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News from October 2022

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How many people in Sangamon County live in public housing in 2021?

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were 1,511 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Sangamon County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.

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Q3 2022 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Sangamon County?

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were 70 offenders living in Sangamon County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.

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How many people in Menard County received housing vouchers in 2021?

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were 213 people who used housing choice vouchers in Menard County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.

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$25,358 in County Sales Tax collected in September for Logan County

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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How many Sangamon County public housing residents in 2021 identify as a minority?

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

In Sangamon County public housing 72% of residents in 2021 identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.

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Q3 2022 Recap: 3 parolees from Logan County convicted of crimes against persons set for release

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were three offenders convicted of crimes against persons living in Logan County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

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Sangamon County 9th highest taxed Illinois county in September

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

Sangamon County was ranked ninth the month before.

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How many inmates sentenced in Sangamon County will be released during week ending Oct. 8?

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Sangamon County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Oct. 8.

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Analysis: Logan County effective property tax rate outpaced the national average in Q3 2022

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

Property owners in Logan County paid 1.8% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2022, which is more than 1.7 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the Sangamon Sun.

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Logan County collects $64,750 in Countywide Sales Tax in September

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Springfield-based Non-life Insurance company Horace Mann Educators Corp. (HMN:NYQ) sees value fall 20.3% in September

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

Ryan Specialty Group Holdings Inc. (RYAN:NYQ) was the highest Non-life Insurance company headquartered in Illinois on Sept. 29.

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Cross country teams compete at Aurora Invite; prepare for Greenville Classic

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

The men's and women's cross country teams participated in the Aurora Invite on Saturday in Geneva, Illinois. The Blueboys secured 12th place out of 15 teams, while the women's team had three athletes competing in the 6K race.

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Sangamon Sun area weekly mass times

By Sangamon Sun | Oct 1, 2022

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