McKendree University football brought in $11,269 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 14th highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Belk Park Pond in the Edwardsville Park District will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

Godfrey State House candidate Monica Bristow received another $92,206 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

Edwardsville State House candidate Katie Stuart received another $70,360 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

Head coaches of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville's men’s teams earn an average of $84,177 annually – the 13th highest average salary in the state – according to a Metro East Sun analysis of federal education data.

Property owners in Shiloh paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than nearly times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Mascoutah paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than nearly times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Collinsville paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than nearly times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Smithton paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than nearly times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Dupo paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than nearly times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Freeburg paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than nearly times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Marissa paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Lebanon paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30

St. Clair County posted the second lowest home affordability index in Illinois, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

Property owners in Swansea paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

The average City of Chicago homeowner saw a $110 per year increase in their property tax bill last year, according to a report by Cook County Clerk David Orr.

Property owners in Belleville paid more than 2 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Millstadt paid more than 2.7 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in New Athens paid nearly 3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.

Property owners in Fairmont City paid nearly 3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than two times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in St. Clair County from Jan 1. to June 30.