DeKalb Times

Report: Dekalb Police Pension Fund gained $1,537,160 in investment income in 2016

By DeKalb Times | May 18, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Dekalb Police Pension Fund netted 4.95 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Hinckley pays $1.87 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Hinckley Community Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 65.2 percent of the $13,569 the Hinckley Community Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund brought in last year, or $1.87 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Dekalb spent $12,896 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Spending per pupil at Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 is up 11 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Report: Average pensioner in Genoa Police Pension Fund earns $65,657 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

The Genoa Police Pension Fund had 7 active participants receiving an average salary of $65,657 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

7 offenders paroled in zip code 60548 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

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

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: College softball in Illinois grosses $19.6 million

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

DePaul University softball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $63,791 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

From Chambana Sun

Analysis: U of I fraternity, sorority property taxes rose 61 percent in two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

Keicher understands 'negative impact' of Illinois' high taxes and burdensome regulations

By Karen Kidd | May 17, 2018

It takes a small business owner to understand the plight of other small business owners, especially in Illinois, a state that ranks in a recent poll among the worst in the nation in which to do business, the Republican candidate for the state House 70th District seat said during a recent interview.

From Prairie State Wire

Illegal immigrant lawyers, teachers couldn't be denied state licenses if bill becomes Illinois law

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

A bill pending in Springfield would prohibit the state from denying illegal aliens professional licenses to practice law, teach, or dispense prescription drugs.

Analysis: Genoa pays $5.34 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Genoa Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 84.2 percent of the $263,014 the Genoa Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.34 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund gained $1,463,333 in investment income in 2016

By DeKalb Times | May 17, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund netted 5.60 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: Average pensioner in Dekalb Police Pension Fund earns $88,813 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

The Dekalb Police Pension Fund had 61 active participants receiving an average salary of $88,813 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Offender paroled in zip code 60552 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

One offender released on parole in December lives in Illinois zip code 60552, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

Report: Indian Creek spent $12,242 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Spending per pupil at Indian Creek School District 425 is up 15 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

From Prairie State Wire

Public colleges, universities in Illinois report 10.7 percent default rate on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

At Kennedy King College, 26.3 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

Report: Which school districts pay the lowest administrator salaries?

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Public school administrators in Bluford Unit School District 318, Opdyke Belle River Community Consolidated School District 5, and Breese Elementary School District 12 earn the lowest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

From Illinois Valley Times

Demmer takes steps to preserve Eternal Indian statue, protect attorney clients

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) successfully introduced resolutions aimed at protecting legal clients and preserving a historical statue near Oregon.

Report: Hinckley-Big Rock spent $13,564 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Spending per pupil at Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 is down 0 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Report: Average pensioner in Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund earns $89,005 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

The Dekalb Firefighters Pension Fund had 55 active participants receiving an average salary of $89,005 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: DeKalb pays $7.08 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Dekalb Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 87.6 percent of the $2,380,462 the Dekalb Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $7.08 for every $1 from pension members.