The East St. Louis fire chief says the problem with Schoenberger Creek was "nothing major." The city plans to call the Illinois EPA to request further testing of the creek that runs between East St. Louis and Belleville.

A redistricting map proposed by the County Board Chairman would cut the number of members of the county board from 29 to 25.

The Booker T. Washington Cemetery was one of the only places where Black Residents in the Metro East could bury their loved ones in the 20th century. Locals who are working to restore the cemetery say that history has been forgotten.

The new mayor of Cahokia Heights, Curtis McCall Sr., promised the city would start with a balanced budget.

Gov. J.B. Prizker announced the state will move into the bridge to Phase 5 of reopening next week.

Nearly half of the state’s working moms lost jobs or worked fewer hours during the pandemic.

The clinic will close on May 30 following waning demand for shots both locally and nationally. County residents will be able to get vaccinated at the health department once the large clinic closes.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker could soon loosen COVID-19 restrictions if hospitalizations and positive cases continue to drop.

Duckworth spoke with St. Louis Public Radio's Eric Schmid and We Live Here's Jia Ling Yang and Lauren Brown about her legislation.

More than one-third of districts in the county dropped at least one tier.