East St. Louis
City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	St. Clair
Coordinates	38°36′56″N 90°07′40″W / 38.61556°N 90.12778°W / 38.61556; -90.12778
Area	14.4 sq mi (37.3 km2)
- land	14.0 sq mi (36 km2)
- water	0.4 sq mi (1 km2), 2.78%
Population	31,542 (2000)
Density	2,242.9 /sq mi (866 /km2)
founded	June 6, 1820
Government	Council-Manager
Mayor	Alvin Parks, Jr
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62201 62202 62203 62204 62205 62206 62207
Area code	618
Location of East St. Louis within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Website: www.cesl.us

East St. Louis is a city located in St. Clair County, Illinois, USA, directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,542, less than half its peak in 1950. Like many larger industrial cities, it has been severely affected by loss of jobs in the restructuring of the railroad industry and deindustrialization of the Rust Belt in the second half of the 20th century. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... List of cities in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... St. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... The council-manager government is one of two main variations of representative municipal government in the United States. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... St. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... St. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Manufacturing Belt, highlighted in red The Rust Belt, a term coined from Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States of America. ...

One of the highlights of the city's waterfront is the Gateway Geyser, the tallest fountain in the United States. Designed to complement the Gateway Arch across the river in St. Louis, it shoots water to a height of 630 feet (190 m), the same height as the Arch. The Gateway Geyser, located on the riverfront of the Mississippi River in East Saint Louis, Illinois, is the worlds tallest fountain. ... The Old Courthouse sits at the heart of the city of Saint Louis, with the arch to the east, near the rivers edge. ... St. ...

History

Native Americans long inhabited both sides of the Mississippi River at this point. Mound builders of the Mississippian culture constructed mounds at what became St. Louis and East St. Louis, as well as the large settlement of Cahokia to the north of East St. Louis near present day Collinsville, Illinois. This article is about the people indigenous to the United States and their history after European contact, chiefly in what is now the United States. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... The Mound Builders were Archaic and Woodland Pre-Columbian Native American cultures. ... The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1500 A.D., varying regionally. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Cahokia is the site of an ancient Native American city near Collinsville, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. ... East St. ... Collinsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois and partially in St. ...

East St. Louis lies within the American Bottom area of the present day Metro-East area of St. Louis, Missouri. East St. ... The American Bottom is a flood plain of the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, to the Kaskaskia River. ... Metro-East is a region in Illinois that comprises the eastern suburbs St. ... St. ...

After European settlement, East St. Louis' original name was "Illinoistown."^[1]

Several destructive tornadoes have hit East St. Louis, the deadliest being the St. Louis-East St. Louis Tornado of 1896, which killed at least 255, injured over 1000, and incurred an estimated $2.9 billion in damages (1997 USD).^[2] 1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita Scale The St. ...

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the St. Louis commune

A period of extensive industrial growth followed the American Civil War. Industries located in East St. Louis to make use of the local availability of Illinois coal as fuel. Another early industry was meatpacking and stockyards, concentrated in one area to limit their nuisance to other jurisdictions. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... The meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. ... A stockyard is a place for the sale and shipping of livestock. ...

In the expansion, many businessmen became overextended in credit, and a major economic collapse followed the Panic of 1873. This was due to railroad and other manufacturing expansion, land speculation and general business optimism caused by large profits from inflation. The economic recession began in the East and steadily moved west, severely crippling the railroads, the main system of transportation. In response to the difficulties, railroad companies began dramatically lowering workers' wages, forcing employees to work without pay, and cutting jobs and the amount of paid work hours. These wage cuts and additional money-saving tactics used by the industry prompted strikes and unrest on a massive scale. Run on the Fourth National Bank, No. ...

While most of the strikes in the eastern cities during 1877 were accompanied by violence and mayhem, the late July 1877 St. Louis strike was marked by a bloodless, efficient and quick take-over of commerce and transportation in the area by dissatisfied workers. By July 22, the St. Louis Commune began to take shape as representatives from almost all the railroad lines met in East St. Louis. They soon elected an executive committee to command the strike and issued General Order No. 1, halting all railroad traffic other than passenger and mail trains. John Bowman, the mayor of East St. Louis, was appointed arbitrator of the committee. He helped the committee select special police to guard the property of the railroads from damage. The strike and the new de facto workers' government, while given encouragement by the largely German-American Workingmen's Party and the Knights of Labor (two key players in the organization of the Missouri general strike), were run by no organized labor group. St. ... Dr. John Bowman Winifred (born 1942) is an Irish historian and broadcaster. ... German Americans (German Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of ethnic German ancestry and currently form the largest ancestry group in the United States, accounting for 17% of the U.S. population. ... The Working Mens Party was the first labor union in the United States, located in Philadelphia. ... Knights of Labor seal The Knights of Labor, also known as Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, was founded by seven Philadelp tailors in 1869, led by Uriah S. Stephens. ...

The strike reached the business sector by closing packing industry houses surrounding the National Stockyards. At one plant, workers allowed processing of 125 cattle in return for 500 cans of beef for the workers. The strike continued to gain momentum, with different regions and workers asking to join in. Though the East St. Louis strike continued in an orderly fashion, across the river there were isolated incidents of violence. Harry Eastman, the East St. Louis workers' representative, addressed the mass of employees: "Go home to your different wards and organize your different unions, but don't keep coming up here in great bodies and stirring up excitement. Ask the Mayor, as we did, to close up all the saloons... keep sober and orderly, and when you are organized, apply to the United Workingmen for orders. Don't plunder ... don't interfere with the railroads here ... let us attend to that".^{[citation needed]} This article is about the neighborhoods in Oklahoma City. ...

On July 28 the strike was peacefully ended when US troops took over the Relay Depot, the Commune's command center.^[3]

The East St. Louis riots of 1917

East St. Louis in 1917 had a strong industrial economy boosted by World War I. Many workers entered the military and the other workers who were left went on strike. The war prevented immigration from Europe. Major companies recruited black migrants from the South to work at the Aluminum Ore Company and the American Steel Company. They were available because the US Army initially rejected many black volunteers in the years before an integrated military.^[4] Resentment on both sides and the arrival of new workers created fears for job security and raised social tensions. At a white labor meeting on May 28, men traded rumors of black men's and white women's fraternizing. Three thousand white men left the meeting and headed as a mob for the downtown, where they randomly attacked black men on the street. They destroyed buildings and physically attacked people, and, according to Jonathan Kozol's book Savage Inequalities, the mob "killed a 14-year-old boy and scalped his mother. before it was over 244 buildings were destroyed."^[5]. The governor called in National Guard to prevent further rioting, but rumors continued to circulate about an organized retaliation from the blacks. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Savage Inequalities is a book written by Jonathan Kozol in 1991 that discusses the disparities in education between schools of different classes and races. ... The United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ...

On July 1, 1917, a black man attacked a white man. Whites drove by shooting in retaliation. When police came to investigate, the black attacker proceeded to fire on the police and wounded at least one. The next morning, thousands of white spectators marched into the black section of town. The rioters burned entire sections of the city and shot blacks as they escaped the flames. They also lynched several blacks.

Although the governor had called in the National Guard to try to control the situation, several accounts reported that they joined in the rioting. The mob included "ten or fifteen white women, [who] chased a negro woman at the Relay Depot in broad daylight. The girls were brandishing clubs and calling upon the men to kill the woman." ² The woman was a known prostitute frequented by white men.

Recent history

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East St. Louis was named an All-America City in 1958, having retained prosperity through the decade as its population reached a peak of 82,295 residents. Through the 1950s and later, the city's musicians were an integral creative force in blues, rock and roll and jazz. Some left and achieved national recognition, like Ike and Tina Turner and jazz great Miles Davis, who was born in nearby Alton and grew up in East St. Louis. Many were featured on the PBS series River of Song in 1999, covering music of cities along the Mississippi River. All-America City Program Logo The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) November 26, 1939) is an 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... Alton is the name of several places: United Kingdom Alton, Derbyshire, England Alton, Hampshire, England Alton, Staffordshire, England Alton, Wiltshire, England Canada Alton, Ontario Altona, Ontario Alton, Nova Scotia North Alton, Nova Scotia South Alton, Nova Scotia Altona, British Columbia Altona, Manitoba Old Altona, Manitoba Alton, Quebec United States Alton...

The city was dramatically affected by mid-century deindustrialization and restructuring. As a number of local factories began to close because of changes in industry, the railroad and meatpacking industries also were cutting back and moving jobs out of the region. This led to a precipitous loss of working and middle-class jobs. The city's financial conditions deteriorated. Elected in 1951, Mayor Alvin Fields resorted to ill-judged funding procedures to try to buy the city out of its financial morass. The scheme increased the city's bonded indebtedness and the property tax rate. More businesses closed as workers left the area to seek jobs in other regions. Crime increased as a result of poverty and lack of opportunities. The city was also left with expensive clean-up of brownfields, areas with environmental contamination by heavy industry that make redevelopment more difficult.

Street gangs such as the War Lords, Black Egyptians, 29th Street Stompers and Hustlers appeared in city neighborhoods. Like other cities with endemic problems by the 1960s, East St. Louis suffered riots in the latter part of the decade. In September 1967, rioting occurred in the city's South End. Also, in the summer of 1968, a still-unsolved series of sniping attacks took place. These events contributed to residential mistrust and adversely affected the downtown retail base and the city's income.

Construction of freeways and urban sprawl contributed to East St. Louis' decline as well. The freeways cut through and broke up existing neighborhoods and community networks. The freeways also made it easier for residents to commute back and forth from suburban homes, so more people moved up to newer housing. East St. Louis adopted a number of programs to try to reverse decline — the Model Cities program, the Concentrated Employment Program and Operation Breakthrough. The programs were not enough to offset the industrial restructuring.-1...

In 1971, James Williams was elected as the city's first black mayor. Faced with overwhelming economic problems, he was unable to stop the city's decline and depopulation.^{[citation needed]} By the election of Carl Officer as mayor (the youngest in the country at that time at age 25) in 1979, many said the city had nowhere to go but up, yet things grew worse. Middle-class whites and blacks left the city. People who could get jobs simply went to where there was work and a decent quality of life. Because the city had been obliged to cut back on maintenance, sewers failed and garbage pickup ceased. Police cars and radios stopped working. The East St. Louis Fire Department went on strike in the 1970s.

Before Gordon Bush was elected mayor in 1991, the state imposed a financial advisory board to manage the city in exchange for a financial bailout. State legislative approval in 1990 of riverboat gambling and the installation of the Casino Queen riverboat casino provided the first new source of income for the city in nearly 30 years. This article is about casinos for gaming. ...

The past decade can be characterized as one of redevelopment and renewal.^{[citation needed]} In 2001 the city completed a new library. It also built a new city hall. Public-private partnerships have resulted in a variety of new retail developments, housing initiatives, and the St. Louis Metrolink light rail, which have sparked renewal. Access to the Metrolink from the East Side has become a controversy in the Saint Louis Metro Area, as a 2008 article in the Riverfront Times stated that it has resulted in skyrocketing crime rates on the west side of the River in affluent suburbs.^[6] MetroLink is a light rail transit system in the Greater St. ... Light rail is a particular class of urban and suburban passenger railway that utilizes equipment and infrastructure that is typically less massive than that used for metro systems and heavy railways. ... The Riverfront Times (also known as the RFT; also known as the Hippie Times) is a popular alternative newsweekly in St. ...

The city, now small in terms of population, is a prime example of drastic urban blight. Sections of "urban prairie" can be found where vacant buildings have been torn down and whole blocks became overgrown with vegetation. Much of the territory surrounding the city remains undeveloped, bypassed for growth in more affluent suburban areas. Many old, "inner city" neighborhoods abut large swaths of corn and soybean fields or otherwise vacant land. In addition to agricultural uses, a number of truck stops, strip clubs, and semi-rural businesses surround blighted areas in the city as well. Urban prairie is a term to describe what is occurring to the core areas of many North American cities as urban sprawl takes hold. ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... This article is about the maize plant. ... Soy redirects here. ...

In August 2008 at a RoCorp chemical plant, there was spillage of a toxic industrial material that seriously sickened several people and caused at least two area emergency rooms to be quarantined. The incident involved a release of nitroaniline.^[7] The term nitroaniline can refer to the following chemical compounds: 2-Nitroaniline 3-Nitroaniline 4-Nitroaniline Categories: Hidden categories: | | ...

Geography

East St. Louis township.

East St. Louis is located at 38°36'56" North, 90°7'40" West (38.615550, -90.127825).^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km²), of which, 14.1 square miles (36.4 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it is water. The total area is 2.56% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...

East St. Louis usually experiences cold winters and hot summers. On July 14, 1954 the temperature at East Saint Louis reached 117 °F (48 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in Illinois.

Transportation

East St. Louis is home to four St. Louis MetroLink stations; East Riverfront, 5th & Missouri, Emerson Park, and JJK Center. MetroLink is a light rail transit system in the Greater St. ... East Riverfront is a St. ... 5th & Missouri is a MetroLink station located in East St. ... Emerson Park is a St. ... Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center is a St. ...

Interstate 55, Interstate 64, Interstate 70, and US Highway 40 run concurrently through East St. Louis and are linked to St. Louis by the Poplar Street Bridge. Prior to its decommissioning, the fabled Route 66 also shared a concurrence with these Interstate highways. In addition, US Highway 50 also shared a concurrence prior to its being rerouting and concurrence with Interstate 255. Interstate 55 (abbreviated I-55) is an interstate highway in the central United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 64 Interstate 64 (abbreviated I-64) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. ... Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 about a mile from Cove Fort, Utah to a Park and Ride in Baltimore, Maryland. ... U.S. Route 40 is an east-west United States highway. ... The Poplar Street Bridge, offically the Bernard F. Dickman Bridge, is a 647 foot (197m) long deck girder bridge across the Mississippi River between St. ... U.S. Highway 66 or Route 66 was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. ... U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. ... Interstate 255 (abbreviated I-255) is a bypass route of Interstate 55 near St. ...

Demographics

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 31,542 people, 11,178 households, and 7,668 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,242.9 people per square mile (866.2/km²). There are 12,899 housing units at an average density of 917.2/sq mi (354.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.74% African-American, 1.23% Caucasian, 0.19% Native American, 0.08% Asian-American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. The United States Census of 1870 was the ninth United States Census. ... The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880. ... 1890 Census form The Eleventh United States Census was taken June 2, 1890. ... The twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on 1 June 1900,1 determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21. ... The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21. ... The Fourteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from January 5, 1920, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15. ... The Fifteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from , 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,520,798, an increase of 14. ... The Eighteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 18. ... The Nineteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,302,031, an increase of 13. ... The Twentieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... (Redirected from 2000 United States census) The United States 2000 census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 11,178 households out of which 33.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.9% are married couples living together, 40.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% are non-families. 27.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.80 and the average family size is 4.02. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the city the population is spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 72.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $21,324, and the median income for a family is $24,567. Males have a median income of $27,864 versus $21,850 for females. The per capita income for the city is $11,169. 35.1% of the population and 31.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 48.6% of those under the age of 18 and 25.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in their country. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Education

The city is served by the East St. Louis School District 189 [3]. East St. ...

All residents are zoned to East St. Louis High School. East Saint Louis Sr. ...

Notable people

• Josephine Baker, was the first African American to star in a major motion picture, to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer.^{[citation needed]}
• Hank Bauer, seven time World Series winning Yankee (1949–59), Baltimore Orioles manager (1966), born in East St. Louis in 1922.
• Erin Brown, born Erin DeWright in East St. Louis (1979), is a horror film actress, model, filmmaker, and former softcore pornographic actress.
• Jim Bruske, played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, and the Milwaukee Brewers.
• Homer Bush, played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins, born in East St. Louis (1972).
• Jimmy Connors, tennis legend, born in East St. Louis.
• Jerry Costello, member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1988, born and raised in East St. Louis and attended Assumption High School.
• Bryan Cox, former NFL player, native of East St. Louis and major philanthropist for East St. Louis High School.^{[citation needed]}
• Miles Davis, jazz legend, grew up in East St. Louis.
• Katherine Dunham, dancer, choreographer, anthropologist and author, known for introducing U.S. and European audiences to Caribbean- and African-based dance movements, established an arts center and lived in East St. Louis.
• Richard Durbin, senior U.S. Senator of Illinois, born and raised in East St. Louis, graduate of Assumption High School, and currently the Democratic Party Whip for the United States Senate.
• Harry Edwards, professor emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, former consultant to the San Francisco 49ers.
• LaPhonso Ellis, former NBA player, is a native of East St. Louis.
• Kerry Glenn, former NFL player was born and raised in East St. Louis, Ill. He played in the NFL for the New York Jets 1985-1990 and the Miami Dolphins 1990-1993.
• Russell Gunn, composer, arranger, recording artist, Grammy nominated jazz musician, attended Edgemont elementary school, King jr. high school, and Lincoln Sr. high school.
• Terry Hanson, former Atlanta Braves TV executive producer, PGA Tour executive, NBA TV executive producer, currently with The John Boy and Billy Big Show.
• Dawn Harper, gold medalist in 100 meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
• Dana Howard, former NFL player, born and raised in East St. Louis.
• Reginald Hudlin, wrote and directed the 1990s films House Party, born in East St. Louis.^{[citation needed]}
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon and long jump, born and raised in East St. Louis.
• Al Joyner, track gold medalist, brother of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born and raised in East St. Louis.
• Mike Magac, (1938–2003) played for the San Francisco 49ers (1960–1964) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1965–1966), played football at Assumption High School.
• Cuonzo Martin, played for the Vancouver Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks, head coach of Missouri State Bears men's basketball team.
• Donald McHenry, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1979 to 1981), grew up in East St. Louis.
• Darius Miles, current NBA player, attended East St. Louis High School.
• Eugene B. Redmond academic and city Poet Laureate, native of East St. Louis, established the Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club.
• James Harris, former NFL player, native of East St. Louis.
• Milton Reed, former NFL player, native of East St. Louis.
• Frank Rigney, offensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, four time Grey Cup champion, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee (1984), All State football player for the East St. Louis Flyers.^{[citation needed]}
• Tina Turner and Ike Turner met in 1956 at the Club Manhattan in East St. Louis.^{[citation needed]}
• Unladylike, rap group signed to Def Jam.
• Bill Walker, was a former professional baseball player.
• Kellen Winslow, former tight end with the San Diego Chargers, Hall of Fame inductee (1995), born in St. Louis (1957).^{[citation needed]}
• Shelley Winters, was born Shelly Schrift in East St. Louis (1922), film, stage, and television actress.^{[citation needed]}
• Eric C. Wright former outstanding All-Pro Defensive player for the San Francisco 49ers, raised in East St. Louis, attended Assumption High School.
• Robert Wrigley, poet, born in East St. Louis (1951).

East St. Louis in popular culture

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• In an episode of Leave It to Beaver, Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver) mentioned that Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver) was the "Former Belle of East St. Louis."
• In The Simpsons episode "They Saved Lisa's Brain," the local chapter of Mensa takes over the government of Springfield and improves the city to 299th place on America's list of 300 most livable cities, displacing East St. Louis. According to the DVD commentary for this episode, this joke caused a lot of controversy. In later episodes, the show has been kinder to the city: Homer plans a trip there through AAA, and the family takes a discount route that includes East St. Louis when they head to Brazil.
• Aaron McGruder and Reginald Hudlin penned a 2004 graphic novel Birth of a Nation, in which they theorize what would happen if the 2000 Florida election debacle had instead happened in East St. Louis, resulting in ESL seceding from the nation and creating its own called "Republic of Blackland."^[11]
• Comic book author Dennis O'Neil of St. Louis based The Question's fictional Hub City on East St. Louis.^[11]
• Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley wrote a song, "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo", which also appeared on the Steely Dan album Pretzel Logic.
• In and episode of That '70s Show Kitty Foreman, outraged over her husband Red Foreman and son's friend Steven Hyde selling Heart medication, says that they have "turned my living room into East St. Louis."
• The first chapter of Jonathan Kozol's book Savage Inequalities has to do with the East St. Louis Educational system.

Film

• In the films Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), the character of Father Charles O'Malley (played by Bing Crosby) was from East St. Louis. He sang the "East St. Louis High" alma mater ("Hail alma mater, thy time-honored halls shall echo with our praise till we die, and round our hearts are the ivy-covered walls of East St. Louis High.") in Going My Way.

• In the 1981 science fiction/action film Escape from New York, director John Carpenter used East St. Louis to represent a decaying, semi-destroyed future version of New York City. At that time, East St. Louis had entire neighborhoods burned out in 1976 during a massive urban fire, which suited the director's vision of a Manhattan Island that has been turned into a maximum security prison.

• In the 1983 comedy National Lampoon's Vacation, The Griswolds were thought to accidentally drive through East St. Louis and get their car stripped while asking for directions. From viewing the film they do cross the Mississippi River and enter St. Louis then get their car stripped.

• The 1992 film Trespass takes place almost entirely in East St. Louis.

Crime

East St. Louis has one of the highest crime rates in the United States. According to FBI's data of 2007, its murder rate hit 101.9 per population of 100,000, surpassing that of cities such as Compton, California (40.4 per pop. 100,000), Gary, Indiana (48.3 per pop. 100,000), New Orleans, Louisiana (37.6 per pop. 100,000), Richmond, Virginia (38.8), Baltimore, Maryland (43.3), Camden, New Jersey (40.0), Detroit, Michigan (47.3), and Washington, D.C. (29.1), as well as that of its neighbor St. Louis (37.2). FBI data also shows East St. Louis' high rate of rape, which exceeded 250 per population of 100,000. For the first female director of Public Health, see Sara Josephine Baker. ... Henry Albert Hank Bauer (born July 31, 1922 in East St. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... 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East Saint Louis and Opa Locka, Florida have the highest crime rates in the United States (Opa Locka had the absolute highest crime rate in 2003 and 2004 for cities of any population.) Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits Coordinates: Country State Counties United States Florida Miami-Dade Incorporated 1926 Government  - Mayor Joseph L. Kelley Area  - City 11. ...

The following table shows East St. Louis's crime rate in six crimes that Morgan Quitno uses for its calculation for "America's most dangerous cities" ranking, in comparison to the national average:^[12] Year: 2006 number of crimes per 100,000. Morgan Quitno Press is an research and publishing company based out of Lawrence, Kansas. ...

References

This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (January 2009)

• Heaps, Willard Allison. "Target of Prejudice: The Negro." Riots, U.S.A., 1765–1970. New York: The Seabury Press, 1970. 108–117.
• Kozol, Jonathan. "Life on the Mississippi." Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools. Crown, 1991. 7–39. ISBN 0-517-58221-X
• "Race Rioters Fire East St. Louis and Shoot or Hang Many Negroes; Dead Estimated at from 20 to 76." New York Times 3 July 1917.

External links

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• City of East St. Louis official web site
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• Photos of East St. Louis
• Evocative photos from Built St. Louis
• City-Data.com - East St. Louis, Illinois
  • Downtown East St. Louis
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• East St. Louis Flyers Football
• inBox Magazine & DVD | East St. Louis Premier Magazine
• WikiTravel East St. Louis

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v • d • e Greater St. Louis Central city St. Louis Largest cities (over 20,000 in 2000) Affton CDP · Alton · Ballwin · Belleville · Chesterfield · Collinsville · East St. Louis · Edwardsville · Ferguson · Florissant · Granite City · Hazelwood · Kirkwood · Maryland Heights · Mehlville CDP · Oakville CDP · O'Fallon · O'Fallon, Illinois · Saint Charles · St. Peters · Spanish Lake CDP · University City · Webster Groves · Wildwood Largest towns and villages (over 10,000 in 2000) Arnold · Bellefontaine Neighbors · Berkeley · Bridgeton · Cahokia · Clayton · Concord CDP · Creve Coeur · Crestwood · Fairview Heights · Farmington · Festus · Glen Carbon · Godfrey · Jennings · Lake Saint Louis · Lemay CDP · Manchester · Overland · Saint Ann · Swansea · Town and Country · Washington · Wentzville · Wood River Missouri Counties Franklin · Jefferson · Lincoln · St. Charles · St. Louis County · St. Louis City · Warren · Washington · Saint Francois Illinois Counties Bond · Calhoun · Clinton · Jersey · Macoupin · Madison · Monroe · St. Clair Subregions Metro-East · Westplex See also: Missouri - United States of America

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Town and Country is an affluent suburb in western St. ... Washington is a city in Franklin County, Missouri, USA. The population was 13,243 at the 2000 census. ... Wentzville is a city located in St. ... Logo From Wood Rivers Website Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri, and included the mean center of U.S. population in 1980. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... St. ... St. ... St. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... St. ... Bond County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1960. ... Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... St. ... Metro-East is a region in Illinois that comprises the eastern suburbs St. ... Location of Westplex in Missouri Location of Missouri in the U.S.A. Westplex is an area within St. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... This article is about the U.S. State. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... The location of the State of Illinois Main article: Illinois See also: Outline of Illinois Articles about the U.S. State of Illinois: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest county {{{LargestCounty}}} Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th in the US  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Illinois, which includes Chicago, has a wide musical heritage. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This is a list of traditional windmills in the American state of Illinois. ... Regions American Bottom · Central Illinois · Champaign–Urbana Metropolitan Area · Chicago metropolitan area · Driftless Area · Forgottonia · Fox Valley · Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area · Little Egypt · Metro‑East (St. Louis) · Mississippi Alluvial Plain · North Shore · Northern Illinois · Northwestern Illinois · Peoria metropolitan area · Quad Cities · River Bend · Rockford metropolitan area · Wabash Valley The State of Illinois has several colloquially defined regions: Chicagoland is located in the northeastern corner of the state, including seven counties and the City of Chicago. ... The American Bottom is a flood plain of the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, to the Kaskaskia River. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... Map of Illinois highlighting the Champaign-Urbana MSA The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Champaign-Urbana and known colloquially by some as Chambana, is a metropolitan area in east central Illinois. ... Chicagoland redirects here. ... The Driftless Area is an area of about 20,000 square miles in southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa which was by_passed by the continental glaciers. ... Illinois Military Tract of 1812 Forgottonia (also spelled Forgotonia) is the name given to a 14 county region in western Illinois in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Fox Valley The Fox Valley is a region within Illinois and Wisconsin that borders Chicagoland. ... The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area is a tri-state area where the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky intersect. ... Little Egypt can mean: Little Egypt, a belly dancer. ... Metro-East is a region in Illinois that comprises the eastern suburbs St. ... The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, the largest ecoregion in Louisiana, covers some 12,350 square miles (31,990 square kilometres) of the state. ... Historically, the North Shore referred to the area serviced by the now defunct Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, which ran along Lake Michigans western shore between Chicago and Milwaukee from 1896 until 1963. ... For the university, see Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Northwestern Illinois is a geographic region of the state of Illinois within the USA. Northwestern Illinois is generally considered to consist of the following area: Jo Daviess County, Carroll County, Whiteside County, Stephenson County, Winnebago County, Ogle County, and Lee County. ... Map of Illinois highlighting the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... The I-74 Bridge, connecting Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois is located near the geographic center of the Quad Cities. ... The River Bend is a small region in central Illinois that comprises parts of 3 counties: Madison, Calhoun, and Jersey. ... Location of the Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle CSA and its components:  Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area  Freeport Micropolitan Statistical Area  Rochelle Micropolitan Statistical Area The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city... The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. ... Major cities Aurora · Belleville · Bloomington/Normal · Carbondale · Champaign/Urbana · Charleston · Chicago · Danville · Decatur · DeKalb · East St. Louis · Elgin · Evanston · Freeport · Galesburg · Joliet · Kankakee · Mattoon · Moline/Rock Island · Naperville · Peoria · Quincy · Rockford · Springfield · Waukegan List of cities in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order. ... The Paramount Theatre under renovation, downtown Aurora. ... , Belleville is a city in St. ... United States Illinois McLean 22. ... Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. ... , Carbondale is a city in Southern Illinois in the midwest United States, about one hour north of Cairo. ... Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Urbana (pronounced ) is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United StatesGR6. ... Charleston is the county seat of Coles County, IllinoisGR6. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... United States Illinois Vermilion 17. ... Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Freeport is a city in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. ... Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Incorporated City in 1834. ... Kankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. ... Moline (pronounced ) is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. ... Rock Island is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. ... Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. ... : Will it Play in Peoria? United States Illinois Peoria 46. ... : Gem City United States Illinois Adams 14. ... , Nickname: The Forest City Country State County Township Elevation 715 ft (218 m) Coordinates , Area 56. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Waukegan (IPA: /wɔˈkigÉ™n/) is a city in Lake County, Illinois. ... Counties Adams · Alexander · Bond · Boone · Brown · Bureau · Calhoun · Carroll · Cass · Champaign · Christian · Clark · Clay · Clinton · Coles · Cook · Crawford · Cumberland · DeKalb · DeWitt · Douglas · DuPage · Edgar · Edwards · Effingham · Fayette · Ford · Franklin · Fulton · Gallatin · Greene · Grundy · Hamilton · Hancock · Hardin · Henderson · Henry · Iroquois · Jackson · Jasper · Jefferson · Jersey · Jo Daviess · Johnson · Kane · Kankakee · Kendall · Knox · LaSalle · Lake · Lawrence · Lee · Livingston · Logan · Macon · Macoupin · Madison · Marion · Marshall · Mason · Massac · McDonough · McHenry · McLean · Menard · Mercer · Monroe · Montgomery · Morgan · Moultrie · Ogle · Peoria · Perry · Piatt · Pike · Pope · Pulaski · Putnam · Randolph · Richland · Rock Island · Saline · Sangamon · Schuyler · Scott · Shelby · St. Clair · Stark · Stephenson · Tazewell · Union · Vermilion · Wabash · Warren · Washington · Wayne · White · Whiteside · Will · Williamson · Winnebago · Woodford Listed are the 102 counties of the state of Illinois. ... Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Alexander County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Bond County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Boone County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Bureau County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Champaign County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Christian County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Clark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1950. ... Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1960. ... Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Crawford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed 1836 Seat Sycamore Area  - Total  - Water 1,645 km² (634 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... DeWitt County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Douglas County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... DuPage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Founded 1823 County Seat Paris Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water 1,617 km² (624 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) = 0. ... Edwards County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Effingham County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Fayette County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Gallatin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Grundy County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Hamilton County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Hardin County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Iroquois County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jo Daviess County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area  - Total  - Water 1,357 km² (524 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 0. ... Kankakee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Kendall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... LaSalle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Lee County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Livingston County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Macon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Marshall County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Mason County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Massac County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... McDonough County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... McLean County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Menard County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Mercer County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Morgan County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Moultrie County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Ogle County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Peoria County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Perry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Piatt County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Pike County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Pope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Putnam County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Rock Island County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Schuyler County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Shelby County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... St. ... Stark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Stephenson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Tazewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Vermilion County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Wabash County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... White County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Whiteside County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Will County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Illinois. ... Williamson County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Woodford County is a county located in the state of Illinois, USA. As of 2000, the population is 35,469. ...