May, 2017 Stories | Metro East Sun

City of O'Fallon City Council met May 15.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of O'Fallon City Council met at 7 p.m. Monday, May 15.

City of Troy City Council met April 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Troy City Council met Monday, April 17.

City of Troy City Council met May 15.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Troy City Council met at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 15.

City of Fairview Heights Community Committee met May 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Fairview Heights Community Committee met at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17.

City of Fairview Heights City Council met May 16.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Fairview Heights City Council met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Edwardsville Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee met May 18.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

Edwardsville Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee met at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 18.

Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission met May 15.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

Edwardsville Historic Preservation Commission met at 7 p.m. Monday, May 15.

Six SIUE softball players pick up postseason honors

By Brent Zell | May 21, 2017

Six members of the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville softball team recently received honors from the Ohio Valley Conference, the school's website reported.

Bourne demands end to 'ZIP code lottery' in school funding

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 21, 2017

With only two weeks left in the legislative session, Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) wants the General Assembly to make sure that when school students return in the fall, they will have a more even playing field.

GOP rep chides chamber: Pick a revenue number and get budget going

By Hoang Tran | May 19, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) chastised the House for its lack of progress on a state budget estimate, calling it a failure of the chamber.

City of Edwardsville Plan Commission met May 15.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 19, 2017

City of Edwardsville Plan Commission met Monday, May 15.Here is the agenda provided by the Commission:I.

Small businesses have big role to play in saving Illinois, Rauner says on tour

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 18, 2017

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

'Absurd' math used to calculate 'Comeback Agenda,' financial pro says

By Karen Kidd | May 18, 2017

There won't be any coming back for high-wage earners who will exit Illinois in a hurry if the so-called "Illinois Comeback Agenda" passes, a financial services professional said.

Report: 15 percent of homes in Metro East "seriously underwater" on their mortgages

By LocalLabs News Service | May 18, 2017

Approximately one in six homeowners in Metro East have a mortgage that's 125 percent or more of their home's value as of March 31, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions, a California-based provider of property data.

Girls cagers prove Civic Memorial coach wrong and right at same time

By Brent Zell | May 18, 2017

Jonathan Denney wasn't sure he would be a good match for coaching girls basketball — but that was more than a decade ago, so he must have gotten the hang of it.

City of Edwardsville City Council met May 16.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 18, 2017

City of Edwardsville City Council met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Brasfield Gary and Brasfield Heather acquires 405 Trotter Drive, Hamel

By Metro East Sun | May 17, 2017

On May 17, 2017, Brasfield Gary and Brasfield Heather sold their one bedroom, one bathroom home at 405 Trotter Drive, Hamel to Binkley Nicolas for $234,000.