August, 2022 Stories | Metro East Sun

City of Edwardsville Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met July 5

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Aug 2, 2022

City of Edwardsville Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met Tuesday, July 5.

$21,624 in Business District Tax collected in July for Alton

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

$52,608 in Countywide Sales Tax collected in July for Jersey County

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Rising home prices in Belleville in the first half of 2022

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2022 in Belleville rose by $10,500 while total sales decreased by 3.5 percent.

How much did retired Illinois teachers in OFallon Community Consolidated School District 90 make on average in 2020?

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

How much did retired Illinois teachers in OFallon Community Consolidated School District 90 make on average, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

28.1% of households in South Roxana received food stamps in 2020

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

South Roxana ranked 115th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Alorton collects $26,272 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

St. Clair County 7th highest taxed Illinois county in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

St. Clair County was ranked seventh the month before.

Jersey County residents pay $25,701 in County Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Alhambra taxpayers give $7,758 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Alton taxpayers give $533,292 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Numbers Don’t Lie: 92.8% of black St. Clair County third graders fail state math exam in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

The 2021 state math exam was taken by 894 black third grade students in St. Clair County.

Belleville 53rd highest taxed Illinois municipality in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

Belleville was ranked 58th the month before.

Median age of Jersey County residents reached 43 by 2020

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

Jersey County residents have a median age of 43-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.

Did the population of Jersey County rise or fall from 2020 to 2021?

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

Jersey County had the 55th largest population in Illinois in 2021.

Alton residents pay $368,652 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

City of Edwardsville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met July 6

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Aug 1, 2022

City of Edwardsville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 6.

Bipartisan PAC urges State’s Attorney Haine to oppose SAFE-T Act

By LGIS News Service | Aug 1, 2022

Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.