The upgrades at the more than a century-old Metro East Illinois American Water treatment plant are complete. American Water made the announcement Tuesday, saying the plant in East St. Louis, Illinois ...

Police said the fire in a vacant, multi-story building in East St. Louis was known to be occupied by homeless people. Firefighters are battling a blaze Thursday afternoon in a commercial building that ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A large fire in the Metro East was producing heavy black smoke in all directions in East St. Louis Thursday. The smoke could be seen for miles, including from across the ...

Following Fenwick's upset win over East St. Louis in Tuesday night's IHSA Class 6A state football championship game, Travis Williams' phone lit up with calls from two of his favorite people - Joe ...

NORMAL -- Fenwick entered Tuesday’s Class 6A championship game against East St. Louis as a significant underdog. It didn’t take long to figure out that the Friars didn’t care. Getting an early in the ...

The Fenwick Friars just completed a feat many thought might not be possible at the beginning of this Illinois high school football season: Beating national power East St. Louis. A Jamen Williams’ ...

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The game was originally scheduled to be played Saturday after a snowstorm struck the Illinois State University campus over the weekend. Instead, the game was moved to Tuesday night, and it was ...

The stage is set for an epic clash Tuesday night as the Fenwick Friars (10-3) and East St. Louis Flyers (9-3) bring matching four-game winning streaks into the IHSA Class 6A state championship at ...

CHATHAM — The door was wide open for the Chatham Glenwood Titans to beat defending Class 6A football champion East St. Louis on Saturday. Holding the door, in tandem, were the mistake-prone Flyers, ...