/tags/brooklyn-illinois Brooklyn, Illinois en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-04-29/new-grocery-store-anchors-an-economic-revitalization-plan-in-the-metro-east-town-of-venice The goal is to bring much-needed services to the historically Black community. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-04-29/new-grocery-store-anchors-an-economic-revitalization-plan-in-the-metro-east-town-of-venice Will Bauer /health-science-environment/2023-11-14/illinois-health-officials-fail-to-help-cahokia-heights-residents-as-sewage-floods-their-homes As Cahokia Heights residents found themselves continuously sick with respiratory conditions, heart problems, and bacterial infections they had one question — where were the health officials? Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-11-14/illinois-health-officials-fail-to-help-cahokia-heights-residents-as-sewage-floods-their-homes Lexi Cortes /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-08-11/first-black-incorporated-town-in-u-s-placed-on-illinois-endangered-list Brooklyn, Illinois, is the oldest — and one of the last remaining — Black incorporated towns in the country. It’s at risk of being lost. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:29:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-08-11/first-black-incorporated-town-in-u-s-placed-on-illinois-endangered-list Ulaa Kuziez /culture-history/2021-07-12/this-church-in-the-metro-east-used-to-be-an-underground-railroad-stop-now-it-needs-help The foundation of the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church in Brooklyn is eroding and a wall is gradually bulging prompting parishioners to have services in a nearby senior citizens’ center. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:59:11 GMT /culture-history/2021-07-12/this-church-in-the-metro-east-used-to-be-an-underground-railroad-stop-now-it-needs-help DeAsia Paige /culture-history/2021-07-09/new-monument-commemorates-metro-east-communitys-history-as-first-incorporated-black-town “Brooklyn was like a beacon of hope for those who desired to be the architect of their own destinies,” a historian said. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:05:35 GMT /culture-history/2021-07-09/new-monument-commemorates-metro-east-communitys-history-as-first-incorporated-black-town DeAsia Paige /arts-culture/2020-02-28/uncovering-the-underground-railroads-hidden-past-in-the-metro-east BROOKLYN — On the outskirts of this St. Clair County village, a small green sign reveals how many people live there — about 750. The small community is… Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:10:20 GMT /arts-culture/2020-02-28/uncovering-the-underground-railroads-hidden-past-in-the-metro-east Eric Schmid /education/2016-08-18/what-keeps-st-louis-teachers-returning-to-the-classroom Comparatively low pay. Long hours. High — and often changing — expectations. A sometimes reluctant audience. Two months of vacation isn’t a big enough… Fri, 19 Aug 2016 02:26:24 GMT /education/2016-08-18/what-keeps-st-louis-teachers-returning-to-the-classroom /government-politics-issues/2015-04-08/states-attorney-ethics-violations-make-brooklyn-police-cases-too-unreliable-to-prosecute The prosecutor in St. Clair County, Illinois, says he will no longer pursue criminal charges for cases brought to him by the Brooklyn Police… Thu, 09 Apr 2015 03:02:49 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-04-08/states-attorney-ethics-violations-make-brooklyn-police-cases-too-unreliable-to-prosecute /health-science-environment/2014-10-13/archaeologists-dig-for-clues-to-african-american-history-in-brooklyn-ill Brooklyn, Ill., is a small, predominantly African-American town, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.What little revenue the town brings in… Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:38:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-10-13/archaeologists-dig-for-clues-to-african-american-history-in-brooklyn-ill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-13/digging-into-the-life-of-priscilla-baltimore For more than 150 years, people have told the tale of "Mother" Priscilla Baltimore, a former slave who is said to have led 11 families of fugitive and… Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:30:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-10-13/digging-into-the-life-of-priscilla-baltimore