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State horse racing advocates are more confident that gaming at horse tracks will become a reality...

O'Fallon man tosses hat in ring for 12th District seat

An O'Fallon veteran and former sports journalist has announced his intention to run for congressman...

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District 201 to end year in black; state owes district nearly $2 million

Belleville School District 201 is expecting to end the current fiscal year in the black despite the fact the state owes the district close to $2 million.

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Belleville man faces firearm charges; explosives found in home

A 33-year-old Belleville man was charged Monday with reckless discharge of a firearm after an explosives device was found in his home.

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Pope Francis caresses a child in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, after celebrating a Pentecost mass, Sunday, May 19, 2013.

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass...

Sports

Descalso's grand slam lifts Cardinals to win ove Padres

Daniel Descalso hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Adam Wainwright won for the first time at Petco Park as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 Tuesday night.

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High Mount School District 116 was recognized as a winner of the Home Run for Character service learning recognition program sponsored by GCS Credit Union during a ceremony Thursday. Pictured with students and the Gateway Grizzlies mascot Izzy, from left: Superintendent Mark Halwachs; Lauren Smith of GCS Credit Union; and Craig Dohm, sales manager for the Grizzlies. Granite City High School and Freeburg School District 70 also were recognized by GCS Credit Union.

Three metro-east schools recognized for dedication to good character

Three metro-east schools were selected as winners of the "Home Run for Character" service learning recognition program sponsored by GCS Credit Union.

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Nicole Hockley, a parent who lost her child, Dylan Hockley, 6, in the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, testifies on assault weapon legislation during a Senate Executive Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, May 20, 2013, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Senate panel acts on high-capacity gun magazines

The sale or purchase of gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds would be illegal under a bill approved Monday by an Illinois Senate committee.

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A local resident allowed by security officers into an otherwise sealed off neighborhood walks past the rubble of destroyed homes, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing...

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