February, 2019 Stories | Metro East Sun

75.8 percent of Siu Charter School of East St. Louis teachers stay put; average earns $63,392.77 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

More than 75.8 percent of teachers stay at Siu Charter School of East St. Louis year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

88.1 percent of Hamel teachers stay put; average earns $51,715.75 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

More than 88.1 percent of teachers stay at Hamel Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: 41 percent of Grantfork Upper students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

About 59 percent of Grantfork Upper Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 41 percent of students failed.

91 percent of Summit teachers stay put; average earns $59,431.75 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

More than 91 percent of teachers stay at Summit Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Madison home sales, January 6-12, 2019

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

According to BlockShopper.com, the following home sale was reported for the week of January 6-12, 2019.

McCall committee reports nearly $35K in contributions during fourth quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Committee to Elect McCall for Mayor, a candidate committee, reported receiving $34,750 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Report: Belleville spent $12,972 per student in 2017-18

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Spending per pupil at Belleville Township High School District 201 is up 12.6 percent from five years ago, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of district finances.

Analysis: O'Fallon administrators rank 209th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Administrators in O'Fallon Township High School District 203 earn an average of $111,454 per year, ranking 209th out of 864 districts in the state.

Top 50 Mascoutah home sales for 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

A home buyer who paid $322,000 to purchase a home on July 24 paid the top home sale price for Mascoutah in 2018.

Report: Belleville spent $11,347 per student in 2017-18

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Spending per pupil at Belleville School District 118 is up 7.8 percent from five years ago, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of district finances.

Home sales in Alton, January 13-19, 2019

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

According to BlockShopper.com, the following home sale was reported for the week of January 13-19, 2019.

Top 2 State Park Place home sales for 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

A home buyer who paid $36,000 to purchase a home on Aug. 27 paid the top home sale price for State Park Place in 2018.

Recent Belleville home sales, January 20-26, 2019

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

According to BlockShopper.com, there were 18 reported residential sales in Belleville for the week of January 20-26, 2019.

Top 50 Belleville home sales for 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

A home buyer who paid $4,250,000 to purchase a home on Nov. 13 paid the top home sale price for Belleville in 2018.

Silver Creek Elementary scores 51.7% ELA proficiency, 52.7% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Of the 681 students attending Silver Creek Elementary in 2018, 51.7 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 52.7 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Hamel reports 12 home sales so far this year

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

A home buyer who paid $230,000 to purchase a home on Oct. 29 paid the top home sale price for Hamel in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.

Q3 real estate sales report: Shiloh

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Median prices declined in Shiloh over last year, and are down 16.2 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to third quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Recent Alton home sales, January 6-12, 2019

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of January 6-12, 2019.

Cockrell committee reports nearly $2K in contributions during fourth quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 9, 2019

Citizens for Ed Cockrell, a candidate committee, reported receiving $2,200 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.