Community Life Line

Law & Order

East ‘Safe’ Louis? That’s where the mayor says the city is headed as homicides fall 31%

Will Bauer

In 2019, East St. Louis reported 36 homicides. The next year, Illinois State Police formed a partnership to help with criminal investigations and community partnerships. Last year, the city’s homicides dropped to 25.
Here’s how an East St. Louis nonprofit plans to use a $1 million grant to help people

DeAsia Paige

Community Life Line received a $1 million grant from the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund - the largest award given to a St. Clair County organization by the fund to date.