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Freeburg Vigil Held For Teen Killed While Riding Bike

Home - Local, Home Slider Feature, Home Slider Feature 2By News September 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Freeburg IL (KTRS) A vigil will be held at the accident site where a young teen was struck and killed. The Freeburg eighth grader who was killed while riding his bike, is identified as 14-year-old Mason Schmittling. The driver of the SUV that struck Schmittling is cooperating with police. Yesterday, family and friends constructed a…

Insurer denies coverage in Freeburg sex abuse lawsuit

UncategorizedBy News November 2, 2015

FREEBURG, Ill. (AP) – A southwestern Illinois school district that paid $5.6 million to settle four lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of students by a former superintendent says its insurers are denying coverage for a fifth complaint. The Freeburg district in St. Clair County settled complaints by former elementary students who claimed abuse by Robin Hawkins,…