Belleville News Democrat: Local politics http://www.bnd.com/news/politics/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2010 Belleville News Democrat Local politics 60 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:21:56 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Cahokia mayor says nearly all village employees might be let go http://www.bnd.com/2010/02/23/1144922/many-layoffs-possible-in-cahokia.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/02/23/1144922/many-layoffs-possible-in-cahokia.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:14 CST Mayor Frank Bergman said Monday he may soon have to lay off almost all village employees unless the state frees up $419,000 in unpaid revenue. Candidates on the ballot in Tuesday's primary http://www.bnd.com/2010/02/01/1113098/candidates-on-the-ballot-in-tuesdays.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/02/01/1113098/candidates-on-the-ballot-in-tuesdays.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:42 CST Candidates on the primary ballot in the metro-east for Tuesday's primary elections: