Fairview Heights News

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After the texting law went into effect Jan. 1 officers have had to contend with the problems of detecting texting while driving.

A 21-year-old Cahokia, Illinois man was arrested Friday morning after allegedly stealing a woman's car while she ran inside a convenience store, Fairview Heights police said.

A Hollywood star and an Illinois family hook up for a simple, but powerful message: it's "ok" to talk about mental illness.

Here's a wild-ass tale from Fairview Heights, Illinois. Police there arrested Minchul McCullough , 24, of St.

Fairview Heights police responding to calls of a naked man running around an apartment complex over the weekend discovered that the nude man was the victim of a home invasion.

Community service projects may take different forms among local high school students, but schools say they all share a common goal -- to teach students the importance of giving back.

Firefighters in the Metro-East were called in to battle flames at a store. The fire broke out around 6:00 a.m. at Simpson's TV in the 100 block of Meckfessel in Fairview Heights, Illinois.

Firefighters from several agencies battled a fire, just west of St. Clair Square Mall in Fairview Heights.

Mayor Mark Eckert often starts his workday hours before the office opens. In his city-issued Crown Victoria, a former police vehicle still equipped with a working police radio, he drives around the city to see what's going on, runs home for a quick shower and coffee and gets to the office by 8:30 a.m. Eckert, 53, said most of his work weeks run 70 ...

Versatile knife: It only looks like a plastic knife, but don't pass by this bargain at Marshall's in Fairview Heights if you enjoy using a good cutting utensil in the kitchen.

Bargain-hungry shoppers found appealing day-after-Christmas prices but less plentiful selections Saturday as retailers cut back on inventories for this year's holiday-ending shopping rush.

Authorities say the patriarch of a Belleville car dealership family has died in a fire at his Fairview Heights home.

The owner of a Belleville auto dealership died in a house fire in Fairview Heights.

A gangster-turned-FBI informant whose exploits were the basis of the 1990 Martin Scorsese mob film "Goodfellas" said Tuesday his struggles with alcohol again are to blame for his weekend arrest after a drunken disturbance at a hotel.

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Share + Dec 18, 2009 11:06 am US/Central COLUMBIA, Ill. An Illinois state appellate court has sided with a couple's push to let their autistic son bring his service dog to school, marking the latest legal setback for the school district unconvinced the animal serves a necessary educational purpose.

Three women from the Metro East were arrested Tuesday for allegedly carjacking a mall employee on Sunday, the Fairview Heights Police Department said.

One day after his arrest for disorderly conduct in Fairview Heights, Illinois , former wiseguy Henry Hill , whose life story inspired the film Goodfellas , agreed to sit down and chat with the Daily RFT .

This photo released Dec. 15, 2009, by the Fairview Heights Police Dept. shows 66-year-old Henry Hill who was arrested Dec.