21 hrs ago | Belleville News
Fairview Heights, Belleville lose power during thunderstorm
“It's possible that the original outage was caused by a lightning strike, there was a storm rolling through.”
More than 3,000 homes and businesses are without power in Fairview Heights this afternoon as thunderstorms roll through the metro-east. The outages are sporadic, including businesses at the Fountains at ... via Belleville News
Friday May 9 | STLtoday
One bank robbery, two states and plenty of cops
Five photographers turned their assignment schedules upside down to respond on a two-state police chase involving a bank robbery suspect and a number of area police departments. via STLtoday
Wednesday May 7 | Belleville News
State license disciplinary list for March released
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has released its state disciplinary report for March. via Belleville News
Sunday May 4 | Belleville News
Krispy Kreme adding ice cream to Fairview store
“I don't imagine we would share a lot in common market because of physical distance between us, I guess”
Krispy Kreme will no longer be a place for just doughnuts. The company is adding ice cream to its menus, including the shop at 5812 N. Illinois St. via Belleville News
Friday May 2 | MyFox St. Louis
Update On Woman Found Badly Beaten In Illinois State Park
“For being close to a metro area, that park is a remote area that not a lot of people know about. Hopefully we'll be able to figure out exactly what happened and who's responsible for it.”
Workers at a state park in Illinois find a badly beaten 20 year old woman as they open for visitors Thursday morning. via MyFox St. Louis
Wednesday Apr 30 | MyFox St. Louis
Stripper Died of Drug Overdose
“Cheyenne", was last seen Monday at a friend's house in Fairview Heights, IL. She danced at "Roxy's Night Club”
An autopsy shows on Monday shows that a Metro-East stripper died from a drug overdose. via MyFox St. Louis
Monday Apr 28 | STLtoday
Autopsy is planned on woman found dead in home
“Taking advantage of Jo was the simplest thing in the world, if you just had some drugs”
The St. Louis Major Case Squad is investigating the death of a 31-year-old woman who was found dead Saturday night inside her apartment in Belleville. via STLtoday
Saturday Apr 26 | Belleville News
Barnes & Noble event today raises funds for school reading supplies
“His (Carson's) mother encouraged him to read”
A fundraiser today at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Fairview Heights will raise money for the Carson Scholars Fund and the Ben Carson Reading project, which provides reading materials for school reading ... via Belleville News
Thursday Apr 24 | Belleville News-Democrat | Posted by Belleville News-Democrat
Metro-east libraries have plenty to offer for adults and children
Books, books and more books. But your local library has a lot more to offer than the wide selection of romance, reference, human interest, self-help, mystery and children books.
In addition to shelves for browsing, metro-east libraries offer informational classes, services and Internet services.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Lovejoy Library is a research facility that houses more than 800,000 volumes, and provides access to more than 10,000 periodicals and serials, 1.3 million microfilm units, and 36,000 audio visual resources. Read more
Tuesday Apr 22 | Commercial Real Estate
Clayton Central Investors snaps up National City Center for $50 million
St. Louis Business Journal - by Lisa R. Brown The National City Center office building in Clayton sold to a California investor, Clayton Central Investors LLC , for $50 million. via Commercial Real Estate









