Creating and altering bills on education, public and private water systems, and election data privacy drove the April 19 House floor debate into hours of discussion.
A school district in Sandwich was among those in Illinois that paid the least in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois.
School districts in DeKalb and Sandwich were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teacher
Devry University in Chicago, American Intercontinental University in Schaumburg, and College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn reported the largest share of borrowers of all higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
John McGlasson won re-election for the 16th Congressional District State Central Committeeman, but it was a hard battle against attacks from the establishment of his own Republican party.
Paw Paw, South Grove and Victor employ the most government workers per capita in DeKalb County, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
Rep. David Harris (R-Arlington Heights) said the closest thing to eternity here on earth is a government program that ceases to end, like the Illinois Health and Facilities Planning Act.
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 91-1 Friday to spend $635,570 to build three "lactation and wellness" rooms at the state capitol in Springfield.
DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing, a 190-bed skilled care facility in DeKalb, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2018.
Genoa Twp, Dekalb and Sandwich top the list in DeKalb County with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 64.5 percent of the Sycamore Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
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.
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.