The unlawful dumping contaminated the critical river and other local lakes, the Department of Justice said. The true number ...

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS/EAST ST. LOUIS - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S.

The DOJ is suing the city once home to Miles Davis and Tina Turner after an EPA investigation found excess sewage in the ...

Each time it rains, even if it’s just a light rainfall, the streets of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, flood. But that’s not all.

Cahokia Heights, Illinois, will be required to make dozens of improvements to its sewage system if a proposed consent decree with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency is ...

While this decree may offer some surface-level improvements, it does not provide the immediate, robust relief that this community needs and deserves,” said Nicole Nelson, attorney with Equity Legal ...

A rendering of the household-hazardous-waste collection facility planned for 901 Saline Court in Urbana.

PEORIA ( 25News Now )—Peoria City Council voted 9-1 on Tuesday to construct a new chemical plant alongside the riverfront.

The city of Cahokia Heights has agreed to overhaul its sewer system with $30 million in upgrades to comply with federal and state regulations.

The federal government filed suit against East St. Louis on Wednesday, alleging the city's practice of repeatedly dumping untreated sewage in the local community violates federal ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (CN) — East St. Louis’ sewer system has repeatedly discharged untreated sewage into the Mississippi ...

Cahokia Heights agrees to a settlement over sewer system issues, paying $30,000 and investing $30 million in repairs.