May, 2018 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

CITY OF PEORIA: N. Hamilton Road Closure Begins May 2, 2018

By Press release submission | May 3, 2018

Beginning Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018, N. Hamilton Road, from Camille Street to Cindy Lane, will be closed for work performed by Dries Brothers Plumbing

From Prairie State Wire

Spain proposal would consolidate police, fire pension funds

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Declining asset to accountability ratios, employer contributions and skyrocketing unfunded liability could be alleviated by consolidating downstate police and firefighter pension funds, according to Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria).

Hammond calls rebate-card restrictions an added burden on retailers

By Angela Underwood | May 3, 2018

Proposed legislation that would make Illinois the first state to regulate retail business rebates was seen as a restraint that would drive business out of state, according to Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb).

62 offenders paroled in zip code 61605 in November

By Local Labs News Service | May 3, 2018

Sixty two offenders released on parole in November live in Illinois zip code 61605, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Public employee tally: Bottom 25 counties in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | May 3, 2018

Tazewell, Peoria and Woodford are among the Illinois counties that employ the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Rep. Butler notes 200-year anniversary of Illinois' statehood

By Angela Underwood | May 2, 2018

The timing couldn’t have been any better for Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) to say something celebratory about Illinois.

Top 27 Hopedale home sales for 2017

By Local Labs News Service | May 2, 2018

A home buyer who paid $331,525 to purchase a home on July 11 paid the top home sale price for Hopedale in 2017.

Top 26 North Pekin home sales for 2017

By Local Labs News Service | May 2, 2018

A home buyer who paid $191,600 to purchase a home on June 1 paid the top home sale price for North Pekin in 2017.

Top 26 Minier home sales for 2017

By Local Labs News Service | May 2, 2018

A home buyer who paid $226,000 to purchase a home on May 2 paid the top home sale price for Minier in 2017.

Peoria Public School District 150 administrator named ‘Superintendent of Distinction’

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 2, 2018

A Peoria Public School District 150 administrator was one of 26 people honored with awards by state education groups.

Village of Dunlap Village Board met March 14

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 2, 2018

Village of Dunlap Village Board met 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14.

70 offenders paroled in zip code 61603 in November

By Local Labs News Service | May 2, 2018

Seventy offenders released on parole in November live in Illinois zip code 61603, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

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.