Of the 651 fire and police pension funds in Illinois, more than 400 were underfunded by cities in 2016, including seven funds serving cities in DeKalb County.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 61.5 percent of the Sycamore Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Dekalb employs the fewest government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Seven Republicans took the podium at an impromptu press conference to reject yet another Democrat imposed tax hike.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 49.6 percent of the Sandwich Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Pension funds in DeKalb, Buffalo Grove and West Chicago could sustain themselves longest without subsidies from taxpayers and members, according to an analysis of data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

All but one member of the Senate Executive Committee lawmaker approved a homestead exemption for disabled first responders at the panel's hearing April 11.

Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) pleaded with the public to call on their legislators to pass public safety legislation that was shot down due to Democrats.

State Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) works for a hospital, and used to lobby for one. So when considering a bill in Springfeld last week that would have allowed Illinois surgeons to set up their own independent facilities, effectively competing with hospitals like his employer, Demmer was emphatically opposed.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 42.3 percent of the Hinckley Community Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pensio

Venedy, Rector and Newmansville employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

At Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center in Virginia, 34.5 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

At an April 11 meeting of the House Appropriations Human Services Committee, Democrats questioned redacted emails and Freedom of Information Act (FOA) requests related to the Quincy Veterans Home, but two Republicans kept their questions to budget requests.

Ignoring Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations is not the way to run the government, according to three GOP lawmakers who questioned Democrat-sponsored legislation.

Sympathy for the plight of foster children did not keep Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) and Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) from questioning Illinois' offer of recompense to adolescents.

A home buyer who paid $200,000 to purchase a home on June 29 paid the top home sale price for Lee in 2017.

Seven offenders released on parole in October live in Illinois zip code 60548, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 30.2 percent of the Genoa Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Park Districts for Franklin Township, Sandwich and Dekalb top the list in DeKalb County with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.