Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 reported the highest rate of girls suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year in DeKalb County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of girls suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Paul Stoddard led Republican Jeff Keicher in votes cast in DeKalb County for the District 70 state House race, according to the latest vote count.

Tom Demmer led Democrat Amy Davis in votes cast in DeKalb County for the District 90 state House race, according to the latest vote count.

JB Pritzker led Republican Bruce Rauner in votes cast in DeKalb County for the gubernatorial race, according to the latest vote count.

Brian W. Stewart led Democrat David Simpson in votes cast in DeKalb County for the race, according to the latest vote count.

The truancy rate at Hiawatha High School rose to 4 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Indian Creek Middle School, a 26.1-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

The truancy rate at W. W. Woodbury Elementary School rose to 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The subsidy Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 received through state taxes decreased 21 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of public schools data.

At Kingston Elementary School, a 23.7-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

The truancy rate at Indian Creek Middle School fell to 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The subsidy Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 received through state taxes decreased 4.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of public schools data.

The subsidy Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 received through state taxes decreased 39.3 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of public schools data.

At Somonauk Middle School, a 42.5-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

The truancy rate at Prairie View Elementary School rose to 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The subsidy Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 received through state taxes decreased 24.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of public schools data.

The truancy rate at Indian Creek High School stayed flat at 5 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Genoa Elementary School, a 8.1-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

The subsidy Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 received through state taxes increased 51.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of public schools data.