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East St. Louis, Illinois is located in St Clair County. Zip codes in East St. Louis, IL include 62201, 62205, and 62202. The median home price in East St. Louis is $25,000 which is roughly $35/per square foot.

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33 min ago | Belleville News Democrat

Caseyville man sentenced in health care fraud case

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

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4 hrs ago | Belleville News Democrat

East St. Louis detective Orlando Ward resigns amid drug charges

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.

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8 hrs ago | Belleville News Democrat

Church seeks donations for East St. Louis shooting victim

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

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10 hrs ago | Belleville News Democrat

House panel gives OK to 'fracking'; could mean 47,000 jobs for southern Illinois

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.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Daily Mail

Girl, one, run over and killed after boy, 11, accidentally puts car...

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.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

East St. Louis city employees are hit with surprise drug tests

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

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Sat May 18, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

Baby girl fatally struck by car in East St. Louis

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.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

Washington Park man charged in Belleville carjacking

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.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

East St. Louis fires veteran firefighter for disobeying order to take drug test

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

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Wed May 15, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

East St. Louis detective is ordered detained until trial

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.

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Belleville News Democrat

Senate approves East St. Louis 'promise zone' for college scholarships

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

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Belleville News Democrat

Belleville blotter: Softball players' gear stolen at Citizen's Park

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

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Tue May 14, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

Whiteside Middle School to present honorary diploma to family of deceased student

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.

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River Front Times

Homespun: Max Load

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

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NBC Chicago

Opinion: Are Casinos "City Ruiners"?

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)

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KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Man accused of sexually assaulting woman in local park

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

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Mon May 13, 2013

Hispanic Business

Same-sex Marriage Supporters Fight Back

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

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Belleville News Democrat

Brother Norbert writes from the heart: Donations help kids in East St. Louis

"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.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

Creative prosecutions lead to justice

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

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The Tallahassee O

FBI Detains East St. Louis Police Detective Orlando Ward; 6 Others Also Face Drug Conspiracy Charges

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.

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