Belleville News Democrat: Metro-east news http://www.bnd.com/news/local/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Metro-east news 60 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:27:19 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Ralph Korte is retiring but says he's not leaving http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560891.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560891.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:12 CST He started with a used pickup truck, but he never envisioned a national multi-milion-dollar enterprise. The season for salt: Street crews ready to blanket roads http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560920.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560920.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:50 CST The metro-east saw a few snowflakes Sunday. Two Granite City women killed in Collinsville crash http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560898.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560898.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:51 CST Police suspect alcohol was a factor in a crash Sunday that claimed the lives of two 20-year-old Granite City women. O'Fallon library looks to grow; former trustee left facility $1.6 million http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560914.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560914.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:54 CST Increasing demands of a rapidly growing community have pushed library leaders to consider using some of the $1.6 million left by a former trustee to expand the 120 Civic Place building. Title Max opens new office in Swansea http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560918.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560918.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:58 CST A new Title Max office has opened at the former Riess Automotive Center at 1718 N. Illinois St. in Swansea. Collinsville repair shop marks 100 years of labor http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560913.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560913.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:58 CST Name: Jeff Stehman Fairview Heights voting on housing variance http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560905.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560905.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:58 CST The City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a multifamily housing development near Fountains Place Villas and whether to partner with the county health department to manage private sewage systems. St. Clair County Sheriff's Dept. racks up $350,000 in overtime http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560917.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560917.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:46 CST The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department is expected to spend more than $350,000 in overtime this year because of an unprecedented number of inmates who were hospitalized. Glen Carbon Goodwill employees say $7,500 surprise check is no coincidence http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560258.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560258.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:03 CST An Illinois woman's good deed came full circle at a Glen Carbon Goodwill store this week. World AIDS Day events set for Monday in East St. Louis, Belleville http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560892.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560892.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:32 CST Events are being held today in Belleville and East St. Louis to mark World AIDS Day, an effort to bring attention to the disease. Economy increases demand for food pantries; charities seek more donations http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559994.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559994.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:46 CST As the number of needy families increases in the metro-east, the resources of food pantries and charities are being stretched thin. Former Caseyville official: 'I never stole so much as a dime' from village http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559984.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559984.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:37 CST Rick Casey says he's angry about being targeted by the Village Board, which recently paid an attorney to investigate how Casey handled paperwork at his former jobs as treasurer and tax increment financing director. Blessing of life: Belleville man getting kidney from friend http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560008.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560008.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:49 CST Despite the fact that his kidneys haven't worked well since he was a teenager and are getting worse, Jim Shoffstall feels blessed. Embattled deputy clerk in Cahokia quits http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560082.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560082.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:17 CST After more than three years and at least $150,000 in back pay and legal bills, Mayor Frank Bergman's campaign to fire deputy clerk Debbie Barker because of her alleged role in $1,000 in missing village funds has finally come to an end. Report cards are in: Marine school is tops again http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559958.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559958.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:43 CST -- Belleville teen works to become Eagle Scout; cleans up vacant lot http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560069.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560069.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:13 CST WHAT WAS formerly a vacant lot eyesore is on its way to looking nicer thanks to an Eagle Scout project overseen by Jordan Haar. New bill extends fund to aid horseracing in state http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558948.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558948.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:22 CST A bill that extends the sunset date for a fund that would pump millions into the state horseracing industry has passed both houses. 3 arrested in connection with Fairmount racetrack robbery http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560102.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560102.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:40 CST With the help of people who watched a surveillance videotape of a Fairmount Park racetrack robbery, police officers were able to arrest three suspects accused of taking an amount of money described as in the "six figures." Former SIUE student accused in terror threat plans to appeal http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559972.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/559972.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:42 CST A former SIUE student accused of writing a note about a "murderous rampage" plans to appeal the revocation of his bond. Be a Santa: Give a gift to a senior http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560068.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/560068.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:53 CST It's only natural at Christmas to donate an extra toy or two for children whose families may not be able to afford even life's necessities. Yes, Belleville, there is a Santa: Thousands see Old Nick come to town http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558969.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558969.html Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:20 CST The Optimist Club of Belleville annual Santa Parade rolled through downtown Belleville on Friday morning, stretching nearly two miles from West Main and 17th streets to East Main at Forest Avenue. Funeral set for one McKinley Bridge crash victim http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558989.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558989.html Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:45 CST The funeral for one of the victims of a head-on collision Tuesday evening on McKinley Bridge has been set for Sunday. Teens encouraged not to ride with drunken drivers http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558986.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558986.html Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:28 CST A new alcohol awareness and highway safety program kicks off today, urging metro-east teens to turn down rides with drunk drivers. East St. Louis day care expected to close Jan. 1 http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558984.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558984.html Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:29 CST Kindercottage, a day care center that serves 63 children of low-income families, is set to close Jan. 1 because the state is late in paying its bills, Executive Director Brenda Crisp said. Shopper's special: Holiday bargain hunters get an early start http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558978.html http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/558978.html Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:21 CST Thousands of shoppers hit the streets and the stores early Friday morning to try to find the best deals on Christmas presents and treats for themselves.