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Belleville police arrest robbery suspect, scrap thieves
A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery Tuesday of the Circle K gas station in Belleville.
Death penalty sought in slaying of 2 cousins
Prosecutors are pushing for a death sentence for a man accused in the 2005 killings of a pregnant southwest Illinois teenager and her young cousin whose skeletal remains were found in a cistern on land the ...
Neighbors Fight The Heat To Fight Crime At National Night Out
Neighbors will join forces Tuesday night for the 25th annual National Night Out.
8 shot, 1 stabbed in unrelated violence in East St. Louis
Eight people were shot, including one fatally, and one stabbed in a series of unrelated violence in East St.
Convicted sex offender charged in connection with rape, restraint of neighbor
A convicted sex offender today was accused of tying up his neighbor and sexually assaulting her in a trailer behind his home in unincorporated Lebanon on Monday.
Veteran ordered imprisoned for defrauding VA
A federal judge in East St. Louis says an Air Force veteran from the Metro East must spend 10 months in prison for defrauding the U.S. government of benefits.
Jury Selection Under Way in Murder Trial of Navy Medic
Jury selection is underway in the trial of James Leflore of Waukegan, the man accused in the night club stabbing death of a Great Lakes sailor two years ago.
Nightclub fight leads to shooting, car crash
An early morning argument between two groups of men Monday at a Brooklyn nightclub led to a brawl, a shooting and a car crashing on the McKinley Bridge, leaving several people injured.
12-year-old shot while sleeping on couch in East St. Louis
Police are looking for the gunman who shot multiple times into the front room of a home in the 8700 block of Village Place, wounding a 12-year-old boy who was sleeping on the couch early today.
Superfluid-superconductor relationship is detailed
Scientists have studied superconductors and superfluids for decades. Now, researchers at Washington University in St.
Eight shot, one fatally, and one stabbed in violent night in ESL
Eight people were shot, including one fatally, and one stabbed in a series of unrelated violence in East St.
2 Cdns plead guilty in telemarketing scheme
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Two Canadians each face up to 10 years in federal prison after admitting their participation in a telemarketing scam authorities say raked in nearly $10.5 million from some 37,000 ...
O'Fallon, Ill. youth pastor arrested on sex charge
O'FALLON, Ill. -- A youth pastor and auxiliary East St. Louis police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, court records show.
Apex Oil to appeal $150 million ruling
Apex Oil says it will appeal a federal judge's order to clean pollutants from soil and groundwater near its former refinery near Hartford, at an estimated cost of $150 million.
Arrest in East St. Louis Shooting Spree
The victim in the fatal shooting has been identified as a 20 year old Jeremey Eck of Hillsbourough.
O'Fallon pastor pained by youth minister's arrest; man charged with rape of child
News that a popular youth minister had been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault brought the pastor of the church where he worked to tears.
Six charges of first-degree murder filed against two men in July 23 shooting death
Six charges of first-degree murder were filed Tuesday in Macon County Circuit Court against Dorian C. Harris, 32, and Cornelius L. Jones, 33, in the July 23 shooting death of Benny E. Topps, 54.
Tax preparer who faked returns gets 27 months
East St. Louis -- An East St. Louis tax preparer was sentenced to 27 months in prison today for falsifying information on clients' tax returns, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
ESL police probe violence outbreak
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Officials in East St. Louis are asking for the public's help in pinpointing some of the suspects responsible for an unusually violent night in that city this week.
Ill. Jail Escapee Found Guilty In Federal Court
An East St. Louis federal jury has convicted a California man on counts of drug possession, money laundering and attempted escape from the St.