Brooklyn, Illinois

The goal is to bring much-needed services to the historically Black community.

As Cahokia Heights residents found themselves continuously sick with respiratory conditions, heart problems, and bacterial infections they had one question — where were the health officials?

Brooklyn, Illinois, is the oldest — and one of the last remaining — Black incorporated towns in the country. It’s at risk of being lost.

The foundation of the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church in Brooklyn is eroding and a wall is gradually bulging prompting parishioners to have services in a nearby senior citizens’ center.

“Brooklyn was like a beacon of hope for those who desired to be the architect of their own destinies,” a historian said.

BROOKLYN — On the outskirts of this St. Clair County village, a small green sign reveals how many people live there — about 750. The small community is…

Comparatively low pay. Long hours. High — and often changing — expectations. A sometimes reluctant audience. Two months of vacation isn’t a big enough…

The prosecutor in St. Clair County, Illinois, says he will no longer pursue criminal charges for cases brought to him by the Brooklyn Police…

Brooklyn, Ill., is a small, predominantly African-American town, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.What little revenue the town brings in…

For more than 150 years, people have told the tale of "Mother" Priscilla Baltimore, a former slave who is said to have led 11 families of fugitive and…