CAHOKIA HEIGHTS – Water circled the home of Olivia Dunn on 80th Street more quickly than litigation seeking to control the water in the city has progressed, resulting in response from multiple agencies.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Commonfields of Cahokia water district no longer exists but citizens can pursue a claim that it failed to protect them from floods of water and sewage, U. S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on Nov. 14.
Residents of the former city of Centreville (now Cahokia Heights) have for years dealt with flooding and sewage overflows. Residents feel ignored and financially trapped after decades of inaction by officials.
University of Iowa history professor Colin Gordon found that more than 70,000 St. Louis County homes are located in subdivisions that once barred people of color from living in them.
EAST ST. LOUIS – St. Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson dissolved Commonfields water district but didn’t do it correctly, according to a federal lawsuit alleging damage from floods of rain and sewage.