East St. Louis News

A Caseyville man was sentenced for Medicare and Medicaid fraud in the Southern District Court in East St.

Detective Orlando Ward resigned Wednesday after more than a decade on the job. He was arrested two weeks ago by federal agents investigating a drug ring in the metro-east. Ward has been locked up in a federal holding cell since he was arrested May 6. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kit Morrissey argued successfully for Ward's detention in front of U.S.

The Cornerstone Christian Church is raising money for the family of an East St. Louis business owner who was robbed and shot last month.

The House Executive Committee voted 11-0 to send the full House a bill meant to regulate hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," though it was unclear when measure would go to the floor of the House.

A tragedy occurred when a couple of young boys who were playing in a car accidentally put the vehicle into drive, running over a 1-year-old baby girl.

Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. That was the situation as city employees showed up at East St.

Assistant Police Chief Ronald Ike said an 11-year-old boy took his mother's car keys and went to sit in inside her car to listen to some music.

Timothy L. Allen, 31, of 1252 N. 49th St. has been charged with one count of aggrevated vehicular hijacking and one count of aggrevated fleeing and eluding.

Louis firefighter who was charged in Texas with drug possession has been terminated by the East St.

Louis Detective Orlando Ward was returned Wednesday in U.S. District Court to the U.S. Marshal Service to be bound over in a federal lockup.

The Illinois Senate on Wednesday approved legislation creating a "promise zone" in East St.

The victim reported his 2009 Nissan Aramad was stolen for his driveway. Belleville officers located the vehicle in East St.

The family of Amari Clark, a 12-year-old girl killed in a car crash in April 2011, will be presented with an honorary eighth grade diploma during Whiteside Middle School's eighth grade graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday.

It's no stretch at all to think of BDR Records as St. Louis' very own Numero Group.

The last time a gambling bill came before the General Assembly, Mayor Rahm Emanuel insisted he wanted to bring casino gambling to Chicago "for our kids." "As I've said before and I'll say it again, if we were to get a casino, I'd like to direct all the resources to school modernization and school improvement so our kids will be in modern school ... (more)

A Metro-East man faces charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at a state park in East St.

Supporters of same-sex marriage legislation in Illinois are fighting fire with fire in East St.

"How do you erase this, Brother Norbert?" "Why won't it let me type, Brother Norbert?" "What are you supposed to do here, Brother Norbert?" The four kindergartners had plenty of questions while working in the computer lab at Catholic Day Care Center in East St.

Got a law enforcement problem? St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly probably has a creative solution.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken an East St. Louis police detective into custody - and the chief of the department says it was a complete surprise to him and his colleagues.