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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Body found in Bee Tree Park is identified as missing Illinois man

Body found in Bee Tree Park is identified as missing Illinois man

May 22, 2019

The body found in Bee Tree Park along the Mississippi River has been identified as a man missing from Illinois whose car was found at the park. James Andrae, 49, of the 300 block of Carola Street of Creve...

Body of unidentified man found along Mississippi River at Bee Tree Park

Body of unidentified man found along Mississippi River at Bee Tree Park

May 19, 2019

A body was found Friday morning along the banks of the Mississippi River in Bee Tree Park in Oakville, but the person was not identified even with an autopsy. A person working along the banks of...

Police searching for missing Illinois man after his car is found in Bee Tree Park

Police searching for missing Illinois man after his car is found in Bee Tree Park

May 13, 2019

Police are searching in South County for a missing Illinois man after his car was found Thursday night in Bee Tree Park in Oakville. James Andrae, 49, of Peoria suburb Creve Coeur, Illinois, is around...

Former Economic Development Partnership CEO Sheila Sweeney, left, and her attorney William Margulis leave the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse Friday. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Sheila Sweeney pleads guilty to covering up Stenger’s pay-to-play scheme

May 10, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Sheila Sweeney, the former CEO of the St. Louis joint city-county economic development agency, pleaded guilty Friday to helping former St....

Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, left, and Stengers lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, right, exit the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse Friday, May 3, after Stenger pleaded guilty to three counts of theft of honest services/bribery and mail fraud. A sentencing hearing will be held Aug. 9. Stenger faces to three to four years in federal prison. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Warrant to seize Stenger’s cell phone details other crimes he could have been charged with

May 10, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com A warrant unsealed Tuesday to seize former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s cell phone provides more detail on how federal agents...

Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger exits the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis May 3, 2019, after pleading guilty to three charges of theft of honest services/bribery and mail fraud. Stenger initially pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment April 29 after an April 25 indictment was unsealed that morning, prompting Stenger to resign as county executive minutes later.

Businessman John Rallo indicted on same federal corruption charges as Stenger

May 10, 2019

The businessman who urged former County Executive Steve Stenger to give him lucrative county contracts in exchange for campaign donations has been indicted for the same crimes as Stenger. John Rallo,...

$10,000 reward offered to find suspect in Concord armed bank robbery

$10,000 reward offered to find suspect in Concord armed bank robbery

May 9, 2019

The Electro Savings Credit Union is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the “armed and dangerous” person who robbed the bank last week. Detectives from the St. Louis...

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership CEO Sheila Sweeney speaks at the June 16, 2015 ribbon-cutting ceremony of The Pavilion at Lemay, the recreation center and aquatic center that opened in Lemay with casino money.

Sheila Sweeney, John Rallo also charged in Stenger corruption scandal

May 9, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Former County Executive Steve Stenger is not the only former county official that will plead guilty in a corruption scandal that has enveloped...

Gabe Backhoff, 3, left, and Lincoln Stenger, 2, play with St. Louis County Parks Director Gary Bess’ dog, Stan, during the Aug. 3 JB Blast at Jefferson Barracks County Park, with Grantwood Village resident Bess and his wife, Vivienne, pictured in the background. Gabe is Bess’ grandson, and Lincoln is the son of former County Executive Steve Stenger, who was up for re-election Tuesday — after the Call went to press. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Page: Stenger staff out, Dooley’s back in

May 8, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com New County Executive Sam Page started his first day in office last week by asking nearly all of former County Executive Steve Stenger’s employees...

Then-council chairman Sam Page listens to Police Chief John Belmar during a committee meeting in 2018. Now County Executive, Page will renegotiate the lease for The Crossings, formerly Northwest Plaza mall. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Page says donors won’t get cushy deals

May 8, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com A link between campaign donors and county contracts just brought down the administration of former County Executive Steve Stenger, and his...

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