Metro-East
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Metro-East is a region in Illinois that comprises the eastern suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It encompasses eleven Illinois counties. The area's largest city is Belleville.
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[edit] Employers
- Anheuser-Busch
- Charter Communications
- Scott Air Force Base
- Gateway Grizzlies
- Monsanto
- National Steel
- U.S. Steel
- Olin Corporation
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
[edit] Demographics
The official (de facto) language is English, although other languages are spoken. German is spoken in Southeastern Madison, Clinton, Washington, Southern and Eastern St. Clair, and most of Monroe. French is spoken in parts of Randolph county. Spanish is spoken in the Fairmont City area. The largest concentration of African-Americans is in Madison, Venice, West Granite City, East St. Louis, Washington Park, Belleville, and Alton. Secondary languages tend to be cultural or reminiscent of ancestry, and not related to the general business of the area.
[edit] List of counties
[edit] List of cities
Notes:
- ^ means part of city in another county(ies)
- Bold indicates County Seat.
[edit] Bond County
- Donnellson
- Greenville
- Keyesport ^ (Also in Clinton County)
- Mulberry Grove
- Old Ripley
- Pierron
- Pocahontas
- Smithboro
- Sorento
- Woburn
[edit] Calhoun County
[edit] Clinton County
- Albers
- Aviston
- Bartelso
- Beckemeyer
- Breese
- Carlyle
- Centralia ^ (Also in Marion County)
- Damiansville
- Germantown
- Huey
- Keyesport ^ (Also in Bond County)
- New Baden ^ (Also in St. Clair County)
- Trenton
- Wamac ^ (Also in Washington and Marion Counties)
[edit] Greene County
[edit] Jersey County
- Brighton ^ (Also in Macoupin County)
- Dow
- Elsah
- Fidelity
- Fieldon
- Grafton
- Jerseyville
- Medora ^ (Also in Macoupin County)
- Otterville
[edit] Macoupin County
- Atwater
- Benld
- Brighton ^ (Also in Jersey County)
- Bunker Hill
- Carlinville
- East Gillespie
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Hettick
- Medora ^ (Also in Jersey County)
- Modesto
- Mt. Olive
- Palmyra
- Shipman
- Staunton ^ (Also in Madison County)
- Virden ^ (Also in Sangamon County)
[edit] Madison County
- Alhambra
- Alton
- Bethalto
- Collinsville ^ (Also in St. Clair County)
- Dorsey
- E. Alton
- Edwardsville
- Fairmont City ^ (Also in St. Clair County)
- Glen Carbon
- Godfrey
- Granite City
- Hamel
- Highland
- Livingston
- Madison
- Marine
- Maryville
- New Douglas
- Pontoon Beach
- Roxana
- South Roxana
- Troy
- Venice
- Wood River
- Worden
[edit] Monroe County
[edit] Randolph County
- Baldwin
- Chester
- Coulterville
- Evansville
- Kaskaskia
- Menard
- Percy
- Prairie Du Rocher
- Red Bud
- Sparta
- Steeleville
- Tilden
[edit] St. Clair County
- Belleville
- Cahokia
- Caseyville
- Centreville
- Collinsville ^ (Also in Madison County)
- Dupo
- E. St. Louis
- Fairmont City ^ (Also in Madison County)
- Fairview Heights
- Fayetteville
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Lenzburg
- Marissa
- Mascoutah
- Millstadt
- New Athens
- O'Fallon
- Sauget
- Shiloh
- Swansea
- Washington Park
[edit] Washington County
- Addieville
- Ashley
- Beaucoup
- Covington
- Du Bois
- Hoyleton
- Irvington
- Nashville
- New Minden
- Okawville
- Posen
- Radom
- Venedy
- Wamac ^ (Also in Clinton and Marion Counties)
[edit] Highways
[edit] State Highways
- Illinois Route 3
- Illinois Route 4
- Illinois Route 13
- Illinois Route 15
- Illinois Route 16
- Illinois Route 96
- Illinois Route 100
- Illinois Route 108
- Illinois Route 109
- Illinois Route 111
- Illinois Route 127
- Illinois Route 138
- Illinois Route 140
- Illinois Route 143
- Illinois Route 150
- Illinois Route 153
- Illinois Route 154
- Illinois Route 155
- Illinois Route 156
- Illinois Route 157
- Illinois Route 158
- Illinois Route 159
- Illinois Route 160
- Illinois Route 161
- Illinois Route 162
- Illinois Route 163
- Illinois Route 177
- Illinois Route 185
- Illinois Route 203
- Illinois Route 255 (An extension of Interstate 255)
- Illinois Route 267
[edit] U.S. Routes
- U.S. Route 40
- U.S. Route 50
- U.S. Route 51
- U.S. Route 66 (Historical Route Designation)
- U.S. Route 67
[edit] Interstate Highways
[edit] Professional sports teams
- Baseball: Gateway Grizzlies
- American Football: none
- Hockey: none
- Basketball: none
- Soccer: none
[edit] Tourist attractions
- Brooks Catsup Bottle, Collinsville
- Cahokia Mounds, Collinsville, on Madison-St. Clair County line
- GCS Ballpark, Sauget
- Père Marquette State Park, Grafton
- Raging Rivers Water Park, Grafton
- The Game, Glen Carbon
- St. Clair Square Mall, Fairview Heights
- Ft. Chartres, Prairie Du Rocher
- Popeye Statue, Chester
- Robert Wadlow Statue, Alton
- Horseshoe Lake (Madison County), Pontoon Beach, Madison, and Granite City
- Alton Square Mall, Alton
[edit] Residents, historic figures, and contributors
- Jason Boyd, Edwardsville, AAA pitcher
- Jimmy Connors, East St. Louis and Belleville, World Famous Tennis Player
- Brian Daubach, Belleville, MLB 1B/DH/Outfielder, currently playing for the Cardinals.
- Miles Davis, East St Louis and Alton, World Famous Jazz Artist
- Jay Farrar, Belleville, Musician
- Louis Jolliet, Founder of the Mississippi River
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee East St Louis, Athlete
- Mark Little, Edwardsville, AAA outfielder
- Père Jacques Marquette, French discoverer
- Jeff Tweedy, Belleville, Lead Singer of the Band Wilco
- Uncle Tupelo, Belleville, Alternative Country Band
- Robert Pershing Wadlow, Alton, World's Tallest Man
- William Holden, O'Fallon, Hollywood Actor
- Michael Stipe, Collinsville, Lead Singer of the Band, REM
- Josephine Baker, East St. Louis, Performer and Activist
- Senator Richard J. Durbin, East St. Louis, U.S. Senator
[edit] Media
- Note: All stations are from St. Louis unless otherwise noted.
[edit] St. Louis Area TV Stations
- KTVI (FOX) Channel 2.
- KMOV (CBS) Channel 4.
- KSDK (NBC) Channel 5.
- KETC (PBS) Channel 9.
- KPLR (The CW) Channel 11.
- KNLC (IND) Channel 24.
- KDNL (ABC) Channel 30.
- WRBU (My Network TV) Channel 46. (East St. Louis)
- KUMO (i) Channel 51
[edit] Cape Girardeau-Paducah-Mt.Vernon-Harrisburg Area TV Stations
- Note:This list is for portions Washington and Randolph Counties. Not all the stations are available, depending on the town. However, a large number of Metro-East communities just south and east of St. Louis will provide WSIU, WPXS, and/or KFVS on their cable TV outlets.
- WSIL (ABC) Channel 3. (Harrisburg)
- WPSD (NBC) Channel 6. (Paducah)
- WSIU (PBS) Channel 8. (Carbondale)
- KFVS (CBS) Channel 12. (Cape Girardeau)
- WPXS (i) Channel 13 (Mt. Vernon)
- KBSI (FOX) Channel 23. (Cape Girardeau)
- WQTV-LP (UPN) Channel 24. (Cape Girardeau)
- WDKA (WB) Channel 49. (Paducah)
[edit] Champaign-Urbana-Decatur-Effingham-Springfield Area TV Stations
- Note:This list is for Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin counties.
- WCIA (CBS) Channel 3. (Champaign)
- WILL (PBS) Channel 12. (Urbana)
- WSEC Channel 15. (Jacksonville)
- WICD (ABC) Channel 15. (Champaign)
- WAND (NBC) Channel 17. (Decatur)
- WICS (ABC) Channel 20. (Springfield)
- WBUI (WB/CW) Channel 23. (Decatur)
- WCCU (FOX) Channels 26 and 55 (WRSP). (Urbana and Springfield)
- WCFN (UPN/My Network TV) Channel 49. (Champaign)
[edit] Daily Newspapers
- Note: daily newspaper coverage depends on county.
- Alton Telegraph (Madison, Jersey, Greene, Calhoun counties)
- Belleville News-Democrat (St. Clair, Clinton, Washington, Madison, Bond, Monroe, Randolph counties; rarely found outside of these counties)
- Centralia Sentinel (Clinton, Washington, Marion, Jefferson counties)
- Southern Illinoisan (mainly in Washington and Randolph counties, rarely found outside those counties)
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Edwardsville Intelligencer (Madison county)
[edit] Radio Stations
- Note: stations listed have offices in Metro-East counties only. the ones that can be heard in the Metro-East but not listed have offices outside the Metro-East counties.
- WNSV 104.7 FM (Nashville), Hot AC
- WRXX 95.3 FM (Centralia), pop
- WLCA 89.9 FM (Godfrey), alternative/college radio
- WHCO 1230 AM (Sparta), news/talk
- WSIE 88.7 FM (Edwardsville), Jazz
- WGEL 101.7 FM (Greenville), Country
- WTSG 90.1 FM (Carlinville), Religious
- KATZ 100.3 FM (Alton), Urban
- WGRN 89.5 FM (Greenville), Christian rock
- WIBI/WVNL 91.1/91.7 FM (Carlinville/Vandalia), Christian
- WFUN 95.5 FM (Bethalto), hip-hop
- WOLG 95.9 FM (Carlinville), religious
- WDLJ 97.5 FM (Breese), classic rock
- WJAF 103.7 FM (Centralia)
- WRDA 104.1 FM (Jerseyville), nostalgia
- WTPC 105.3 FM (Elash), college
- WAOX 105.3 FM (Staunton), Hot AC
- WSMI 106.1 FM (Litchfield), country
- KSGM 980 AM (Chester), news talk
- WILY 1210 AM (Centralia), oldies
- WESL 1490 AM (East St. Louis), urban
- WBGZ 1570 AM (Alton), news/talk
See also: Radio stations in Illinois
[edit] Area Codes
- 217: northern part of Metro-East. Mainly includes extreme northeast Madison County (New Douglas area), and portions of Green, Macoupin, Calhoun, and Bond counties.
- 618: majority of the Metro-East is in this area code.
