Swansea NewsLocal news for Swansea, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Belleville to hold public hearing on annexation for Allsup expansion- June 27, 2008 The City Council this week agreed to move toward annexation of 22.6 acres off Illinois 15 for the expansion of Allsup Inc., one of Belleville's largest employers.http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/belleville-to-hold-public-hearing-on-annexati... Edwardsville restaurant closes, opens as independent eatery- June 23, 2008 Krieger's Bar and Grill in Edwardsville closed briefly last week and reopened as the Bull & Bear Grill and Bar.http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/edwardsville-restaurant-closes-opens-as-indep... Camp Roehr gives young epileptics a summer to remember- June 20, 2008 About a dozen campers and counselors sat at picnic tables painting and admiring each other's brightly-colored pictures during the arts and crafts activity at Camp Roehr one day last week.http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/camp-roehr-gives-young-epileptics-a-summer-to... Fire marshal called in to investigate early morning Swansea home fire- June 18, 2008 Fire at home under construction on Old Collinsville Road near the intersection of Frank Scott Parkway.http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/fire-marshal-called-in-to-investigate-early-m... Swansea break-in may have led to fire- June 15, 2008 A fire that gutted an under-construction home early Wednesday may have begun with a break-in and theft of copper wiring.http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/swansea-break-in-may-have-led-to-fire?fromrss... Area police departments participate in torch run- June 13, 2008 Tim Mizell went for a jog Monday afternoon - a jog that helped raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/area-police-departments-participate-in-torch-... Investigators looking into 'suspicious' Metro-East house fire- June 11, 2008 The state fire marshal has been called into investigate an early morning fire in the Metro-East. It happened at a house that was under construction near the intersection of Frank Scott Parkway and Old ...http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/investigators-looking-into-suspicious-metro-e... Recidivism high among animal hoarders- June 9, 2008 A Swansea woman arrested last month on an outstanding traffic warrant was hoarding 29 animals in the van she lived in, police say.http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/recidivism-high-among-animal-hoarders?fromrss... News Alert- June 6, 2008 MICHAEL FEINSTEIN TO JUDGE! No posing, preening or planning, please! For this year's ASPCA Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month Photo contest , we're asking you to catch your furry frolicker doing all those quirky things ...http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/news-alert?fromrss=1 Federal jury finds Swansea engineering firm did not violate housing law- June 4, 2008 In a case with strong echoes for metro-east landlords and disabled tenants, a federal jury has determined that a Swansea engineering firm did not violate the Fair Housing Act because a Swansea apartment complex ...http://www.topix.net/city/swansea-il/2008/06/federal-jury-finds-swansea-engineering-firm-d... |