Special Reports from the Belleville News-Democrat

Check out these past special reports and investigative series from the News-Democrat:

Internet access in East St. Louis

East St. Louis and nearby Washington Park have 200 or less residential fixed internet connections per 1,000 households, the lowest rate in St. Clair County. But churches in the community are trying to help fix that.

Crime free housing

Hundreds of people in Granite City have been evicted because of crime free housing laws. That includes people who’ve never been accused of a crime. That includes a person who called an ambulance to help someone overdosing on opioids.

The 100 greatest Cardinals

Todd Eschman counted down the 100 greatest St. Louis Cardinals of all-time leading into the 2019 baseball season.

Congressional shooter

James T. Hodgkinson shot and seriously wounded Louisiana U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise in June 2017. Read the complete coverage of the shooting from the News-Democrat, including interviews with people who knew Hodgkinson.

Violation of Trust

A News-Democrat investigation shows that sex crimes victims in Southern Illinois find that police and prosecutors do not charge their attackers. Read the complete series here.

Sometime in the Night

The News-Democrat looked into the death of a 2-month-old baby in a New Douglas, Illinois, home filled with animal and human waste and a family that all slept on the same mattress.

Then I Knew

This video series shares the first moments people realized they were being defined by their race, rather than their actions, in the metro-east.

This story was originally published August 19, 2019 at 2:39 PM.