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News from June 2023

City of Fairview Heights Community Committee met May 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 14, 2023

City of Fairview Heights Community Committee met Wednesday, May 17

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Q1 2023 Recap: 15 parolees from St. Clair County convicted of crimes against persons set for supervised release

By Metro East Sun | Jun 13, 2023

There were 15 offenders convicted of crimes against persons living in St. Clair County released on parole during the first quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.

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St. Clair County responsible for 7th-highest sales tax revenue in Illinois during March

By Metro East Sun | Jun 13, 2023

St. Clair County residents paid $3.5 million in sales taxes, the seventh highest total paid per county in March.

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City of Edwardsville Cool Cities Committee met May 18

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jun 13, 2023

City of Edwardsville Cool Cities Committee met 6 p.m. Thursday, May 18.

City of Belleville Public Health and Housing Committee met May 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 13, 2023

City of Belleville Public Health and Housing Committee met Wednesday, May 17

City of Jerseyville City Council met May 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 13, 2023

City of Jerseyville City Council met Tuesday, May 16

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Jersey County taxpayers give $137,713 in County School Facility Tax in March

By Metro East Sun | Jun 12, 2023

In March, Jersey County saw an increase in County School Facility Tax collection compared to the previous month.

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State Rep. Coffey: 'Let’s work together on helping the people who suffer from PTSD'

By Metro East Sun Report | Jun 12, 2023

Illinois State Representative Mike Coffey acknowledged the importance of PTSD Awareness Month in a Facebook post published last Tuesday

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Reps. Elik, Meier, Schmidt vote to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers

By Metro East Sun Reports | Jun 12, 2023

Reps. Amy Elik (R-Alton), Charles Meier (R-Okawville) and Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”

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Q1 2023 Recap: 19 parolees from Madison County convicted of property crimes set for supervised release

By Metro East Sun | Jun 12, 2023

There were 19 offenders convicted of property crimes living in Madison County released on parole during the first quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.

City of Fairview Heights City Council met May 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 12, 2023

City of Fairview Heights City Council met Tuesday, May 16

City of Fairview Heights Operations Committee met May 10

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 12, 2023

City of Fairview Heights Operations Committee met Wednesday, May 10

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Q1 2023 Recap: 3 parolees from Madison County convicted of homicide set for supervised release

By Metro East Sun | Jun 11, 2023

There were three offenders convicted of homicide living in Madison County released on parole during the first quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.

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Illinois Department of Corrections to release four inmates sentenced in St. Clair County during week ending June 10

By Metro East Sun | Jun 11, 2023

There are four inmates sentenced to jail in St. Clair County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending June 10.

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Q1 2023 Recap: 1 parolee from Madison County convicted of a crime involving alcohol set for supervised release

By Metro East Sun | Jun 10, 2023

There was one offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol living in Madison County released on parole during the first quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.

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Weekly recap, week ending June 3 home sales in Jersey County

By Metro East Sun | Jun 10, 2023

There was one reported residential sale in Jersey County in the week ending June 3, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Metro East Sun area weekly mass times

By Metro East Sun | Jun 10, 2023

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

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Week ending June 10: five inmates sentenced in Madison County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

By Metro East Sun | Jun 10, 2023

There are five inmates sentenced to jail in Madison County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending June 10.

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Madison County home sales in week ending June 3

By Metro East Sun | Jun 10, 2023

There were 83 reported residential sales in Madison County in the week ending June 3, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Attorney Maag on gun ban: ‘If it’s unconstitutionally vague as alleged, the whole ban should fall’

By Metro East Sun Report | Jun 9, 2023

Attorney Thomas Maag, of the Wood River-based Maag Law Firm LLC, is now requesting that the federal judge issue a partial judgment declaring the law banning 170 commonly owned firearms too vague.