Granite City, IL

Police: Suspect arrested in Granite City killing
The Republic
GRANITE CITY, Illinois — A Granite City teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy. Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons charged the 17-year-old on Friday. The teenager also is charged with ...

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13-Year-Old Shot & Killed In Granite City, IL
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Update: An adult male is in custody, in connection to the murder of 13-year-old Clayton Veninga. GRANITE CITY, IL (KTVI) – A Granite City, Illinois, family is in mourning and police are searching for suspects after a 13-year-old boy is shot and killed.
Clayton Veninga shot and killed in Granite CityKSDK
Granite City teen charged in fatal shooting of 13-year-old boySTLtoday.com

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New Granite City thrift store doubles as church ministry
SuburbanJournals
I'm really excited about it," said Maliynda Williba of Granite City, one of the church members who will work for free to keep the shop open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Williams said she expects many of the church's 300 or so members ...

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Clayton Veninga shot and killed in Granite City
KSDK
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (KSDK) - Police are looking for the person who shot and killed a teen boy in Granite City. LtB. Ray Takmajian with the Granite City Police Department says the shooting happened just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of ...
Police: Boy, 13, shot, killed in Granite CityWTHI
Police: Suspect arrested in Granite City killingThe Southern
17-year-old charged in Granite City killingcbs4qc.com
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Belleville News Democrat
Granite City man sentenced in convoluted kidnapping plot
Belleville News Democrat
Investigating agencies included the FBI, Illinois State Police, Granite City Police, Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois and the Madison County Sheriff's Department. Contact reporter Elizabeth Donald at edonald@bnd.com or 239-2507.
Granite City Man Sentenced for Solicitation to Commit Crime of Violence7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Bizarre plot to kidnap and kill Granite City lawyer leads to 20 years in prisonSTLtoday.com
20 years for Illinois man in foiled murder plot - Pantagraph.comBloomington Pantagraph
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13-Year-Old Shot & Killed In Granite City, IL
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Update: An adult male is in custody, in connection to the murder of 13-year-old Clayton Veninga. GRANITE CITY, IL (KTVI) – A Granite City, Illinois, family is in mourning and police are searching for suspects after a 13-year-old boy is shot and killed.
Teen Charged in Shooting Death of Granite City BoyCBS Local
Police: Suspect arrested in Granite City killingThe Republic
Clayton Veninga shot and killed in Granite CityKSDK
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Granite City chiropractor's license suspended for 'inappropriate contact' with ...
Belleville News Democrat
World Finance Corporation of Illinois, in Granite City, was fined $5,000 for the following violations: The lender did not obtain borrower's most recent income documentation available at the time the loan was made. Lender made a small consumer loan to a ...

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Police: Boy, 13, shot and killed in southwestern Illinois' Granite City - The ...
The Republic
GRANITE CITY, Illinois — Authorities in southwestern Illinois' Granite City are investigating the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy. Granite City Police Major Jeff Connor says Clayton Veninga was shot Wednesday night and later died at a hospital ...

Illinois steel castings plant explosion injures at least 10 workers
SteelGuru
The explosion occurred at the American Steel Foundries plant located in Granite City, Illinois, which is northeast of St. Louis. 3 workers, who were in critical condition, were transported by helicopter to hospitals for treatment, including Mercy ...

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Durbin wants full disclosure on student loans for college-bound seniors
Belleville News Democrat
Bill Enyart, D-Belleville, met with graduating seniors at Granite City High School Wednesday to discuss Durbin's new bill, the Know Before You Owe Act. Durbin proposed a similar bill last year, but this term's version has several co-sponsors in the ...
Durbin issues warning over student loan optionsAlton Telegraph

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Granite City shopping center owners promise to improve conditions
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Granite City Building and Zoning Administrator Steve Willaredt cited the center's owners for property maintenance code violations on Dec. 28, 2012. In the citation issued for violating a city ordinance, Willaredt claimed the parking lot had potholes in ...

Granite City community events for the week of May 1
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Wednesday, May 1. RACING: Wide-Open Wednesdays, Gateway Motorsports Park, Route 3, Madison, 5 p.m., racing 6-10:30 p.m. $25 to race, $15 to watch. Proof of insurance required to race. 618-215-8888. Thursday, May 2. BLOOD DRIVE: American Red ...
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Granite City arrest reports for the week of May 1
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Granite City Police Department. POSSESSION: On April 23, a 22-year-old resident of the 2100 block of Benton Street was arrested on the 2100 block of Benton Streeton charges of possession of cannabis more than 10 grams and less than 30 grams, ...

Granite City community news for the week of May 1
SuburbanJournals
The third annual Mom Prom will be held June 1 at the Granite City Moose Lodge, 2521 Maryville Road. The ladies-only event will benefit the family of Illinois State Trooper Kyle Deatherage. Dancers encouraged to wear their trendiest, tackiest or ...
Granite City community events for the week of May 1STLtoday.com

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Granite City, Ill. changing the way it serves and protects
KSDK
GRANTIE CITY, Ill. (KSDK) - The intersection of four interstates is the heart of Granite City, Ill. This is a town built by the Europeans, settled by the steel mill workers, and loved by all the people who live there. "The neighborhoods in granite are ...

4 from Granite City debate team headed for national conference
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There's no debating that the Granite City High School Debate Team outdid itself when four of its members qualified to attend the National Forensic League's National Speech and Debate Tournament June 16-21 in Birmingham, Ala. "In the past, we've been ...

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St. Louis, Metro East now Mexican cartel capitals of Midwest
KSDK
"Granite City was ground zero for the distribution of cocaine in the Metro East area," said Steven Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. Federal investigators discovered the Metro East and the St. Louis area were now one of ...

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St. Gregory Armenian Church honors survivors, those killed in genocide
KSDK
Granite City, IL (KSDK) - Sunday was a day of remembrance and prayer for Armenians around the world. Armenia is a Christian nation in Eastern Europe surrounded by Muslim states. In 1915 more than a million Armenians were murdered at the hands of the ...

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Local journalist shares story of watching Boston bombing manhunt
KSDK
Watertown, MA (KSDK) - Michelle Hagopian is a Granite City, Illinois native who moved to Watertown, Massachusetts for work last year. As an editor for a newspaper, she's used to getting the scoop on stories. But for her safety, she had to sit and watch ...

GEMS shines girls' light on math, science
Alton Telegraph
Home-schooled students Fiona Green, 12, of Granite City, and Alyssa Wright, 12, of Collinsville, sat in the Real World session together. Wright remained unsure about a future occupation, but both girls realized something. “It helps to know what you're ...