Granite City
Recent News About Granite City
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Q3 2021 Recap: 6 parolees from Madison County convicted of crimes involving weapons set for release
There were six offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 2 parolees from Madison County convicted of sex crimes set for release
There were two offenders convicted of sex crimes living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 24 parolees from Madison County convicted of property crimes set for release
There were 24 offenders convicted of property crimes living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 1 parolee from Madison County convicted of homicide set for release
There was one offender convicted of homicide living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 1 parolee from Madison County convicted of financial crimes or fraud set for release
There was one offender convicted of a financial crime or fraud living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 16 parolees from Madison County convicted of drug crimes set for release
There were 16 offenders convicted of drug crimes living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 5 parolees from Madison County convicted of crimes against persons set for release
There were five offenders convicted of crimes against persons living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 1 parolee from Madison County convicted of crimes against justice set for release
There was one offender convicted of a crime against justice living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Q3 2021 Recap: 3 parolees from Madison County convicted of crimes involving alcohol set for release
There were three offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol living in Madison County released on parole during the third quarter of 2021, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
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Granite City residents pay $4.2 million in Municipal Sales Tax in 2020
This is an increase over the year before.
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Granite City taxpayers give $6,188 in Municipal Automobile Renting Tax in 2020
This is a decrease from the year before.
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$3.2 million in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax collected in 2020 for Granite City
This is an increase over the year before.
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Granite City collects $130,092 in Business District Tax in 2020
This is an increase over the year before.
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Census Bureau: 2.3% of people in Granite identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 28,612 citizens living in Granite in 2019, 97.7 percent said they were only one race, while 2.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 79.1 percent of people in Granite were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 28,612 citizens living in Granite in 2019, 22,626 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Granite City restaurant owner says she can't get people to work: 'After 21 years I hope I'm not a casualty'
A downtown Granite City restaurateur shared her hardships caused by COVID-19 during a Senate Tourism and Hospitality Committee hearing, echoing other witnesses' staffing concerns.
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HHS provides $1.8 million to businesses in Granite City under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Granite City received $1.8 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Two real estate pre-license instructor licenses set to lapse in zip code 62040 during June
Two real estate pre-license instructor licenses set to lapse in zip code 62040 during June, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
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Two professional licenses set to lapse in zip code 62040 during June
Two professional licenses are set to lapse in zip code 62040 during June, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
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23.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Granite
23.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Granite in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.