DeKalb Times

Former state university employee Love Moore paid in $93K to pension fund, could collect $2.39M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 1, 2018

Former state university employee Janet Love Moore, who retired in June 2018, saved $93,288 toward a pension over 31 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Urbanski paid in $30K to pension fund, could collect $720K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 1, 2018

Former state university employee Raymond Urbanski, who retired in June 2018, saved $30,008 toward a pension over 19 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois State Rifle Association warns against UN threat

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.

Shabbona CFPD responds to 26 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2018

Shabbona Central Fire Protection District responded to 33 calls in 2017 - 73.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Sandwich CFPD responds to 37 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2018

Sandwich Central Fire Protection District responded to 132 calls in 2017 - 7.7 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

Janus ruling changes union enrollment process

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.

Malta FPD responds to 16 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 28, 2018

Malta Fire Protection District responded to 21 calls in 2017 - 31.2 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

From Prairie State Wire

Supreme Court's ruling means public sector employees now must opt into unions

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.

From Prairie State Wire

Before Janus v. AFSCME, there was Harris v. Quinn fighting for 1st Amendment rights

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.

From Prairie State Wire

Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.

From Kane County Reporter

Allen Skillicorn praises SCOTUS' union ruling

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is applauding the Supreme Court decision that absolves non-union workers from being obligated to pay fees that are used for collective bargaining.

Keicher thanks Sosnowski, others for their support

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 27, 2018

Sycamore republican Jeff Keicher, running for the seat being vacated by Rep. Robert Pritchard (R-Hinckley) in the 70th District, was warmly embraced during a recent stop at the Heritage Day Parade.

Hinckley CFPD responds to 11 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 27, 2018

Hinckley Central Fire Protection District responded to 22 calls in 2017 - 33.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Genoa-Kingston FPD responds to 39 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 26, 2018

Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District responded to 80 calls in 2017 - 5.3 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Dekalb FD responds to 137 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

Dekalb Fire Department responded to 632 calls in 2017 - 7.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

People in prime working age are fleeing Illinois, think tank reports

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Not only is Illinois' overall population in deep decline, the number of people in prime working age also is going down in the state, a Chicago-based Conservative think tank said in a recent report.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.