Public safety and health officials across the Metro East are managing a convergence of critical events, from juvenile adult-court petitions in an East St. Louis bus stop homicide to strange law enforcement encounters in Granite City and Sauget. Compounding these courtroom and community challenges is a severe public health watch, as Madison County hits 58 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis amid a statewide outbreak that has sickened nearly 1,000 Illinois residents.
