IL: In East St. Louis, golden years lit by flashes of gunfire: "After her 87-year-old next-door neighbor fatally shot a burglar trying to come through the front door, Eleanor Anderson -- herself an older adult living alone -- began sleeping with two items under her pillow: a cell phone and a gun. The grandmother was intent on defending herself in a neighborhood that has changed drastically since she was a young girl. Anderson's small, light-green childhood home is protected by security bars and an alarm system. She also has her gun. And when Anderson, 61, heard gunshots one recent night, she was ready. She called police and waited with her snubnose .38. 'Us being seniors, criminals don't think we'd do anything,' Anderson said, looking over her gold reading glasses and standing in a room filled with pictures of her four granddaughters. 'We don't play anymore. We won't take this
lying down.'"


MS: Would be burglar shot: ""A would-be burglar was busted by a homeowner in Vicksburg in the early morning hours Monday. According to police, 50 year-old Mary Miller was shot in the neck as she tried to break into a house in the 700 block of 1st North. She underent surgery at UMC, and then went back to Vicksburg with a relative. No charges will be filed against the homeowner. ... No word yet if Miller will face any charges."