Belleville News Democrat: Metro-east news http://www.bnd.com/news/local/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2009 Belleville News Democrat Metro-east news 60 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:20:28 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Jefferson's Restraunt coming to Mascoutah http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998717.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998717.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:22 CST Patty and Jim Grindstaff plan to open another Jefferson's Restaurant in Mascoutah next spring. Muscular dystrophy can't keep boy from football http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/1000749.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/1000749.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:17 CST No. 33 appeared to be the O'Fallon Little Panthers football team's most valuable player at Sunday night's game -- almost as valuable as the touchdown he scored was to him. ESL ousts City Manager Robert Betts http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/1000769.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/1000769.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:17 CST The East St. Louis City Council voted 4-0 Sunday night to fire City Manager Robert Betts. Maternity center plans move forward slowly http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/1000770.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/1000770.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:17 CST Organizers of a planned maternity center in the city say they plan to move forward with their mission soon. Should county assessor be called 'Dr. Bush' based on honorary doctorate? http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999971.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999971.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:20 CST Despite agreeing four years ago not to list an unaccredited doctorate from a California diploma mill on his resume, St. Clair County Assessor Gordon Bush is still calling himself, "Dr. Bush." Real estate: Sale prices of metro-east homes http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/997249.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/997249.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:39 CST BELLEVILLE Donated bicycles destroyed; Belleville's good deed goes for naught http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999965.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999965.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:23 CST Mayor Mark Eckert is re-examining the city policy on donating surplus items to charity after a Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital official ordered the destruction of 21 bicycles the city donated this past spring. Run-down apartment building in Belleville gets new life as lofts http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999989.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999989.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:57 CST To see how nice the building at 201 S. Charles St. in Belleville will look, you have to use your imagination now, Shelly Leehy said. The war comes home: Afghanistan vets face battle to readjust to everyday life http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999962.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999962.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:50 CST They spent a year building 15 schools and a dozen clinics, delivering 2.7 million pounds of humanitarian aid and fighting off the Taliban during an ever-more violent war. Business as usual? Some say East St. Louis furloughs unfairly applied http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999974.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999974.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:05 CST Furloughs for city employees are being met with strong criticism by some because they said they were not done fairly across the board. Symbol of pride: O'Fallon adopts military tradition with challenge coins http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999982.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999982.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:31 CST The city's police department has adopted an old military tradition designed to increase camaraderie and morale in the ranks. Section of I-55 north of Illinois 143 closes for roadwork http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999912.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999912.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:41 CST The right lane of northbound Interstate 55 will be closed for about five days starting Monday for bridge deck patching. Shootout at strip club: One man in hospital, five in jail http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999984.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999984.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:26 CST A shootout at a strip club early Saturday littered the parking lot with shell casings, sent one man to the hospital, put five in jail and led the shooter to flee. Vocational program gives special-ed students a chance to work http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999988.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/999988.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:59 CST Autism doesn't keep David Sims from being a star employee in the laundry at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. MidAmerica 'flower flights' to resume this month http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998720.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998720.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:02 CST After a month-long hiatus, the weekly flights of flowers flown straight in from South America to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport are set to resume by the end of November. Interstate 64 west near Mascoutah opens after truck fire http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/997976.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/997976.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:52 CST All lanes of westbound Interstate 64 near Mascoutah reopened late Friday night after a truck fire earlier in the day had the highway closed. Local woman bags 2 deer 10 minutes apart -- with her Ford Explorer http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998687.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998687.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:06 CST Kathryn J. Gowin spent 10 minutes this week doing what some deer hunters never do in a lifetime. She bagged two deer -- with her Ford Explorer. New STAR bonds bill to give neighboring communities a cut of revenue http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998731.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998731.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:27 CST Changes to a revised bill that proposes to create sales tax revenue bonds in Illinois includes giving a share of property tax revenue generated from the "STAR" bond district to neighboring communities. Commuter alert: Work on Illinois 111 begins Monday http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998341.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998341.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14 CST Lane and ramp closures will be encountered on northbound Illinois 111 at the interchange with Interstate 270 near Pontoon Road beginning Monday, weather permitting. Cops finally capture man who had eluded them for months http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998308.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998308.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:15 CST A Washington Park man who eluded police for months was charged Friday in connection with a shooting earlier this year. Centreville man sentenced, fined for selling 1,000 Ecstasy tablets http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998310.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998310.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:38 CST A Centreville man was sentenced to more than 2 1/2 years in federal prison for selling Ecstasy. Drug raid: Cops find cocaine, guns at Swansea home http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998309.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998309.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:39 CST The St. Clair County Drug Tactical Unit executed a search warrant at a Swansea home on Friday morning and found drugs and guns. Belleville arson dog puts her nose to work to smell out crimes in metro-east http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998684.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998684.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:30 CST There's a new arson dog in town and she's eager to put her nose to work. Parenting: Wow! 'I haven't completely ruined their lives' http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998686.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998686.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:40 CST No parent ever goes into parenthood with all the answers. Guilty verdict for Cahokia man; candidate for U.S. attorney nabbed him after theft http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998694.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/998694.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:40 CST A Cahokia man who was nabbed by a U.S. attorney finalist was convicted of burglary on Thursday.