Belleville News Democrat: Belleville news http://www.bnd.com/473/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Belleville news 60 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:36:21 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Belleville pushes shopping in city http://www.bnd.com/473/story/566826.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/566826.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:09 CST Elected city leaders, staff, Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce representatives and volunteers will go to 17,000 homes and businesses next week in effort to encourage shopping within the city. Belleville man faces charges for sex abuse of 3-year-old relative http://www.bnd.com/473/story/566545.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/566545.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:09 CST A Belleville man was charged Thursday with one count of felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse in connection with the abuse of a three-year-old relative. Five Belleville families will show off their Christmas finery on home tour http://www.bnd.com/473/story/565302.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/565302.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:46 CST Equal rights at the Murphy house means Bob gets to decorate one of the family's six Christmas trees, and that's fine with him. Tis the $eason: Belleville spends $37,000 to market city for holiday shoppers http://www.bnd.com/473/story/563622.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/563622.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:19 CST While national estimates predict a decline in holiday sales, small businesses in Belleville are finding new ways to encourage patrons to spend locally. New Belleville festival encourages storytelling http://www.bnd.com/473/story/563621.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/563621.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:39 CST A new festival designed to connect the community through storytelling will be coming to Belleville in the spring, according to members of the festival's planning committee. Belleville community developer is on the job http://www.bnd.com/473/story/563564.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/563564.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:57 CST City leaders have hired a new staff member for the Economic Development department. Kirchoff is still being paid by SWIC; Former president gets his salary of $142,869 http://www.bnd.com/473/story/562258.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/562258.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:13 CST Former Southwestern Illinois College President Elmer Kirchoff still is being paid his full salary, nearly five months after a new president took over. Belleville council OKs offer to take over sewer service for Allsup: Stookey has yet to OK plan http://www.bnd.com/473/story/562177.html http://www.bnd.com/473/story/562177.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:18 CST The City Council on Monday unanimously approved an offer to take over sewer service for Allsup Inc. from Stookey Township and reimburse the township for the increased property tax revenue it will lose when the city annexes Allsup's land. World AIDS Day events set for Monday in East St. Louis, Belleville http://www.bnd.com/473/story/560892.html http://www.bnd.com/473/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. Belleville teen works to become Eagle Scout; cleans up vacant lot http://www.bnd.com/473/story/560069.html http://www.bnd.com/473/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.