August, 2022 Stories | Metro East Sun

Brooklyn collects $1,227 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Livingston home sales during week ending July 16

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

The following home sale was reported in Livingston in the week ending July 16, according to BlockShopper.com.

Bethalto residents pay $131,630 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Bethalto taxpayers give $244 in Municipal Automobile Renting Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Fairview Heights 61st highest taxed Illinois municipality in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

Fairview Heights was ranked 62nd the month before.

Home sales in Madison County during week ending July 16

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

There were 22 reported residential sales in Madison County in the week ending July 16, according to BlockShopper.com.

How did home prices perform in Lenzburg during Q2?

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2022 in Lenzburg fell by $21,000 while total sales remained unchanged with two homes sold.

1,993 fewer people living in St. Clair County in 2021 compared to 2020

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

St. Clair County had the ninth largest population in Illinois in 2021.

Madison County residents pay $177,910 in County Sales Tax in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Weekly recap of Highland home sales during week ending July 16

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

The following residential sale was reported in Highland in the week ending July 16, according to BlockShopper.com.

$66,094 in Business District Tax collected in July for Bethalto

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Jersey County 52nd highest taxed Illinois county in July

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

Jersey County was ranked 49th the month before.

Britt and Laura Balster purchase 1237 Pebble Beach Dr., Oak Hills

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

A property at 1237 Pebble Beach Dr. was sold on Aug. 2 by Norberto D Lagazo Jr. and Rosalita M Lagazo for $435,000. The buyers were Britt and Laura Balster.

$969,920 in Countywide Sales Tax collected in July for Madison County

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

36% of households in Madison received food stamps in 2020

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

Madison ranked 45th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Home sales in Pontoon Beach during week ending July 16

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

The following residential sales were reported in Pontoon Beach in the week ending July 16, according to BlockShopper.com.

Open book: What’s the average educators salary in Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 in 2020?

By Metro East Sun | Aug 3, 2022

How much did retired Illinois teachers in Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 make on average, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?