7 hrs ago | Belleville News Democrat
As we celebrate the occasion, let's look at the Abraham Lincoln's ties to the region
Today would have been Abraham Lincoln's 203rd birthday. To celebrate, the BND pulled out some fun facts about Honest Abe's connections to the metro-east: The future 16th president's speeches were not all as powerful as the famous Gettysburg Address.
11 hrs ago | Belleville News Democrat
Jail isn't the only option now
Things could have ended up much differently for 18-year-old Curtis Warner. A year ago he was staring down at time behind bars.
15 hrs ago | Belleville News Democrat
All six candidates hoping to serve in Congress share what they would...
All six candidates hoping to serve in Congress share what they would do to put the 12th District back to work On a blustery afternoon last week, Hipskind, of Belleville, spoke with a reporter outside the Dollar Tree store in Bellevue Plaza in Belleville.
Belleville Police charge one man in West Main Street melee
Wendell E. Bennett Jr., 21, was charged on Saturday with vehicular invasion and mob action.
Report: Nursing home was negligent
The 77-year-old man who walked away from a Belleville nursing home last month and later died in the cold had wandered off from the facility two times in the weeks and months before his final disappearance, according to an inspection report released Friday by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Illinois remains an agriculture powerhouse
The 2011 Illinois Agricultural Statistics Annual Bulletin dropped on my desk the other day, and there were few surprises.
Man sought in beating of elderly man
Washington Park -- Police are looking for a 27-year old Washington Park man who they said beat an elderly man over a television set.
Man found dead in Moto Mart bathroom; police suspect overdose
A 30-year-old man was found dead early Thursday of a suspected drug overdose in the bathroom of a Belleville gas station about 14 hours after his wife survived a possible overdose two blocks away in the bathroom of Bethany Place.
How are our kids doing? Study says one in five live in poverty
Daughter, boyfriend accused of killing dad
The daughter of a man who was fatally shot Wednesday outside his home and her boyfriend have been charged with first-degree murder.
Two arrested for East St. Louis murder
Police responded to the 3500 block of Bond Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning for a report of shots fired.
Author tells story of Illinois slave
Even though Illinois was considered a slavery-free state, Lydia Titus had to win her freedom four times while living within the state's borders.
Gleeson sets appeal bond of $2 million in dispute between former Belleville law partners
St. Clair County Associate Judge Andrew Gleeson on Thursday ordered Belleville attorney Edward Brennan to establish a $2 million bond in a restricted money market account.
Club Peek-a-Boo owners sued over patron's fatal shooting
The owners of Club Peek-a-Boo are accused of failing to protect a man shot to death inside the St.
Union Pacific did not include witness testimony; Fifth District reverses St. Clair County verdict
A former railroad worker who was allegedly hurt while working for Union Pacific Railroad Company is allowed a new trial for knee injuries he sustained on the job, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois ruled Friday.
Lawsuit Filed Over Brawl at Blackmon's Webbie Concert
Louis nightclub after claiming to have suffered injuries during a no-holds-barred melee made infamous last April after video footage emerged and circulated across YouTube.
Judge: Centreville must pay legal bills
The city of Centreville will have to foot its own bills for its border dispute with the village of Alorton.
Lakin gets more time behind bars Guilty plea to state charge may have led to extension, lawyer says
Lakin, 71, was scheduled for release in November on federal charges of supplying minors with cocaine.
Former Democrat Cason cheered at Tea Party forum
St. Clair County Associate Judge Laninya Cason admits it felt a little weird to be at a candidate forum Saturday coordinated by Tea Party-type groups.
Sex offender arrested for not registering with police
Shiloh illinois Police say Basilia Rodriguez has been charged with unlawful failure to register as a sex offender and is being held at the St.
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