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April 21, 2016

• Belleville District 118 outgrowing its school buildings
• Look for sales, special events from Cahokia Mounds to downtown Belleville
• As hummingbirds return to the metro-east, here are ways to attract them
• Children get to practice reading; shelter dogs get a friend
• Celebrate Earth Day at several different metro-east events
• MidAmerica Airport terminal will get $835,000 upgrade
• Main Street Brewing Co.’s new outdoor space is nearly ready
• Green Diamond Emporium in Belleville will close
• Wildey to show ‘Purple Rain’ to honor life of Prince
• Deadbeat: Horseshoe Lake closure due to electricity, trash vendors not paid
• Prince is latest in string of music legends who’ve left us in 2016
• Troops are set to receive 2.1 percent pay raise in 2017
• Don’t Miss This: Madison man cops a plea on eve of shooting trial
• IDOT to close eastbound MLK bridge traffic
• Storms likely (with hail possible); sun is on the way for weekend
• The 40th Annual Chamber Salute to Business Awards banquet had record crowd attendance last week
• Obituaries
• Our Town: Coal mining huge in O’Fallon ‘til 1960
• Shriners to hold Pre-Derby Horse Race Night
• O’Fallon piles up rare blowout win over Edwardsville in SWC showdown
• Athlete of the Week:O’Fallon junior girl track star sets her sights on the state finish line
• Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez’s transformation has been incredible
• Balanced effort helps Cardinals outlast Cubs, long rain delay
• Eugene Abert, 91
• Mildred Zeller, 88
• Verna Ratermann, 82
• Ada Marie Dubach, 93
• Spring Bloom Festival is Saturday at Silver Lake Park
• News Leader to switch to carrier delivery next week
• Highland held ‘rousing send-off’ for its Doughboys on Feb. 21, 1918
• Alhambra news for the week of April 21
• Grantfork news for the week of April 21
• New Douglas news for the week of April 21
• St. Jacob & Marine News for the week of April 21
• Who were top Yankees pitchers in 1927?
• Seeking a path to stay off the streets
• Police say suspect reached at least 105 mph in chase from Litchfield lake
• Mathenia stepping up as Belleville West’s offensive threat
• Blues have Blackhawks on the ropes, can clinch at home with Game 5 victory
• Brouwer already has a Stanley Cup ring, now wants one with the Blues
• Gunnarsson returns for Blues team hoping to close out Blackhawks; Kane and Toews reunited
• Tarasenko scoring is key to Blues leading series