East St. Louis

American  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• East St Louisan adjective

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

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 • May 24, 2023

Ms. Turner embarked on her half-century career in the late 1950s, while still attending high school in East St. Louis, Ill., when she began singing with Ike Turner and his band, the Kings of Rhythm.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

This week, Joel Anderson tells the story of a shadowy organization in East St. Louis, Illinois, the group’s mysterious leader, and an alleged conspiracy against America during World War II.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2022

In the mid-1990s, for example, in the pool halls and roller- skating rinks of East St. Louis, Missouri, there was a man named Darnell “Boss Man” McGee.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell