Gov. Bruce Rauner recently announced he will sign controversial abortion funding expansion House Bill 40 into law, which critics say will increase the number of abortions from the reported 219 in DeKalb County in 2015.

Sycamore High School students Sophia McComb, Madeline McCormick and Megan Sapita recently joined Rep. Randy Hultgren’s (IL-14) second annual class of STEM Scholars, a student leadership program dedicated to promoting the benefits of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The recently passed public school funding measure, Senate Bill 1947, is slated to provide targeted property tax relief to certain sections of Illinois, including a school district in DeKalb County.

Waterman taxpayers will pay an additional $554,124.50 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Sycamore taxpayers will pay an additional $7,119,200.98 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Somonauk taxpayers will pay an additional $1,379,364.55 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Shabbona taxpayers will pay an additional $362,813.51 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Sandwich taxpayers will pay an additional $3,030,002.53 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Malta taxpayers will pay an additional $571,806.20 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

DeKalb County's nine school districts will receive an extra $2.29 million this year if the Illinois House accepts Gov. Bruce Rauner's version of a school funding bill, according to an analysis by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Kirkland taxpayers will pay an additional $657,952.13 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Kingston taxpayers will pay an additional $770,006.10 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Hinckley taxpayers will pay an additional $889,064.76 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Genoa taxpayers will pay an additional $2,034,682.63 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Acting manager of AmeriCorps’ Illinois-based programs, the Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois), recently reported $17.5 million in federal grants for AmeriCorps members.

Esmond taxpayers will pay an additional $60,654.42 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Dekalb taxpayers will pay an additional $7,688,714.91 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Cortland taxpayers will pay an additional $1,141,342.75 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Clare taxpayers will pay an additional $98,326.13 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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