East Saint Louis, IL News

CHARLESTON - Kenneth Buchanon and Devion Montgomery qualified in two sprint races each for East St. Louis, while Triad and East Side each sent two relay teams through, Civic Memorial's 4x800 meter...[Read More]
WOOD RIVER - East St. Louis was the dominant team in the IHSA Class 2A boys track sectional on Thursday, sending many of its athletes to next week's state meet in winning the team championship at Eas...[Read More]
EAST ST. LOUIS - Rising majestically from the landscape of East St. Louis, Illinois, the Gateway Geyser is a powerful testament to human ingenuity and ambition. This 630-feet tall water fountain, on...[Read More]
BETHALTO - Local girls' track athletes qualified for next week's IHSA Class 2A state meet as Cahokia won the sectional meet Thursday afternoon at Civic Memorial's Hauser Field in Bethalto. The Comanche...[Read More]
O'FALLON - Edwardsville's boys track team put together strong and consistent performances in winning the Southwestern Conference meet Wednesday at OTHS Panther Stadium in O'Fallon. The Tigers wo...[Read More]
EAST ST. LOUIS – On April 24, 2023, the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony) and one count of Aggravated Battery...[Read More]
BENTON – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Cahokia man to 33 months in federal prison after he was caught with a firearm as a convicted felon. Tyrone James, 47, pled guilty to one count o...[Read More]
EAST ST. LOUIS – Beloved St. Louis University Men’s Basketball player Terrence (TJ) Hargrove Jr. spoke with the Lincoln Middle School student body during a special assembly on Monday...[Read More]
ALTON - Chloe Miller won the 800 meters and Marquette Catholic's Sammy Hentrich finished second in the 200 meters, and athletes from East St. Louis, Alton and Marquette performed well in the Alton...[Read More]
EAST ST. LOUIS – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a St. Louis man to a total of 50 years in federal prison after he murdered a security guard during a bank robbery in East St. Louis in August...[Read More]