March, 2022 Stories | Metro East Sun

Centreville, Illinois had a median home valuation of $9,383 of five homes in February 2022

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

These are the top five home valuations for Centreville, Illinois in February 2022, according to BlockShopper.com.

Bethalto residents pay $1.3 million in Municipal Sales Tax in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

Jersey County 48th highest taxed Illinois county in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

Jersey County was ranked 46th the year before.

Bethalto taxpayers give $1,941 in Municipal Automobile Renting Tax in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

Otterville residents pay $113 in Municipal Sales Tax in February

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of March 13

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Illinois during the week of March 13.

Two homes sold in St. Libory, Illinois with a median home sale price of $141,500 in February 2022

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

These are the top two home sales for St. Libory, Illinois in February 2022, according to BlockShopper.com.

$598,743 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax collected in 2021 for Cahokia

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

Korte: ‘Keeping kids in masks is just inexcusable at this point’

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

GOP Candidate for the 112th House District Jennifer Korte is slamming schools that still engage in masking.

Pontoon Beach taxpayers give $86,201 in Municipal Sales Tax in February

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

$642,954 in Business District Tax collected in 2021 for Bethalto

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

Brooklyn collects $15,743 in Municipal Sales Tax in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

Fairview Heights 55th-highest taxed Illinois municipality in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

Fairview Heights was ranked 55th the year before.

Jersey County taxpayers give $1.4 million in Special County Retailers Occupation Tax in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

Illinois Department of Corrections to release one inmate sentenced in St. Clair County during week ending March 26

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in St. Clair County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending March 26.

$31 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax collected in February for O'Fallon

By Metro East Sun | Mar 20, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Belleville 54th-highest taxed Illinois municipality in 2021

By Metro East Sun | Mar 19, 2022

Belleville was ranked 49th the year before.

Top 10 Cahokia, Illinois home sales for February 2022

By Metro East Sun | Mar 19, 2022

These are the top 10 home sales for Cahokia, Illinois in February 2022, according to BlockShopper.com.

Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Fairview Heights stagnates at one in week ending March 12

By Metro East Sun | Mar 19, 2022

There were no new teachers in Fairview Heights who signed the pledge in week ending March 12, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.