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Belleville police won't have to live in the city after 2015
By the end of April 2015, police officers will no longer have to live in the city, according to the four-year police union contract the City Council approved Friday.
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Belleville police cars collide while responding to fight downtown
Two police cars collided with one another Friday after police responded to downtown Belleville to break up a fight.
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'Most things are going to be about money': Belleville may call in labor attorney for police contract
City leaders may soon be turning to a labor attorney to help them with a union contract for police officers.
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With shot in the arm from sales tax increase, Belleville eyes police station upgrade
If sales tax revenue continues to rise, Mayor Mark Eckert says, the city may get a revamped police headquarters facility.
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Fisherman snags stolen Lindenwood sculpture
A fisherman at a Swansea lake has snagged the long-lost Brother Mel Meyer sculpture stolen from Lindenwood University's Belleville campus.
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'Shop Belleville': Alderwoman asks why city doesn't practice what it preaches
City leaders, through marketing efforts and word of mouth, have asked residents to "shop Belleville."
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Belleville manufacturer marks 50 years in business
Chelar Tool & Die Inc. has been machining and grinding in the same neighborhood and the same family for the past five decades.
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Belleville turns on the vacancy sign; Eckert says it's time to pursue hotel
Mayor Mark Eckert has said for the past several years that the sour economy has kept development at bay, but he thinks the time may be right to tackle new ventures again.
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Crash blocks traffic on North Illinois Street in Belleville
The 300 block of North Illinois Street was closed Thursday afternoon after a vehicle struck a utility pole.
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Crash in Belleville sends 3 to hospital
An elderly driver was extricated and a Belleville mother and her toddler son were injured after noon on Thursday following a crash on South Illinois Street.
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Man robs Belleville credit union
Police are searching for a man who walked into the Catholic and Community Credit Union on Wednesday and walked out with a bag of cash.








