Fire news: Belleville, IL, firefighters are investigating a fire that caused heavy smoke damage to an apartment building on High Street, displacing residents in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. The fire's cause is under investigation.
Sports news: Columbia, IL, bowler from Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO, records two straight perfect games and has 50 career 300 games using bowling ball at alley lanes with pins.
News: Joe Hubbard, founder of Catholic Urban Programs, proposed during a Mass in East St. Louis, IL. The Belleville, IL couple has been together for 40 years and finally got married at their wedding in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO.
When police use force, they report on it in detail on their web site or not at all. Police departments need to track the data so bosses and the public know if there is a training or personnel issue in southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO. News opinion
Mark Janus is an Illinois state worker who objected to paying union dues because that money was used for politics he did not support. On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court sided with him, 5-4.
