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Metro East church group works for social good

This year's closing of the government-run Madison County Sheltered Care Home might have seemed a major setback for the United Congregations of Metro-East, an activist coalition of churches that fought hard to save the home for needy disabled people.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Belleville News

DUIs kept in check at roadside stops over holiday weekend

Out of more than 350 vehicles that went through Illinois State Police safety checkpoints in the metro east during the holiday weekend, not one driver was cited for driving under the influence.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Belleville News

Dupo, Columbia and Mascoutah fireworks rescheduled for Sunday

The weather is raining on local parades, picnics and fireworks displays. The following community events have been rescheduled for Sunday due to weather: * Dupo's Picnic in the Park will take place from noon until 9 p.m. Sunday with the fireworks show at dusk at Community Park.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Folks flock to Mississippi Fireworks Festival

Mississippi Fireworks Festival festivities Friday delighted families despite the absence of carnival rides at Riverfront Park.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Granite City Teen Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car While Skateboarding

A Metro East boy is hospitalized Monday after he was hit by a car while riding on his skateboard.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Skateboarder hit by car in Granite City

Updated at 9:45 p.m. GRANITE CITY -- Austin Christoff, 14, of Granite City, was in serious condition at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center on Monday night after being hit by a car while riding his skateboard shortly before 4:30 p.m. The accident happened in the 2300 block of Cleveland Boulevard, when Austin rode into the street and the ...

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Benton County Daily Record

Trial far off in death of Sherwood couple

A year after the brutal murders of a Sherwood couple in a motel parking lot at a St.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Belleville News

Metro-east jobless rate tops 8 percent

The metro-east unemployment rate reached its highest level for the month of May in more than two decades.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Air pollution in Granite City poses high cancer risk

Granite City residents are among the most likely in the nation to contract cancer as a result of breathing toxic air pollution, according to an assessment released Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Belleville News

Man gets more time after retrial in Granite City murder

A jury on Tuesday found a St. Louis man guilty of second-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and armed violence.

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KWQC-TV Davenport

Ex-alderman killed in car-bus crash

A former southwestern Illinois alderman and longtime barber was killed when his car was hit by a Madison County transit bus.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Elderly Man Killed In Accident Involving Madison County Transit Bus

Police in Granite City are investigating an fatal accident involving a Madison County Transit bus.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Daily Herald

U.S. Steel recalling 275 in Illinois, Ontario

U.S. Steel Corp., the largest U.S.- based steelmaker by sales, is recalling laid-off workers to restart coke production in Ontario and a blast furnace in Illinois, union spokesmen said.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Belleville News

Man finds art created by his father at Belleville yard sale

At the Highland Neighborhood Association yard sale in east Belleville a couple of weeks ago, at least one sale item went home to roost.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Six charged after chase that started in Alton

Prosecutors issued 21 felony charges Wednesday against six men allegedly involved in a robbery, gunfire, possession of crack cocaine and a two-SUV chase.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

FOX Files: Man Accused Of Killing 2 Gets DUI Dropped In Plea Deal

Police say a Granite City man was drunk and high when he ran over and killed a man and a pregnant woman.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bistate police chase leads to arrests

JUNE 15, 2009 -- Granite City Public Works Director Rick Fancher runs out of the way of a Granite City police car Monday afternoon.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Belleville News

Krieger's sports bar in Granite City shuts down

The last metro-east Krieger's Sports Bar standing in the metro-east has closed. According to a sign in the window of the restaurant in Nameoki Commons in Granite City, a new eatery to be known as Sweety Pies is coming soon to take Krieger's place.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Associated Content

Laid Off Steel Workers to Restart Steel Mill in Granite City, Illinois

Date: June 12, 2009 IL. The announcement, made on Friday, 12 June, 2009 by USW Local 68 president Jeff Evans brought a glimmer of hope into what had been a seemingly hopeless situation for some of the members of Local 68 which represents electrical trades workers at the Granite City facility.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Belleville News

Making a comeback: U.S. Steel working to reopen Granite City mill

Work is under way on a plan to reopen U.S. Steel's Granite City mill. Dave Dowling, Sub District 2 director for United Steel Workers District 7, said union sources from U.S. Steel Corp.'s corporate offices in Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that the steelmaker is working on plans to restart production at Granite City Works, but no timetable has been ...

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