July, 2022 Stories | Metro East Sun

Median home prices in Swansea rose to $220,000 in the first half of 2022

By Metro East Sun | Jul 23, 2022

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2022 in Swansea rose by $35,000 while total sales decreased by 16.5 percent.

Week ending July 30: four inmates sentenced in Madison County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

By Metro East Sun | Jul 23, 2022

There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 30.

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Metro East Sun area weekly mass times

By Metro East Sun | Jul 23, 2022

The following parishes in the Metro East Sun coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Collinsville (St. Clair County) home prices rose in Q2

By Metro East Sun | Jul 23, 2022

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2022 in Collinsville in St. Clair County rose by $50,100 while total sales increased by 7.7 percent.

Smithton taxpayers give $26,354 in Municipal Sales Tax in June

By Metro East Sun | Jul 22, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

St. Jacob residents pay $8,492 in Municipal Sales Tax in June

By Metro East Sun | Jul 22, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Rising home prices in Mascoutah in the first half of 2022

By Metro East Sun | Jul 22, 2022

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2022 in Mascoutah rose by $33,000 while total sales decreased by 20.6 percent.

$16,924 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in June for South Roxana

By Metro East Sun | Jul 22, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

South Roxana collects $12,330 in Business District Tax in June

By Metro East Sun | Jul 22, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

21.6% of households in Caseyville received food stamps in 2020

By Metro East Sun | Jul 22, 2022

Caseyville ranked 253rd in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Week ending July 30: one inmate sentenced in Jersey County to be released

By Metro East Sun | Jul 22, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Jersey County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending July 30.