For years Belleville leaders have been adamant that they want more owner-occupied homes in the city. It's a laudable objective, and this is no time to back down.
Roland Burris insisted on Monday that he is the junior senator from Illinois, even though the secretary of the U.S. Senate refused to accept his paperwork.
Saddened by priests: I am a Franciscan brother from England in East St. Louis on a three-month placement. I am writing in response to the article Dec. 23, "Area priests disappointed."