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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.

From Prairie State Wire

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.

Former state university employee Sidebottom paid in $17K to pension fund, could collect $198K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Neal Sidebottom, who retired in April 2018, saved $16,974 toward a pension over 9 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Kipp Garcia paid in $66K to pension fund, could collect $1.07M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Susan Kipp Garcia, who retired in April 2018, saved $66,460 toward a pension over 21 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Bywaters paid in $15K to pension fund, could collect $743K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Lisa Bywaters, who retired in April 2018, saved $15,026 toward a pension over 8 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Kurbis paid in $18K to pension fund, could collect $275K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Merilee Kurbis, who retired in April 2018, saved $17,557 toward a pension over 12 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Smith paid in $111K to pension fund, could collect $7.9M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Jay Smith, who retired in April 2018, saved $110,839 toward a pension over 26 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

16 offenders paroled in zip code 60115 in November

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Sixteen offenders released on parole in November live in Illinois zip code 60115, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

Former state university employee Raices paid in $50K to pension fund, could collect $730K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Carlos Raices, who retired in April 2018, saved $49,665 toward a pension over 15 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Bolino paid in $4K to pension fund, could collect $84K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Joseph Bolino, who retired in April 2018, saved $3,574 toward a pension over 13 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Records show how much DeKalb County school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Out of school districts in DeKalb County, Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 paid the most 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.

From Prairie State Wire

Public employee tally: Top 25 counties in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Menard, Pulaski and Scott counties are among Illinois counties that employ the most government workers per capita in Illinois, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

From DuPage Policy Journal

After more than four hours of debate, House passes bills covering education, water systems, voter data

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

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.

These Illinois school districts paid the least in penalties for staff raises

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 27, 2018

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.

Sandwich home sales, March 25-31, 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of March 25-31, 2018.