Alorton, Illinois

• Neighbor: Alorton homeowner moves out prior to second fire
  

  An Alorton homeowner moved out prior to her home burning to the ground. A neighbor told NewsChannel 5 the woman moved out of the home earlier this year after a previous fire.

• Five Fires In 18 Hours Camp Jackson Firefighters Busy
  

  Camp Jackson firefighters on Friday and Saturday were busy with five fires in their fire protection district, two of them residential fires that displaced families, according to Camp Jackson Fire Chief Chris Davis.

• Fireworks Stands Selling Illegal Pyrotechnics Raided
  

  Police in the Metro East seized fireworks that they claim some stands are selling illegally.

• Metro East officials holding "Boys to Men" festivities this weekend
  

  The Boys to Men Celebration is going on during this Father's Day Weekend in the Metro East.

• Authorities nab alleged ESL High School shooter
  

  20 year old Trenton Jefferson of East St Louis was found Thursday night; hiding out inside a home in the 600 block of North 56th Street, in East St Louis.

City Description

Alorton (formerly Alcoa) is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,749 at the 2000 census. Alorton was home to Cahokia Downs, an American horse racing track located on Highway 15 which hosted both Standardbred harness racing and Thoroughbred flat racing events from 1954 through 1979. Alorton is located at 38°35′3″N 90°7′4″W / 38.58417°N 90.11778°W / 38.58417; -90.11778 (38.584094, -90.117720). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,749 people, 886 households, and 670 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,545.3 people per square mile (596.3/km²). There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 562.1/sq mi (216.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 1.56% White, 97.09% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.25% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 886 households out of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.5% were married couples living together, 46.0% had a female

City Contained By:

• St. Clair County
• Illinois
• United States of America

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