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Senate committee advances bill requiring 'proper reason' for carrying a gun
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, passed 10-4-1 in the Senate Executive Committee and now goes to the Senate floor.
Coroner releases name of biker hit, killed in Smithton
A Belleville man riding his motorized bike to work in Millstadt was killed when he lost control of the bike and was hit by a car in Smithton early Tuesday.
Flood victims pray for dry weather as rivers crest
Flood-weary homeowners and sandbaggers across the Midwest are praying for a relenting of rains that have added more water to already swollen rivers blamed for swallowing up neighborhoods, fraying victims' patience along the way.
Fisherman Saves 12-Year-Old From Flood Waters
The boy, Lucas Schultz of Smithton, IL, wasn't breathing; his eyes wide open; his skin blue.
Floodwaters rising after storms deluge heartland
Smithton, Ill., firefighters Capt. Robert Lindauer and Cory Ellis use a boat to rescue Dan Bauer of Venedy, Ill., after Bauer's vehicle was engulfed in water as he was stopped by high water on Route 158 in Mascoutah, Ill., Thursday, April 18, 2013.