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A neighbor heard explosions; no one was injured and the houses had no electricity connected Author: Jeff Cavallin Updated: 10:20 AM CDT April 17, 2021 ALORTON, Ill. — An overnight fire destroyed two unoccupied homes on Converse Avenue in Alorton just after 1 a.m. Saturday. A neighbor who called emergency responders heard two explosions, according to Assistant Fire Chief Antonio Turner with the Alorton Fire Department.  Turner said the houses had no power and arson is suspected.  Firefighters from Alorton, Camp Jackson, Cahokia, Prairie Dupont, Brooklyn, Cen...

Gleeson BELLEVILLE — A motorist claims she crashed into another driver who turned in front of her on Camp Jackson Road because a Cahokia Motors car display obstructed her view.  Anessia Brown filed a complaint Jan. 27 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Amaira Burner and Cahokia Motors Inc., alleging negligence.  Brown alleges in her complaint that she was traveling East bound on Camp Jackson Road in St. Clair County on Jan. 30, 2019. At the same time, Burner was allegedly pulling out of Cahokia Motors and turning to travel West bound on Camp Jackson ...

Outfitters and river access advocates are worried about a budget decision to furlough a longtime county employee who coordinated commercial use of the Snake River between Wilson and South Park boat ramps. Snake River Angler owner Will Dornan was incredulous at the decision to furlough Mike Estes, a recreation program coordinator who has worked for Teton County for 24 years. Make that 28, if his time spent as a Teton County Search and Rescue volunteer is included. “You just got rid of your very, very best,” Dornan said. Since 2017 Estes has coordinated commercial use of the county-ad...

2 teenagers shot in Cahokia Saturday night Police said the shooting happened near a White Castle on the 1600 block of Camp Jackson Road at around 8:20 Saturday night Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 9:54 PM CST December 12, 2020 CAHOKIA, Ill. — Two teenagers were injured in a shooting in Cahokia, Illinois, Saturday night.  Police said the shooting happened near a White Castle on the 1600 block of Camp Jackson Road. The shooting happened at around 8:20 Saturday night. Police said both teenagers awake and alert when they were rushed to the hospital for treatment. O...

Yongsan military base back in Korean hands after 138 years Posted : 2020-12-11 17:11 Updated : 2020-12-13 12:54 Choi Chang-won, first vice minister of government policy coordination, announces the return of 12 U.S. military sites to Korea during a joint government briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Friday. Yonhap By Yi Whan-woo The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) for the first time returned part of the land inside Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul to the Korean government, Friday. The site ― a sports field on South Post and a softball field adjacent to the Nation...