March, 2018 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

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Ives concedes to Rauner in GOP primary

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Amid chants of “Jeanne, Jeanne,” Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) conceded defeat to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary late Tuesday night.

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Harold wins Republican nomination for Attorney General

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

It will not be the first time Erika Harold will hear “the winner is.”

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Pritzker wins Democratic nod for governor

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

It’s official -- J.B. Pritzker is the Democratic candidate for governor despite coming under heavy fire from the press and public in recent months.

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Voter rolls: Where do Republicans rely on women most in Illinois?

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Republicans depend most on women to show up at the polls in Edwards, Scott and Adams counties in Illinois, according to Illinois State Board of Elections data.

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Voter rolls: Which counties see the most men vote in Illinois?

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Illinois State Board of Elections data shows Schuyler, Pope and Cass counties see the highest rate of men voting in Illinois.

11% of students graduated on time at Kishwaukee College in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

Kishwaukee College in DeKalb County posted an “on time” graduation rate of 11 percent, according to the latest data compiled on two-year colleges from U.S. Department of Education and Illinois State Comptroller tracking the performance and spending at 49 Illinois community colleges.

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Voter rolls: Which counties see the most women vote in Illinois?

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Illinois State Board of Elections data shows Massac, Vermillion and Cook counties see the highest rate of women voting in Illinois.

From Higher Education Tribune

Analysis: College women's basketball grosses $903 million

By Higher Education Tribune | 6 years ago

Stanford women's basketball tops the list of highest grossing programs with more than $21 million – or $1.5 million per athlete – in 2016, followed by UConn ($9 million), Baylor ($7.6 million), Florida State ($7 million) and Vanderbilt ($5.2 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Which DeKalb County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

Sycamore CUSD 427 in Sycamore receives $629 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in DeKalb County, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

From Illinois Valley Times

Bivins introduces bill for registry to aid addiction recovery efforts

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon) wants to see recovering addicts in Illinois stay clean and proposed new legislation to help that happen.

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Ives vs. Rauner: The Drubbing. Let’s Go to the Videotape.

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

It seems there’s a pretty good reason why the public at large never got to see any Rep. Jeanne Ives vs. Gov. Bruce Rauner debates prior to Election Day.

Biggest spenders: What DeKalb County townships rank highest?

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 19, 2018

Paw Paw, South Grove and Victor top the list in DeKalb County with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Diana Rauner: We're moving to Italy if Bruce loses

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he'll fight for Illinoisans. But only if he wins re-election. If he loses, Rauner's wife, Diana, says she and Bruce are out of here.

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National Review endorses Ives for governor

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

The National Review has joined the growing list of publications endorsing the candidacy of Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her Republican primary run against Gov. Bruce Rauner.

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Wirepoints: Poor Illinois school districts get smallest portion of state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.