🌱 What will Granite City’s school board tackle at Tuesday’s meeting?
Granite City, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Granite City! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What will Granite City’s school board tackle at Tuesday’s meeting?
- How are Granite City High School grads really doing in college?
- See which runners shined after competing recently in Granite City
Also on today's calendar: Legos and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 63.
- Tuesday: Cloudy and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Granite City School District 9 board to meet on September 22, 2026 (metroeastsun.com) — Granite City residents can tune in as School District 9’s board meets Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. on Maryville Road and via YouTube to handle district business. The article also outlines who the district serves, teacher demographics, spending per student, and chronic truancy challenges affecting local schools. 
• 13.3% of Granite City High School graduates at Illinois community colleges enrolled in remedial courses in 2024-25 (metroeastsun.com) — Granite City families can see how local graduates are faring at Illinois community colleges, with 13.3% of Granite City High School alumni needing remedial classes, well below the statewide rate. The story also compares graduation and remediation rates with other Madison County schools and notes new state K-12 funding that could shape future outcomes.
• Illinois: Metro-East Lutheran takes second at Highland (theintelligencer.com) — Cross-country fans will recognize Wilson Park in Granite City as the recent site of the Granite City Invitational, where Metro-East Lutheran’s Dean Hemmer competed before leading his team to second at the Highland Invitational. The story recaps strong boys and girls performances from Metro-East Lutheran, Maryville Christian, Father McGivney, Highland and others in a deep regional field.
📸 Around Granite City
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Story Time →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
10:00 am
Monday September 21
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Other local events
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Tennis: Girls Varsity Match vs Collinsville (Away)
Collinsville High School
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Girls Tennis (Away) vs. Waterloo
Waterloo High School, 505 E Bulldog, Waterloo
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Legos →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
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Chestnut Health Systems Mobile Unit at SMRLD →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
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Teen Unwind →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
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Story Time →
Johnson Road Branch, 2145 Johnson Road, Granite City
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Forest Park Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
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Play & Learn For Babies & Toddlers →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
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Alton @ Granite City football →
Granite City IL
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Nintendo Switch →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
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Pokémon Club →
Niedringhaus Building, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
2:00 pm
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Manpower posted a job opening for Filling Operator in Granite City. Apply here.
- Ingram Barge Company posted a job opening for Barge Cleaner in Granite City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granite City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Madison
- Madison District Early Childhood Education Center enrolled 27 African American students in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com)
- 2026 Illinois Legal Leaders: Ann E. Callis (molawyersmedia.com)
- Sophie Cunningham on Sydney Sweeney's Nearly Nude Betting Ad: 'Why Are Girls Mad? That Is Literally What She Does.' (thoughtcatalog.com)
Lakeview
- Farm Bar Kicks Off Fall with Good Apple Days October 2-4 (chicagofoodmagazine.com)
- Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for robbing Lakeview victim, ditching getaway car in police station parking lot (meigsindypress.com)
Ok Granite City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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