Crime news: Armed robber takes drugs from Maryville nursing home, Pontoon Beach woman faces charges in bar fight, man in Cahokia motorcycle crash may be charged.
Today's talk around the water cooler ...
Mom with toddlers foils carjackers at St. Clair Square
Jury awards $5 million to former altar boy in priest abuse case
Allsup expansion plan still stalled over tax dispute with township
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The Belleville News-Democrat, 150 years old this year, is marking the occasion with a book, "150 Years, 150 Headlines," chronicling hallmark events in the metro-east in the last century and a half. Watch this video to see how you can get your copy of the book.
— Online Editor Joe Ostermeier
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