In places once sustained by jobs at auto and aerospace factories, towns and cities that have been losing population rely on scofflaws for funds.
Read More »Smelter closes toxic history in Herculaneum
The Dec. 31 closing of the smelter on the west bank of the Mississippi River, south of St. Louis, marks the end of an era in a region that has supplied most of the nation’s lead since the 1700s.
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Read More »Illinois village teeters on self-destruction
Financial accountability has a way of getting discarded in Washington Park, Ill., much like the clothing slipping off dancers in the eight strip clubs that dominate the town’s economy.
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