn't always best

If Belleville resident Billy Ray Young had been placed in Murray Developmental Center in Centralia instead of the loving care of his family members, would he be alive today?

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