East St. Louis, Illinois

93: 953: 635:; although war was declared in April, the nation did not meaningfully enter the war until that fall. Industry was dominated by European immigrant workers, who had been coming to industrial cities since the late 19th century. Here and across the country, they repeatedly tried to organize in efforts to gain better wages and working conditions. In the summer of 1916, 2,500 white workers struck the nearby meat packing plants of National City. Companies recruited black workers, sometimes importing them from the South. While the white workers won a wage increase, the companies retained some black workers, firing white ones. Such economic competition raised tensions between the groups in a period when the number of blacks in East St. Louis had increased dramatically due to the first 766: 4097: 3404: 747: 68: 664:

attackers, and several in the crowd at 10th and Bond fired on the police, killing two detectives. The next morning, thousands of whites mobbed the black sections of the city, indiscriminately beating, shooting and killing men, women and children. The rioters burned entire sections of the city and shot blacks as they escaped the flames. They also hanged several blacks. They destroyed buildings and physically attacked people; they "killed a 14-year-old boy and scalped his mother. Before it was over 244 buildings were destroyed." Other sources say 300 buildings were destroyed.

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This led to a precipitous loss of working and middle-class jobs. The city's financial conditions deteriorated. Elected in 1951, Mayor Alvin Fields tried funding measures that resulted in raising the city's bonded indebtedness and the property tax rate. More businesses closed as workers left the area to seek jobs in other regions. The more established white workers had an easier time gaining jobs in other localities, and the city population became increasingly black. "

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of union organizing and labor unrest, and raised social tensions. At a large labor meeting of white workers held in City Hall on May 28, men also traded rumors of fraternizing between black men and white women. An inflammatory speaker said, "East St. Louis must remain a white man's town." Three thousand ethnic white men left the meeting and headed as a mob for downtown, where they randomly attacked black men on the street. The Illinois governor called in

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Middle-class citizens continued to leave the city. People who could get jobs moved to places with work and a decent quality of life. Lacking sufficient tax revenues, the city cut back on maintenance, sewers failed, and garbage pickup ceased. Police cars and radios stopped working. The East St. Louis Fire Department went on strike in the 1970s.

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city, however, suffer from contaminated air and other adverse environmental effects of these sites. At the same time, the city's tax base is too poor for it to maintain its infrastructure, including the sanitary sewers, many of which have broken and overflowed in residential neighborhoods and schools.

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of 2000, there were 31,542 people, 11,178 households, and 7,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,242.9 inhabitants per square mile (866.0/km). There were 12,899 housing units at an average density of 917.2 per square mile (354.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.74%

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also recruited blacks. They were available in part during this period because the U.S. Army initially rejected many black volunteers in the years before an integrated military. This was also the period of resentment on both sides and the arrival of new workers created fears for job security at a time

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The United States established a draft which would bring in many workers to the military. As the war prevented immigration from Europe even before the U.S. entered the war, major companies had begun to recruit black workers from the South to fill demand. When white workers went on strike in April 1917

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The city of East St. Louis is protected by 31 paid, professional city firefighters. They are organized into three divisions of operations: Administration, Firefighting/Hazard Mitigation, and Fire Prevention/Arson Investigation. The department operates from three fire stations in the city: Engine 422

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site is in a present industrial wasteland. Researchers found evidence of more than 1,000 dwellings and the base of an earthen pyramidal mound. It would have been one of dozens of mounds when the community was active, based on the size of the residential population of this site. Discovery of the site

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The municipality called East St. Louis was established on April 1, 1861. Illinoistown residents voted on a new name that day, and 183 voted to rename the town East St. Louis. Though it started as a small town, East St. Louis soon grew to a larger city, influenced by the growing economy of St. Louis,

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The East St. Louis Fire Department has struggled to provide protection and service while having to undergo repeated budget cuts due to city problems. It laid off some 22 firefighters in May 2013. According to a National Fire Report, approximately 49 percent of all emergency calls the East St. Louis

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provided $ 34 million in loans to East St. Louis, with the stipulation that an appointed five-member board, called the East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority, manage the city's finances. In 1990 the state legislature approved riverboat gambling in an effort to increase state revenues. The

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Go home to your different wards and organize your different unions, but don't keep coming up here in great bodies and stirring up excitement. Ask the Mayor, as we did, to close up all the saloons ... keep sober and orderly, and when you are organized, apply to the United Workingmen for orders.

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East St. Louis was founded in 1797 by Captain James Piggott, a Revolutionary War veteran. In that year Piggott began operating a ferry service across the Mississippi River, connecting Illinoistown with St. Louis, which had been founded by ethnic French families. When Piggott died in 1799, his widow

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resulted in destruction that killed 137 people in St. Louis and 118 in East St. Louis. The tornado's destruction spanned 10 miles (16 km), including the railyards and commercial districts of East St. Louis. During the storm, 311 buildings were destroyed and 7,200 others were severely damaged.

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was elected mayor. Several major industries operating in the area had gained separate incorporation as jurisdictions for the land where their plants are sited. These "communities" have virtually no residents, and the shell jurisdictions are outside the tax base of East St. Louis. Residents of the

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The city suffered from the mid-century restructuring of heavy industry and railroads, which cost widespread loss of jobs. As a number of local factories began to close because of changes in industry, the railroad and meatpacking industries also were cutting back and moving jobs out of the region.

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troops to try to control the situation; they arrived July 3, but several accounts reported that they joined in the rioting. Most of the violence ended that day, but reports continued afterward of isolated assaults of blacks. Afterward the city Chamber of Commerce called for the resignation of the

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In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,

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In the early 1990s, archeological surveys and excavations prior to construction of Interstate 55/70 revealed evidence of important prehistoric structures in the East St. Louis area. Both sides of the river had earlier been reported as having numerous earthwork mounds when Europeans and Americans

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On July 1, 1917, a black man allegedly attacked a white man. After hearing of this, whites drove by black homes near 17th and Market and fired shots into several of them. When police came to investigate a gathering of a large group of local black residents, their car was mistaken for that of the

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There were 11,178 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.9% were married couples living together, 40.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had

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was elected mayor; his term marked a return to patronage politics and the city sank deeper into debt and reliance on federal funding. In 1979, Carl Officer was elected as mayor (the youngest in the country at that time, at age 25). Despite hopes for improvement, conditions continued to decline.

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The construction of freeways also contributed to East St. Louis' decline. They were constructed through and broke up functioning neighborhoods and community networks, adding to the social disruption of the period. The freeways made it easier for residents to commute back and forth from suburban

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The strike also closed packing industry houses surrounding the National Stock Yards. At one plant, workers allowed processing of 125 cattle in return for 500 cans of beef for the workers. Though the East St. Louis strike continued in an orderly fashion, across the river in St. Louis there were

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led scholars to increase their estimates of the total population of the Mississippians at Cahokia and in the area, now thought to have been about 20,000. They did not have the time to excavate the entire area. It is on private land and subject to risk of destruction by development.

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The strikers held the railroads and city for about a week, without the violence that took place in Chicago and other cities. The federal government intervened, and on July 28 US troops took over the Relay Depot, the Commune's command center, and the strike ended peacefully.

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began to take shape, as representatives from almost all the railroad lines met in East St. Louis. They soon elected an executive committee to command the strike and issued General Order No. 1, halting all railroad traffic other than passenger and mail trains.

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in 1959 by the National Civic League. East St. Louis celebrated its centennial in 1961. It was known as the "Pittsburgh of the West". Its population had reached a peak of 82,366 residents in the 1950 census, the fourth-largest city in Illinois at the time.

859:" can be found where vacant buildings were demolished and whole blocks have become overgrown with vegetation. Much of the territory surrounding the city remains undeveloped, bypassed by developers who chose more affluent suburban areas. Many old " 1907:, Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School. There were previously four Catholic elementary schools: St. Joseph, St. Martin of Tours, St. Patrick, St. Philip, Holy Angels and St. Adalbert. In 1989 they consolidated at the St. Philip location as Bowman. 847:

Since 2000, the city has completed several redevelopment projects: in 2001 it opened a new library and built a new city hall. Public-private partnerships have resulted in a variety of new retail developments, and housing initiatives. The

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rate and continues to report a substantial number of annual homicides." In 2013, the per capita homicide rate in East St. Louis was about 18 times the national average, and had the highest homicide rate of any city in the United States.

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In 1929 Central Catholic High School for Boys was established with the name being changed to Assumption High School in 1953. Women were welcomed to Assumption in 1974 after St. Teresa Academy closed. Later, Assumption closed in 1989.

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According to the 2010 census, East St. Louis has a total area of 14.37 square miles (37.22 km), of which 13.99 square miles (36.23 km), or 97.36%, is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km), or 2.64%, is water.

2004:, in 2015 East St. Louis (with a population of 26,616), had 19 cases of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, 42 cases of rape, 146 cases of robbery, 682 cases of aggravated assault, and 12 cases of arson. In 2016, 675:

Though official reports suggested that the East St. Louis race riot resulted in the deaths of 39 blacks and 9 whites, other estimates put the figure much higher, with estimates of 100 to 250 blacks being killed.

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The cost of this loss was estimated to be between $ 10 million and $ 12 million. In 1896 this was a considerable amount of money, as a two-story brick house could be purchased at that time for $ 1,500.

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Street gangs appeared in city neighborhoods. Like other cities with endemic problems by the 1960s, violence added to residential mistrust and adversely affected the downtown retail base and the city's income.

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Police Chief and greater oversight of police operations. Losses in property damage were high, including railroad warehouses and carloads full of goods that were burned, as well as railroad cars.

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It was built by the Mississippian culture, which extended throughout the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. It reached its peak in this region about AD 1100–1200 at the nearby major center of

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program, the Concentrated Employment Program, and Operation Breakthrough. The programs were not enough to offset the loss of industrial jobs due to national restructuring.

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at 17th St. and Lincoln Ave., Engine 425 and Ladder 419 at 17th St. and Central Ave., and Engine 426 at 72nd St. and State St. The Chief of Department is Jason Blackmon.

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Through the 1950s and later, the city's musicians were an integral creative force in blues, rock and roll and jazz. Some left and achieved national recognition, such as

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fields or otherwise vacant land. In addition to agricultural uses, a number of truck stops, strip clubs, and semi-rural businesses surround blighted areas in the city.

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for a household in the city was $ 21,324, and the median income for a family was $ 24,567. Males had a median income of $ 27,864 versus $ 21,850 for females. The

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structures. These indicate that it was a ritual center. The 500-acre (200 ha) prehistoric site is now called the East St. Louis Mound Center. The state and

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Starting in 1894, St. Teresa Academy was established by the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, as a high school for young women. The school closed in 1974.

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oppression and seek jobs in the industrial cities of the North and the Midwest. From 1910 to 1917, the black population nearly doubled in East St. Louis.

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On May 27, 1896, a tornado struck St. Louis and East St. Louis. It stands as the deadliest tornado to ever hit the cities. In approximately 20 minutes,

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East St. Louis continued to have an economy based on industry. Through and after World War II, many workers could make decent livings. It was named an

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was elected as the city's first black mayor. Faced with the overwhelming economic problems, he was unable to make much of a difference. In 1975,

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sold the ferry business, moved to St. Louis County and remarried. One of the Piggotts' great-great-granddaughters became known as actress

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In 1990, the State of Illinois passed (65 ILCS 5/Art. 8 Div. 12) The Financially Distressed City Law. Under this law, Illinois Governor

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first settled in the area. Unfortunately, most of these cultural treasures in St. Louis and on the east side were lost to development.

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came to investigate the riots personally. His organization's photographer published photos of the destruction in the November issue of

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homes, so the wealthier people moved out to newer housing. East St. Louis adopted a number of programs to try to reverse decline: the

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someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.80 and the average family size was 4.02.

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are trying to develop coordinated projects with East St. Louis and businesses to use the mounds and artifacts as attractions for

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to prevent further rioting, but rumors circulated that blacks were planning an organized retaliation and tensions remained high.

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isolated incidents of violence. Harry Eastman, the East St. Louis workers' representative, addressed the mass of employees:

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light rail connects the city by transit to St. Louis, which has a stronger economy, and such efforts have sparked renewal.

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East St. Louis in 1917 had a strong industrial economy boosted by America's economic participation in demands related to

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The city had 35 police officers, but they were seen to be doing little to suppress the violence. The governor called in

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across the river in St. Louis, it shoots water to a height of 630 feet (190 m), the same height as the arch.

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Structure fires destroyed such a significant number of consecutive blocks that much of the post-Armageddon film

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William Allen And John G. Carlton, "Much evidence of Mississippian culture has succumbed to bulldozer and plow"

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in 1803, and more European Americans began to settle in the area. The village was first named "Illinoistown".

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While most of the strikes in the eastern cities during 1877 were accompanied by violence, the late July 1877

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In the expansion, many businessmen became overextended in credit, and a major economic collapse followed the

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across the Mississippi discovered artifacts and evidence of a formerly unidentified 900-year-old suburb of

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Because of depopulation, the city has many abandoned properties and extensive urban blight. Sections of "

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in present-day East St. Louis. This site had not been mapped in the 19th century, and was unknown. The

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movement began to develop plots for "urban farming", as has been done in North St. Louis. Inspired by

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for the city was $ 11,169. About 31.8% of families and 35.1% of the population were below the

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Don't plunder ... don't interfere with the railroads here ... let us attend to that.

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strike was marked by a bloodless and quick takeover by dissatisfied workers. By July 22, the

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Gun Control: Dick Durbin Wants to Lower East St. Louis Homicide Rate, 18 Times U.S. Average

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featured these musicians in its coverage of music from cities along the Mississippi River.

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East St. Louis, Illinois

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sorority, East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter, and The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.

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In New York City on July 28, 10,000 black people marched down Fifth Avenue in a

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also shared a concurrency prior to its being rerouted to run concurrently with

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Native Americans had long inhabited both sides of the Mississippi River. The

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One television station is licensed to, but does not operate from, the city:

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Several social services organizations operate in East St. Louis, including

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Made in USA: East St. Louis, the Rise and Fall of an Industrial River Town

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generated the first new source of income for the city in nearly 30 years.

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Veronique LaCapra, "Ancient suburb near St. Louis could be lost forever"

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and East St. Louis. The center of this culture was the urban complex of

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Jonathan Kozol, "Life on the Mississippi: East St. Louis, Illinois"

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Table 8: Illinois: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by City, 2015

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released rankings indicating that East St. Louis had the highest

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in the downtown neighborhood is the tallest building in the city.

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Majority-minority cities and towns in St. Clair County, Illinois

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which in 1870 was the fourth-largest city in the United States.

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The Great Cyclone at St. Louis and East St. Louis, May 27, 1896

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noted that "East St. Louis has consistently experienced a high

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run through East St. Louis and are linked to St. Louis by the

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workers' government, while given encouragement by the largely

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East St. Louis city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition

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The city is governed by an elected mayor and city council.

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The 1999 601: 442:and a decline of almost one third since 5811:East St. Louis Community College Center 2778: 2449: 2410:. Virginia Publishing. pp. 25–28. 2265: 2012:rate of any city in the United States. 1961:(89.7) are licensed to East St. Louis. 692:. Congress also held an investigation. 492:East St. Louis lies within the fertile 14: 5879: 2909: 2584: 2404:Theising, Andrew J. 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