Granite City
Recent News About Granite City
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Week ending Aug. 13: three inmates sentenced in Madison County to be released
There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 13.
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Madison County collects $1.1 million in Metro-East Transit District Sales Tax in July
This is an increase over the month before.
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Madison County taxpayers give $776,116 in County Flood Protection Tax in July
This is an increase over the month before.
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Madison County residents pay $177,910 in County Sales Tax in July
This is a decrease from the month before.
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$969,920 in Countywide Sales Tax collected in July for Madison County
This is an increase over the month before.
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Madison County 10th highest taxed Illinois county in July
Madison County was ranked 10th the month before.
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Madison County sees 0.4% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Madison County had the eighth largest population in Illinois in 2021.
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Median age of Madison County residents reached 40 by 2020
Madison County residents have a median age of 40-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Madison County will have 10 inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during week ending July 6
There are 10 inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 6.
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Week ending July 30: four inmates sentenced in Madison County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections
There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 30.
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2022 Primary results for Madison County
There were 189,388 votes cast in the various primaries across Madison County, according to preliminary results.
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21.3% of households in Granite received food stamps in 2020
Granite ranked 258th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Two inmates sentenced in Madison County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections during week ending July 23
There are two inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 23.
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Granite City collects $358,901 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in June
This is an increase over the month before.
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Granite City taxpayers give $13,537 in Business District Tax in June
This is an increase over the month before.
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Granite City residents pay $931 in Municipal Automobile Renting Tax in June
This is a decrease from the month before.
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$414,160 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in June for Granite City
This is an increase over the month before.
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Illinois Department of Corrections to release four inmates sentenced in Madison County during week ending July 16
There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 16.
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Q2 2022 Recap: 11 parolees from Madison County convicted of crimes involving weapons set for release
There were 11 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons living in Madison County released on parole during the second quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q2 2022 Recap: 15 parolees from Madison County convicted of property crimes set for release
There were 15 offenders convicted of property crimes living in Madison County released on parole during the second quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.