A DeKalb County Board member has filed a motion in an attempt to stop Northern Illinois University's (NIU) generous payout to former president Douglas Baker, according to Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Sycamore High School students Sophia McComb, Madeline McCormick and Megan Sapita recently joined Rep. Randy Hultgren’s (IL-14) second annual class of STEM Scholars, a student leadership program dedicated to promoting the benefits of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The recently passed public school funding measure, Senate Bill 1947, is slated to provide targeted property tax relief to certain sections of Illinois, including a school district in DeKalb County.

Illinois now has a school funding measure that will help students reach their goals, Rep. Robert Pritchard (R-Hinckley) said at the bill-signing event with Gov. Bruce Rauner, according to a video published by the Illinois House GOP.

As a chief co-sponsor of the recently passed education funding bill, Rep. Bob Pritchard (R-Hinckley) played a major role in the negotiations and pushed for its passage before the House vote on Aug. 28, according to a video posted on YouTube.

Illinois legislators gave the state the perfect present for its 200th birthday: historic school funding reform, Rep. Robert Pritchard (R-Hinckley) posted on his website recently.

If the NIU Foundation is part of Northern Illinois University (NIU), then the school is breaking the law by not supplying information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) contend.

DeKalb County's nine school districts will receive an extra $2.29 million this year if the Illinois House accepts Gov. Bruce Rauner's version of a school funding bill, according to an analysis by the Illinois State Board of Education.

A DeKalb County Circuit Court has granted a temporary restraining order to prevent an approximately $600,000 payout to former Northern Illinois University President Robert Baker, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

A DeKalb County Board member has filed a temporary restraining order to prevent Northern Illinois University (NIU) from beginning its payout to former President Douglas Baker, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

West Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

W. W. Woodbury Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Sycamore Middle School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Sycamore High School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Southeast Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

South Prairie Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Sandwich Middle School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

North Grove Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

North Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Northern Illinois University's (NIU) bond rating was downgraded by Moody's Investors Service earlier this summer, according to a press release.