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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.
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Sen. Durbin toured Harding Ditch and met with some Centreville residents regarding flooding and sewage issues, but not with the group Centreville Citizens for Change.
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Community participation is a major element of the nearly $1 million grant.
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“I show up. I work. I do whatever needs to be done,” said state Sen. Christopher Belt, D-Centreville, of his role at Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water and Sewer District.
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Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water and Sewer District is the public utility for a community plagued by decades of flooding and sewage backing up into resident's homes and yards.
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A new Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grant could help fix some of the chronic flooding issues plaguing Centreville for years.
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Voters in Cahokia, Alorton and Centreville on Tuesday approved a proposal to merge their towns to create a new city called “Cahokia Heights,” according to unofficial returns.
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Editor's Note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.For the month and a half when Donald Williams was sick with…
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Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.Flooded homes and backed-up sewers during heavy rain have been a…
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Earlie Fuse’s home in Centreville, Illinois, flooded in 1993. Since then, Fuse and his neighbors have experienced worse floods. Some found that the sewer…