Drawn by employment opportunities in wartime industries, between 10,000 and 12,000 African American people left the south for East St. Louis, Illinois in 1916 and 1917 as part of the Great Migration.

A massive fire broke out at Eco Recycling Solutions, a pallet company in East St. Louis, overnight, fueled by a large stock of wood pallets, and has been challenging to contain due to strong ...