East St. Louis, Illinois

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East St. Louis, Illinois is an industrial city in southwestern Illinois, located directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri, historically known as a major rail and transportation hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
adjacentTo Cahokia Mounds region
surface form: Cahokia, Illinois

Centreville, Illinois
Washington Park, Illinois
areaCode 618
belongsTo Rust Belt
surface form: United States Midwest urban industrial belt
connectedByBridgeTo St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county St. Clair County, Illinois
governmentType mayor–council government
hasBorder Mississippi River
hasCharacteristic historically significant rail infrastructure
post-industrial economic challenges
riverfront industrial areas
hasFunction industrial city
transportation node
historicallyDependentOnIndustry manufacturing
meatpacking
railroad-related industries
steel industry
historicalRole industrial center
major rail hub
major transportation hub
locatedIn southern Illinois
surface form: southwestern Illinois
locatedInMetropolitanArea Northeastern Illinois
surface form: Metro East
locatedInRegion Midwestern United States
surface form: American Midwest

Illinois side of the St. Louis metropolitan area
locatedNear Cahokia Mounds region
surface form: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
locatedOn eastern bank of the Mississippi River
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River
locatedOppositeCity St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
namedFor St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
partOf St. Louis metropolitan area
surface form: Greater St. Louis metropolitan area
partOfEconomicRegion St. Louis metropolitan area
surface form: St. Louis economic area
postalCodeType ZIP Code
state Illinois
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportationCorridor major east–west highway routes
major east–west rail routes
transportationInfrastructure bridges over the Mississippi River
highways
rail yards

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MetroLink light rail connects East St. Louis, Illinois
Eads Bridge connects East St. Louis, Illinois
Jimmy Connors placeOfBirth East St. Louis, Illinois
this entity surface form: East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
Katherine Dunham residence East St. Louis, Illinois
this entity surface form: East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
Granite City, Illinois locatedNear East St. Louis, Illinois
St. Clair County, Illinois contains East St. Louis, Illinois
southern Illinois contains East St. Louis, Illinois
subject surface form: Southern Illinois
Red Line connects East St. Louis, Illinois
subject surface form: Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink)
this entity surface form: East St. Louis
Hank Bauer birthPlace East St. Louis, Illinois
this entity surface form: East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
Interstate Highways in Illinois primaryCityServed East St. Louis, Illinois
Downstate Illinois hasMajorCity East St. Louis, Illinois
Kings of Rhythm basedIn East St. Louis, Illinois