1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (38+ words) Belleville News-Democrat The Belleville area is seeing new business activity, from new restaurant openings to commercial property deals. Here’s a roundup of recent developments across the metro-east....

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (537+ words) Joshua Báez had a problem. The St. Louis Cardinals’ rookie outfielder, who made his big league debut on Saturday at Wrigley field, had dealt with plenty of oddities in his six seasons of professional baseball, but never before had he…...

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1+ day, 59+ min ago   (308+ words) Every year, Illinois tells us exactly how much money our public schools need. And every year, the state falls further short of delivering it. New data released last week by the Illinois State Board of Education confirms this isn’t a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (351+ words) Metro-east crime roundup: murder charges, sex trafficking and fatal domestic Belleville News-Democrat A wave of violent crime cases is moving through metro-east courts this month, from a targeted family shooting spree in East St. Louis to a contested plea deal…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (376+ words) A 32-year-old O’Fallon, Missouri, man was arrested in Quincy, Illinois, in connection with the shooting of a woman at a Fairview Heights motel, police said Friday. Jamal Rashad White was taken into custody without incident by the U.S. Marshals Service,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (380+ words) The 15-year-old girl charged with murder in juvenile court in connection with a series of fatal shootings in East St. Louis that targeted her relatives will be evaluated by a doctor ahead of a hearing on whether she should be…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (416+ words) Folks on the east end of Belleville can get coffee and a bite starting at 10:30 a.m. Friday when Café Coffee Greens welcomes its first customers. Café Coffee Greens is an entirely new concept starting from scratch under the ownership of Ritu…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (291+ words) Opening day is here for Moe’s Southwest Grill in Belleville. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14. The first 50 customers will be selected to receive free burritos for a year. The Moe’s app is required to participate. Property owner Ajay Kalra…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (411+ words) A Belleville man says that a national advertising company is refusing to display a political message that mentions Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on a billboard on West Main Street. “They’re censoring me and doing away with my freedom of speech,…...