DeKalb Times

Ranking school finances: Which districts are the healthiest in DeKalb County?

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 29, 2018

Indian Creek School District 425, Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 and Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

From Prairie State Wire

25 most frugal counties in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Tazewell, Christian and Clinton counties top the list in Illinois with the lowest spending per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

From Prairie State Wire

Campaign spending: Rauner raised $75.5M ahead of primary victory

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Gov. Bruce Rauner raised $215 per vote cast for him in the gubernatorial primary race last week compared to Rep. Jeanne Ives' $12 for vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Annual report: Which school districts in Illinois are in the worst financial shape?

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 26, 2018

Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 and Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

From Prairie State Wire

25 biggest spenders: What Illinois counties rank highest?

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

LaSalle, Monroe and Pike counties top the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

Annual financial profiles rank Illinois school districts' financial health

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 22, 2018

Indian Creek School District 425 and Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 were among the 640 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Most frugal townships in DeKalb County

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 21, 2018

Malta-Milan Multi Tax Assessment District, Paw Paw-Shabbona Multi Tax Assessment District and Victor-Somonauk Multi Tax Assessment District top the list in DeKalb County with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial rep

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.”

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.