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Son charged with setting Shiloh home on fire after argument with mom

A felony arson charge has been filed in connection with a Monday fire in Shiloh.

Basic Hardware in Belleville to close

Basic Hardware Center in Belleville is closing its doors after 30 years in business.

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A surveillance camera caught this image of the suspect in a Belleville convenience store robbery on Wednesday.

Police search for Belleville convenience store robber

Police are searching for a robber who held up a Belleville convenience store early Wednesday morning.

Crime

Chief: Charges unlikely against O’Fallon officer who struck pedestrian

The case of a high-ranking O’Fallon police officer who hit a teenage pedestrian Sept. 19 in Swansea will soon be brought to a close.

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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013 file photo, Illinois Supreme Court justice Lloyd Karmeier questions an attorney during oral arguments in Chicago. Karmeier, who is seeking retention is again embroiled in a big-money campaign, this time with a group of plaintiffs' attorneys contributing more than $1 million in hopes of ousting him. Voters in Illinois' 37 southernmost counties will decide Nov. 4 whether Karmeier, a Republican, keeps the Illinois Supreme Court seat he won in 2004.

Vote totals close on Karmeier’s return to Supreme Court

It appears Illinois Supreme Court Lloyd Karmeier will return to the bench, but the margin of victory is slim.

Sports

Chris Janek (left) does incline presses while Kody Presswood helps spot him Tuesday while at Tank’s Training Facility in Granite City.

The powerlifters: Granite City man competes in Argentina, claims world title

One of the strongest men in the nation and one of the top powerlifters in the world, Chris Janek of Granite City has never been one to back down from a challenge.

Features

The motorized 7th Cavalry Brigade passed through Belleville on Oct. 4, 1938, enroute from Fort Knox, Ky., to Fort Riley, Kansas. Here a tank rolls down Mascoutah Avenue in Belleville.

Throwback Thursday: As Hitler raged, tanks rolled through Belleville

Throwback Thursday: Tanks rolled through Belleville on Oct. 4, 1938, as the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry tank brigade came through, headed from Fort Knox, Ky., to Fort Riley, Kansas. They spent the night at Scott Field, drawing locals to see Army ... 2 hours ago

State|Region

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner celebrates his win over Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Chicago.

Murray Center supporters say Rauner victory is a win for them

Supporters of the Warren G. Murray Developmental Center in Centralia say the defeat of Gov. Pat Quinn in Tuesday’s election should keep the state-operated center open.

Nation|World

Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters cheer as they leave the outskirts of Suruc, Turkey, towards the Turkey-Syria border, on the way to the Syrian city of Kobani, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters.

Think helping to fight ISIS will get you off terrorist list? Think again

The role of Syrian Kurds in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State has prompted calls for the removal of an affiliated Kurdish guerrilla group from the U.S. blacklist, bringing fresh scrutiny to a terrorist-designation process that some critics...

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