More than 79.4 percent of teachers stay at Sterling Middle School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Sterling Middle School rose to 43 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

A bill that changes the sunset date on previous legislation that involves the privatization of public water systems has passed in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.

Republican Keith Sommer beat Democrat Jill Blair in the 88th House District race.

Republican Norine Hammond has been declared the winner in the 93rd House District against Democrat John Curtis.

Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.

The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.

At Sterling Middle School, a 7.0-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

At Sterling Middle School, a 4.2-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2017.

At Sterling Middle School, a 10.5-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2017.

The truancy rate at Sterling Middle School rose to 42 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Sterling Middle School, a 14.7-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

More than 75.5 percent of teachers stay at Sterling Middle School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Sterling Middle School, a 7.1-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

State residents enrolled at Christian Life College face among the lowest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

State residents enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Why would a Democrat appropriate for $63 million in this fiscal budget when there still isn’t a revenue estimate? That was the question some Republican lawmakers asked Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Smithton) at the Thursday House floor debate when he backed HB4290, which pays the oldest Prairie State bill.

Rep. Keith Sommer (R-Morton) had some distinct guests with him at the May 18 House floor debate.