Drawn by employment opportunities in wartime industries, between 10,000 and 12,000 African American people left the south for East St. Louis, Illinois in 1916 and 1917 as part of the Great Migration.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Illinois State Police (ISP) have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the death of a man ...

The Illinois State Police said Ricky T. Clayton, 18, is accused of first-degree murder in the Dec. 22 death of Markela ...