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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.
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Oil and retail gasoline prices dipped to new three-year lows Tuesday with the United States officially in a recession.
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Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three family members.
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Patrick Swayze is angry about tabloid reports that say he doesn't have long to live.
Former Southwestern Illinois College President Elmer Kirchoff still is being paid his full salary, nearly five months after a new president took over.
-- Three people have been charged in connection with a six-figure robbery at Fairmount Park Racetrack, and police think the armed heist might be the largest in Collinsville history.
St. Louis Rams coach Jim Haslett said on Monday that Steven Jackson got only one carry in the fourth quarter of the team's 16-12 loss to the Miami Dolphins because his thigh was getting sore and he'd already exceeded his quota of 15 to 18 touches.
In February 1976, Tom Janicik brought jubilation to metro-east prep wrestling fans by winning the 119-pound state title for Belleville Township High School West.
Turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wasn't the only candidate with donor-financed duds.
Republican Bob Gentsch once said that he dreamed of running for Congress, but knew it wasn't likely to happen: "I'm in the wrong political party to attempt to win St. Clair or Madison County voters."
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