East St. Louis

noun

1. a city in SW Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.

Other Word Forms

• East St. Louisan adjective

Example Sentences

His first job out of college was at the East St. Louis Journal, where he covered baseball among other sports.

From Los Angeles Times

After leaving newspapers, he liked to investigate and write about true crime, especially in his hometown of East St. Louis.

From Los Angeles Times

Jenkins was born in April 1928 and grew up in East St. Louis, Ill. She had one older brother, and her parents divorced when she was about 5.

From Los Angeles Times

Alvin Cooper of East St. Louis, Illinois, was preparing Monday to fill out a missing person’s report on his 35-year-old son.

From Seattle Times

She was 18 when she met Ike Turner in East St. Louis when he was the 26-year-old bandleader of Kings of Rhythm.

From Salon