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Metro East St. Louis News: 8 Years for Killing a Baby, a Teen Charged in Venice, and Metro East’s Fight for Its Share of the $56 Billion Illinois Budget — This Week Changed Everything

A St. Louis man gets eight years for killing an infant in a wrong-way crash. An 18-year-old faces murder charges after a shooting in Venice. And Metro East lawmakers are pushing back on how Springfield’s $56 billion budget serves their communities. Three stories. One hard week.