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Analysis: 1,562 college athletes play softball in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Illinois is the fifth most popular states for college softball, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

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1115 Medicaid waiver will help launch 10 health care initiatives, Rauner says

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Gov. Bruce Rauner said Illinois will be the national leader in mental health services.

Midland States Bank unloads 3100 Drew Ave., Sandwich

By Metric Media News Service | May 8, 2018

On May 8, 2018, Tad Piron purchased a property at 3100 Drew Ave., Sandwich from Midland States Bank for $40,000.

Analysis: Hiawatha administrators rank 521st in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 8, 2018

Administrators in Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 earn an average of $94,028 per year, ranking 521st out of 858 districts in the state.

Public employee tally: DeKalb County

By Local Labs News Service | May 8, 2018

DeKalb County had 723 public employees – 0.69 percent of the county's population, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

From Prairie State Wire

Morrison bill would raise the age for buying tobacco products to 21

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

The legal age for purchasing a pack of cigarettes statewide could soon change if Senate Bill 2332 becomes law.

DeKalb home prices fall in April 2018

By Local Labs News Service | May 7, 2018

The median sale price of a home sold in April 2018 in DeKalb fell by $3,445 while total sales remained unchanged with two homes sold.

From Prairie State Wire

Ives, McSweeney endorse Shaw for GOP chairman

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Committeeman Mark Shaw has bagged the endorsements of state Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) in his run for chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.

Analysis: Sycamore Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

By Local Labs News Service | May 5, 2018

Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Sycamore Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,141,238 in 2016, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Sandwich Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

By Local Labs News Service | May 5, 2018

Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Sandwich Police Pension Fund lost $302,633 in 2016, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Sycamore Police Pension Fund would go broke in 14 years without taxpayer subsidy

By Local Labs News Service | May 5, 2018

Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Sycamore Police Pension Fund lost $895,367 in 2016, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Keicher: Illinois could be 'an amazing place once again'

By Glenn Minnis | May 4, 2018

Jeff Keicher is leaving no stone unturned in his run for state representative in the 70th District.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: College baseball in Illinois grosses $24.8 million

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Robert Morris University baseball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $10,678 per athlete – in 2016, followed by Bradley University ($1.2 million), and University of Illinois at Chicago ($980,248), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

From Rockford Sun

Hefty increases in state gasoline tax, license plate fees not the answer, Syverson says

By Carrie Bradon | 6 years ago

Illinois has the 11th highest gasoline tax in the country, according to the Tax Foundation, but this ranking could change if proposed tax hikes become law.

From Prairie State Wire

Public employee tally: Bottom 25 counties in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Kane, DuPage and Kendall counties employ the fewest government workers per capita in Illinois, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Sandwich CUSD 430 administrator named ‘Superintendent of Distinction’

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 2, 2018

A Sandwich CUSD 430 administrator was one of 26 people honored with awards by state education groups

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois colleges, universities report 9.6 percent default rate on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

At Larry's Barber College in Chicago, 40.3 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

From Prairie State Wire

Senate OKs $800 million in raises for health care workers while state is billions of dollars in debt

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

With billions of dollars in unpaid bills, and CNN claiming Illinois could become America’s first ‘junk’ state, the Senate passed a $819 million bill to increase employee wages.

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Illinois House passes bill to require race and ethnicity-based quotas at state universities pension system

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Illinoisans of Italian, Mexican, French and Eastern European descent could be in line for top management jobs with one of the state's largest public pension systems if a bill becomes law.

Former state school employee Shurtz paid in $28K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.05M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state school employee Lori Shurtz, who retired in April 2018, saved $27,731 toward a pension over 9 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.