Like the seven-event, two-day-long Olympic heptathlon, the life of its world record holder – East St. Louis native Jackie Joyner-Kersee – is lined with many challenging tasks. Her most pressing ...

As you drive into the circle of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center — 25 years after its inception and 30 years after its conception as an institution in the economically challenged community of East St.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. With the help of an anonymous $2.4 million donation, the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis is growing to accommodate ...

Patricia Turley was so excited to be one of the 200 people who attended at the celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day at the JJK Center last week that she could hardly talk about the ...

Hundreds of collard greens are evenly planted in rows inside a softly-lit greenhouse at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Innovation Center in East St. Louis, Illinois. These ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. EAST ST. LOUIS - The struggling Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation has shelved plans for a $300-a-ticket benefit after reports of ...

Margaret Abbott, the first American woman to win an Olympic event, died at age 76 without knowing of her pioneering feat. The 1900 Games in Paris were the first that allowed women to compete, but also ...

NORMAL — Midwest Food Bank and Sports Illustrated's Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century are forging a partnership whose goal is to provide more food to youths in need in East St. Louis. Jackie ...

Carter Co. — She has been called the greatest female athlete of the 20th century and Thursday night she was in Carter Co. for the Annual Boys and Girls Futures Dinner. Olympic legend Jackie ...

EAST ST LOUIS, Ill. — Michelle Mitchell left the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Tuesday afternoon with her two sons by her side, as the boys always are. “I can't do a daycare ever again,” Mitchell said.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A pair of track shoes worn by Jackie ...