Belleville News-Democrat
- Chicago collection of Tiffany works going to NYC auction
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 01:48 PMA collection of Tiffany works and prewar design assembled by a Chicago businessman is going on the auction block in New York.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 separate shootings near Ferguson protests against police
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 10:08 AMLooting, fires and gunfire broke out overnight in Ferguson during protests in response to the mysterious death of a black man in police custody in Baltimore.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police: Motorcyclist, pedestrian killed in Plainfield crash
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 09:18 AMAuthorities say a motorcycle wreck left the rider and a pedestrian dead in northeast Illinois.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - St. Louis man charged with shooting at police officers
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 09:43 AMA St. Louis man who was shot several times by police officers after they say he fired at them has been charged in the incident.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - $1.1 million grant will fund new taxiway at Quincy airport
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:12 AMThe Quincy airport in western Illinois is building a new taxiway to meet updated safety and design standards.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trial delayed for Missouri man accused of killing his mother
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:22 AMThe trial date for a southeast Missouri man accused of killing his mother has been pushed back.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EXCHANGE: Operation Horses and Heroes helping veterans
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:48 AMMike McGonigal had never saddled a horse before.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 3000 students not receiving MAP grants due to budget cuts
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 10:38 PMAn Illinois Student Assistance Commission official says about 3,000 financially needy students this fiscal year will not receive grant money for higher education costs due to cuts made by Gov.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Suspect dead, hostage injured as Marion standoff ends
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 07:08 PMAuthorities say a southern Illinois man holding a woman hostage has been killed in a gunfight with police.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nixon announces $5 million grant for St. Louis city, county
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 06:08 PMA $5 million federal grant will provide jobs and job skills training to thousands of low-income and minority residents of north St. Louis city and county.Click to Continue »
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- Court: Judges can review EEOC efforts to settle job bias
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 12:33 PMA unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal judges have authority to make sure the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is trying hard enough to settle charges of job discrimination before…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Report: Insurers skirt health law's protections for women
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 11:43 AMSome insurance plans offered on the health overhaul law's new marketplaces violate the law's requirements for women's health, according to a new report from a women's legal advocacy group.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Missouri House OKs utility tax exemption for food production
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 09:23 AMA measure that would exempt electricity and other utilities used to make food at restaurants, grocery stores and bakeries from sales tax is moving forward in the Missouri Legislature.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Federal probe into rigged Madison County tax auctions ends
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:08 AMA federal investigation into rigged tax auctions that put the former Madison County treasurer and three accomplices in prison has apparently come to an end.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sumatran tiger arrives at central Illinois' Miller Park Zoo
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:22 AMA Sumatran tiger is the latest addition to central Illinois' Miller Park Zoo.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - App could ease need for change for parking in Peoria
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:28 AMPeoria invites you to park by app.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Demonstrators march in Chicago to protest police actions
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 03:03 AMHundreds of protesters are marching around Chicago to express outrage with a number of shootings by police across the country.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Suburban Chicago officer charged with assaulting child
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 08:33 PMProsecutors say a suburban Chicago police officer sexually assaulted a child for more than 10 years.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bill to limit deadly force advances in Missouri Senate
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 05:48 PMA bill to limit police use of deadly force has advanced in the Missouri Senate, an effort aimed at addressing concerns raised after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A look at families' reactions to police-related deaths
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 06:23 PMFamilies who lost loved ones following interactions with police have often done some of their grieving in public and called for peaceful protests of law enforcement activity in black communities.Click to Continue »
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- Edmund Fitzgerald's replacement destined for scrapyard
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 01:53 PMA 690-foot freighter that replaced the ill-fated Edmund Fitzgerald as the flagship of a Great Lakes shipping company will be scrapped.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Western Illinois man pleads guilty to mail fraud charge
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 09:18 AMA western Illinois man has pleaded guilty to helping to steal mail for personal information to apply for credit cards.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Peoria teacher accused of improper relationship with student
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 09:18 AMA central Illinois teacher has been arrested following accusations she had an improper relationship with a student.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nepalese students at U of Illinois start relief effort
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:07 AMA group of University of Illinois students and others from Nepal are hoping to raise $10,000 or more for earthquake relief over the next few days.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Court: Suburban parking ticket didn't break US privacy law
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:18 AMA court in Chicago has sided with a village in a dispute over whether police reveal too much personal information on parking tickets stuck to car windows.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Fray, Meatloaf added to Illinois State Fair lineup
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 08:53 AMPop-rock group The Fray and rocker Meatloaf have been added to the Illinois State Fair grandstand lineup.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - State Senate passes prison options for kids guilty of murder
Wednesday - 04/29/2015 - 04:43 AMThe Missouri Senate has passed a bill to change a state law that requires a lifetime in prison for those younger than 16 who are convicted of first-degree murder.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coroner calls shooting of teen by police officer a homicide
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 09:08 PMThe Lake County coroner has determined that the death of a suburban Chicago teenager at the hands of Zion police officer was a homicide.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Missouri Senate hires former Army officer as security aide
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 07:08 PMThe Missouri Senate has hired a retired military officer to serve as a security specialist for the chamber.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Girl fighting cancer and sister honored by Chicago Police
Tuesday - 04/28/2015 - 06:33 PMThe Chicago Police Department has two new officers — the 12-year-old daughter of a detective and her little sister who has spent the last four years helping her battle cancer.Click to Continue »
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