Granite City

Health, Science & Environment

Granite City adds more trees and will be able to sell the carbon credits

Eric Schmid

The city gets more trees, and companies are able to offset their carbon use.

Rain pummels a billboard promoting The Hope Clinic for Women

Health, Science & Environment

Metro East abortion providers prepare for swell of patients after Supreme Court ruling

Sarah Fentem

Abortion providers are bracing for an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion. If that happens, states would be able to ban the procedure. Hope Clinic and other providers in the southern Illinois are preparing to assist tens of thousands of new patients from across the country.

Alison Dreith, deputy director of the Hope Clinic for Women located in Granite City, Illinois. Dreith sought an abortion in Illinois in 2016 while she was living in St. Louis and said she wishes she could have sought care from her regular doctor.

Health, Science & Environment

Thousands already come to Illinois for abortions. Thousands more could soon join them

Kelsey Landis

Abortion rights leaders say they’re prepared for Illinois to assume an even larger role as a national point of access.

The four-story brick building at 2001 Edison Ave. in Granite City was built in the early 1920s for a YMCA health and fitness center. It recently was converted into an apartment complex.

Culture & History

Historic YMCA Transformed Into Artsy Apartment Complex In Downtown Granite City

Teri Maddox

The old recreational space is now 37 affordable apartments, which the developer says is focused on serving artists and veterans who meet income requirements.

From 2014 to 2018, 46.8% of the tenants who were forced out of their homes under Granite City's crime-free housing rules weren't accused of wrongdoing.

Government, Politics & Issues

Not Just Granite City: There’s Statewide Scrutiny Of Crime-Free Housing Rules In Illinois

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.Groups across Illinois, from nonprofits to real estate associations,…

On State Street in Granite City, there have been 11 crime-free housing violations for different tenants at the apartment complex over five years, from 2014 to 2018, more repeats than any other rental property. Eight of the violations requiring an eviction

Government, Politics & Issues

Granite City Renters Face Eviction Over Drug Overdose 911 Calls During Opioid Epidemic

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.GRANITE CITY — A 27-year-old man called 911 to send an ambulance to his…

From 2014 to 2018, 25.6 percent of the people who Granite City said violated its crime-free housing rules were accused of offenses that didn't happen at the home of the renters facing eviction for it.

Other

Granite City Crime-Free Housing Rules Displace Hundreds — Even Those Not Accused Of Crimes

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.GRANITE CITY — An 83-year-old man was in the hospital with lung cancer…

Jessica Barron and Kenny Wylie, of Granite City, are plaintiffs in on of two civil rights lawsuits against Granite City over the enforcement of the city's crime-free housing ordinance. Jan. 2020

Economy & Business

Granite City Changes 'Crime-Free' Rules for Renters Amid Complaints And State Law Update

Amid two ongoing civil rights lawsuits and a change in the state law, Granite City officials have relaxed their rules for landlords and tenants under the…

The building in downtown Granite City will be home to to the new Edison Avenue Lofts.

Economy & Business

Granite City Y To Be Transformed After Sitting Empty for 14 Years

Wayne Pratt

There is new life for what developers describe as the last major vacant building in downtown Granite City. A St. Louis area nonprofit has acquired the…

A "freak" storm dumped 9 inches of rain on Granite City on Aug. 12, 2019, flooding homes and businesses.

Government, Politics & Issues

Lawsuit Alleges Granite City Paved Over Its Own Sewers, Leading To August Floods

GRANITE CITY — Another lawsuit has been filed in the wake of August’s flash floods in Granite City — this one aimed at the city itself.The Metro East…