/tags/east-st-louis East St. Louis en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:15:44 GMT /law-order/2025-02-20/homicides-in-east-st-louis-fell-again-in-2024-illinois-state-police-say In 2024, the Metro East city recorded 20 homicides. At the most recent peak in 2017, that same figure stood at 37. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:15:44 GMT /law-order/2025-02-20/homicides-in-east-st-louis-fell-again-in-2024-illinois-state-police-say Will Bauer /health-science-environment/2024-12-24/east-st-louis-collard-green-science-preservation-rare-varieties-leafy-green How rare collard greens stewarded by generations of southerners ended up in an East St. Louis greenhouse. Plus, how they might help feed more people amid climate change. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-24/east-st-louis-collard-green-science-preservation-rare-varieties-leafy-green Kate Grumke /economy-business/2024-12-19/820-million-sustainable-aviation-fuel-plant-is-coming-to-southwest-illinois An incentive agreement between the state and the company lists an East St. Louis address for the facility that will create 150 jobs when operational. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:25:35 GMT /economy-business/2024-12-19/820-million-sustainable-aviation-fuel-plant-is-coming-to-southwest-illinois Will Bauer /health-science-environment/2024-12-11/lawsuit-east-st-louis-sewage-spill-lake-mississippi-despite-epa-orders The complaint alleges that untreated sewage spills from East St. Louis outfalls into the Mississippi River and Whispering Willow Lake during “high-flow conditions,” such as heavy rain. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:01:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-11/lawsuit-east-st-louis-sewage-spill-lake-mississippi-despite-epa-orders Lexi Cortes /law-order/2024-11-26/metro-east-football-legend-business-partners-indicted-federal-wire-fraud-charges Dana Howard, a state champion at East St. Louis High School and an All-American linebacker at the University of Illinois before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and playing for the St. Louis Rams, was named in the indictment along with two others. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-11-26/metro-east-football-legend-business-partners-indicted-federal-wire-fraud-charges Carolyn P. Smith /health-science-environment/2024-11-19/east-st-louis-ameren-secnod-solar-farm-opens Two years ago, Ameren finished the first solar farm in East St. Louis. Company leaders hope the second facility’s completion will spark similar investments. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:31:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-19/east-st-louis-ameren-secnod-solar-farm-opens Will Bauer /health-science-environment/2024-11-07/east-st-louis-flooding-aftermath Some residents in East St. Louis on Wednesday called on the city to do more as floodwaters lingered in their neighborhood following heavy rains in the Metro East on Tuesday. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-07/east-st-louis-flooding-aftermath Lacretia Wimbley /government-politics-issues/2024-10-31/illinois-democrats-supermajority-tate-house-seats-east-st-louis One of the six seats Democrats hope to flip is the 114th District, which covers East St. Louis and some surrounding rural areas. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-31/illinois-democrats-supermajority-tate-house-seats-east-st-louis Mawa Iqbal /race-identity-and-faith/2024-10-30/member-little-rock-nine-east-st-louis-schools-trailblazer-died Little Rock Nine member Thelma Mothershed-Wair died this month in Arkansas. She taught in East St. Louis for nearly 20 years before retiring and working at the St. Clair County Jail and Juvenile Detention Center. She was 83. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:16:06 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-10-30/member-little-rock-nine-east-st-louis-schools-trailblazer-died Andrea Y. Henderson /education/2024-10-25/a-metro-east-nonprofit-increases-after-school-programs-with-a-450-000-illinois-state-grant East Side Aligned received a nearly $450,000 Illinois state grant to help bring safe and enriching afterschool programming to the Metro East. The East St. Louis nonprofit plans to open on-site mental health services and expand its STEAM programs to area youth. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-10-25/a-metro-east-nonprofit-increases-after-school-programs-with-a-450-000-illinois-state-grant Andrea Y. Henderson