Metro East Police District

Government, Politics & Issues

State's attorney: Ethics violations make Brooklyn police cases too unreliable to prosecute

The prosecutor in St. Clair County, Illinois, says he will no longer pursue criminal charges for cases brought to him by the Brooklyn Police…
Quinn creates new oversight commission for troubled Metro East police departments

Rachel Lippmann

Illinois governor Pat Quinn has signed a measure that provides an extra layer of oversight for four troubled police departments in the Metro East.East St.…