Article: Nation's mortgage crisis is taking a toll on the kids, too; St. Paul teen knows first-hand. She's rooting for a foreclosure bill, OK'd by U.S. House, to pass.(NEWS)

Article: Seeds of East St. Louis' Decay Were Planted as the City Grew, Documentary Says.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......the National Municipal League declared East St. Louis an All-America City, city leaders...footage that bookends Made in USA: the East St. Louis Story, an hourlong documentary...Andrew J. Theising, is that the seeds of East St. Louis' decline were sown early on, almost...

Article: East St. Louis Revisited
Oakland Post;  May 1, 2002 ;     554 words ......Bernice Powell Oakland Post 05-01-2002 East St. Louis was the right place to revisit...Justice and Witness Ministries went to East St. Louis to see for themselves what has...a small creek running through part of East St. Louis which was highly toxic from decades...

Article: East St. Louis' toughest hurdle might be others' perceptions
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ...East St. Louis' toughest hurdle might be others...Los Angeles Times Sunday, March 17, 2002 East St. Louis, Ill. -- This is a boarded-up and...Mississippi River, in Missouri, recently slammed East St. Louis as too scary to visit unarmed. Dismissing...

Article: East St. Louis -- awesome partnership.(University of Illinois activism in urban renewal)
Nation's Cities Weekly;  November 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ......bustling stockyard an industrial town, East St. Louis suffered race riots in 1917 and...outspoken black state legislator from East St. Louis, challenged the university president...regional planning faculty to make forays into East St. Louis to assess its problems. A survey...

Article: Toughest hurdle facing East St. Louis may be others' perceptions
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Toughest hurdle facing East St. Louis may be others' perceptions City...Angeles Times Sunday, March 17, 2002 East St. Louis, Ill. -- This is a boarded-up...River, in Missouri, recently slammed East St. Louis as too scary to visit unarmed...

Article: East St. Louis experiencing turnaround
St. Louis Commerce;  February 1, 1999 ;     627 words ...The 30,000 residents of East St. Louis are witnessing an explosion...overdue. "There is no question that East St. Louis is under retailed and under...the first major retail project in East St. Louis since the 1950s. The center...

Article: STUDENT CASTS EAST ST. LOUIS IN GOOD LIGHT
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 20, 2007 ;     503 words ......the following news release: "There's more to East St. Louis than violence" said LaRon Epps, East St. Louis Carter School student. The sophomore...but it shouldn't be that way," said Epps of East St. Louis. The project is spearheaded by Joe...

Article: EAST ST. LOUIS -- PORTRAIT OF POVERTY
The Boston Globe;  March 31, 1988 ;     700+ words ...EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - It sits on the east bank...it could just as well be an ocean away. East St. Louis, an almost entirely black city of...watched the city founder over the years fear East St. Louis represents an acute version of the...

Article: East St. Louis, Ill., is 'flat on its back,' but the mayor somehow stays hopeful.(Gordon Bush)(Midwest Issuer Profile)
The Bond Buyer;  January 21, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Kennedy was elected president, and current East St. Louis Mayor Gordon Bush graduated from...flight has left the community 98% black. East St. Louis' social and financial problems...function vital to a city in need of growth. East St. Louis has become precariously dependent...

Article: Developer Charged with Fraud Claimed Home East St. Louis, Ill.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  April 30, 2004 ;     669 words ......Collinsville Avenue business district of East St. Louis -- where the once majestic Majestic...documents that allowed them to cast ballots in East St. Louis elections. During that time, both...asked about it, James Lewis, head of the East St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners...

Article: East St. Louis wins to set up rematch with Geneva.(Sports)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  November 23, 2008 ;     454 words ......Oberhelman doberhelman@dailyherald.com East St. Louis held Glenbard Wests renaissance men a game shy of their destination. East St. Louis coach Darren Sunkett said hed called...Hilltoppers linebacker Garrett Richards met East St. Louis quarterback Detchauz Wray on a...

Article: East St. Louis, Ill., Reaches Budget Compromise With State Watchdog.
The Bond Buyer;  January 19, 1999 ;     364 words ...By Ward, Andrew Fiscally troubled East St. Louis, Ill., last week averted a financial...state-appointed financial overseers. The East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority...executive director of the authority. East St. Louis acquiesced to the agency's demands...

Article: Phillips explodes for 197 yards, 4 TDs in upset of No. 1 Flyers|Celtics turn East St. Louis blue
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  November 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Providence's Dave Miles tries to run down East St. Louis quarterback Derrick Johnson during...Providence's Dave Miles tries to run down East St. Louis quarterback Derrick Johnson during Friday's game. EAST ST. LOUIS - OK, who among you still dares...

Article: Providence pulls off a stunner after long trip to East St. Louis
Sun, The: Homer Township - Lockport - Lemont (IL);  November 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Catholic's Dave Miles tries to run down East St. Louis quarterback Derrick Johnson during...10 in a 35-13 road upset of top-ranked East St. Louis in the Class 7A state quarterfinals...Providence Catholic High School football team? East St. Louis entered the Nov. 10 Class 7A ...