Illinois

St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida has charged a suspected robber for the murder of his fellow accomplice, who was shot and killed by a store clerk during an attempted robbery in East St. Louis.

The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama.

Paul M. Sweitzer, 27, of Collinsville, was charged with armed robbery and aggravated criminal sexual assault.

A Cahokia village trustee is accusing the mayor of shoving him following Tuesday's night's Cahokia Village Board meeting.