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East St. Louis city employees are hit with surprise drug tests
Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. That was the situation as city employees showed up at East St.
Baby girl fatally struck by car in East St. Louis
Assistant Police Chief Ronald Ike said an 11-year-old boy took his mother's car keys and went to sit in inside her car to listen to some music.
Washington Park man charged in Belleville carjacking
Timothy L. Allen, 31, of 1252 N. 49th St. has been charged with one count of aggrevated vehicular hijacking and one count of aggrevated fleeing and eluding.
East St. Louis fires veteran firefighter for disobeying order to take drug test
Louis firefighter who was charged in Texas with drug possession has been terminated by the East St.
East St. Louis detective is ordered detained until trial
Louis Detective Orlando Ward was returned Wednesday in U.S. District Court to the U.S. Marshal Service to be bound over in a federal lockup.
Senate approves East St. Louis 'promise zone' for college scholarships
The Illinois Senate on Wednesday approved legislation creating a "promise zone" in East St.
Belleville blotter: Softball players' gear stolen at Citizen's Park
The victim reported his 2009 Nissan Aramad was stolen for his driveway. Belleville officers located the vehicle in East St.
Whiteside Middle School to present honorary diploma to family of deceased student
The family of Amari Clark, a 12-year-old girl killed in a car crash in April 2011, will be presented with an honorary eighth grade diploma during Whiteside Middle School's eighth grade graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday.
It's no stretch at all to think of BDR Records as St. Louis' very own Numero Group.
Opinion: Are Casinos "City Ruiners"?
The last time a gambling bill came before the General Assembly, Mayor Rahm Emanuel insisted he wanted to bring casino gambling to Chicago "for our kids." "As I've said before and I'll say it again, if we were to get a casino, I'd like to direct all the resources to school modernization and school improvement so our kids will be in modern school ... (more)
Man accused of sexually assaulting woman in local park
A Metro-East man faces charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at a state park in East St.
Same-sex Marriage Supporters Fight Back
Supporters of same-sex marriage legislation in Illinois are fighting fire with fire in East St.
Brother Norbert writes from the heart: Donations help kids in East St. Louis
"How do you erase this, Brother Norbert?" "Why won't it let me type, Brother Norbert?" "What are you supposed to do here, Brother Norbert?" The four kindergartners had plenty of questions while working in the computer lab at Catholic Day Care Center in East St.
Creative prosecutions lead to justice
Got a law enforcement problem? St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly probably has a creative solution.
FBI Detains East St. Louis Police Detective Orlando Ward; 6 Others Also Face Drug Conspiracy Charges
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken an East St. Louis police detective into custody - and the chief of the department says it was a complete surprise to him and his colleagues.
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Services will be Tuesday in southern Illinois' Steeleville for four siblings killed in a house fire authorities have blamed on a man now facing murder charges.
Man gets 8 months for Clean Air Act violations
A southwestern Illinois man who admitted violating the federal Clean Air Act by having asbestos illegally removed from a former industrial site has been sentenced to eight months of confinement.
Well, the East St. Louis School Board District 189 board members found a way out of a jam as you knew they would.
Police: Thieves snatching iPhone from unsuspecting victims
A man is accused of swiping an iPhone right from the victim's hands. Imani Shakoor has been charged with robbery after St.
East St. Louis Detective Orlando Ward Busted For Drugs
An East St. Louis Police detective and six other men were indicted on drug charges in federal court on Friday.