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Limestone Township Fire Protection District responded to 66 calls in 2017 - 13.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Vermont FPD responds to three fires in 2017

Vermont Fire Protection District responded to three calls in 2017 - 50 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

2 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 61760 in 1st quarter of 2018

Two offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 61760, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Report: Elmwood spent $8,001 per student in 2016-17

Spending per pupil at Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 is down 10 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

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.

Smithfield FPD responds to 24 fires in 2017

Smithfield Fire Protection District responded to 24 calls in 2017 - 4 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

2 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 61550 in 1st quarter of 2018

Two offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 61550, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Report: El Paso Gridley spent $9,696 per student in 2016-17

Spending per pupil at El Paso Gridley Community Unit School District 11 is down 6 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

Table Grove FPD responds to three fires in 2017

Table Grove Fire Protection District responded to three calls in 2017 - 57.1 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.

Lewistown FPD responds to 22 fires in 2017

Lewistown Fire Protection District responded to 49 calls in 2017 - 6.5 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Report: East Peoria spent $11,449 per student in 2016-17

Spending per pupil at East Peoria School District 86 is up 6 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

Cuba FPD responds to 46 fires in 2017

Cuba Fire Protection District responded to 53 calls in 2017 - 10.4 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

3 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 61571 in 1st quarter of 2018