March 2020 Election, ESL City Hall Election Day Limited Access

     After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to restrict access to City Hall in an attempt to minimize the amount of traffic in the building. On Tuesday, March 17th, which is Election Day, only those ind...

How COVID-19 Spreads

How COVID-19  Spreads

Person-to-person spread

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person c...

February ESTL newsletter

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EAST ST. LOUIS STATE TEMPORARILY CLOSES FIRE HOUSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2019 

EAST ST. LOUIS STATE TEMPORARILY CLOSES FIRE HOUSE 

[EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, October 15, 2019] ---- The City of East St. Louis has made the difficult decision to temporarily close one of ...

Mayor Robert Eastern III Welcome Letter

Welcome to East St. Louis, Illinois, the City of Champions!

East St. Louis is the birth place of many famous athletes, musicians and business leaders. We are also home to the second largest fountain in the world, located on the grounds of Malcolm W. Martin...

3D Mapping as an Economic Development Tool to Redevelop East St. Louis

3D Mapping as an Economic Development Tool to Redevelop East St. Louis

Last year, the City of East St. Louis embarked on a journey to see how it could use innovative technologies to spur economic development. The outcome of this journey came in the form of...

East St Louis Opportunity Zone map

East St Louis Opportunity Zone map

Opportunity Zone designations in East St. Louis

Mayor Jackson-Hicks Announces Opportunity Zone Designations in East St. Louis 

Designation of Opportunity Zones in East St. Louis will Incentivize Investment Along

Major Corridors & Downtown in the City Mayor Emeka Jackson-Hicks announced that ...

Light Up East St. Louis

The City of East St. Louis along with Ameren Illinois and the NAACP teamed up on 26 April to Light Up East St. Louis. Together with local volunteers they will walk the streets of Post Place, Alhambra Court, Vogel Place and College Ave to start replacing t...

Protecting Human Health and the Environment Apr2 2018

These are the slides that were provided by the EPA at our latest Town Hall Meeting.

Protecting Human Health and the Environment Slides

Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

A Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district uses property and/or sales tax revenues in a designated redevelopment area to enable private development to occur. Currently the City of East St. Louis has 5 TIF districts. In the City website's TIF section, we off...

Metro Transit

More than just a bus or a train, Metro transit is a world-class integrated transportation system. A great way to find out how to take advantage of this extensive system as a whole is to check out these Metro transit system maps.