EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An officer died Friday night in East St. Louis. Officer Rayvion Smith was found in the 200-block of Missouri Avenue. “Officer Smith was a young man with a bright future ahead of ...

The investigation is ongoing, Illinois State Police say.

East St. Louis Police Department is among the defendants in a civil lawsuit In U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois that accuses a detective of using excessive force. Provided The ...