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Top 33 Dunlap home sales for 2017

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

A home buyer who paid $432,000 to purchase a home on Aug. 11 paid the top home sale price for Dunlap in 2017.

From Chambana Sun

Analysis: U of I fraternity, sorority property taxes rose 61 percent in two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

Rep. Norine Hammond silent on Equal Rights Amendment

By LGIS News Service | May 17, 2018

Rep. Norine Hammond silent on Equal Rights Amendment

From Prairie State Wire

Illegal immigrant lawyers, teachers couldn't be denied state licenses if bill becomes Illinois law

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

A bill pending in Springfield would prohibit the state from denying illegal aliens professional licenses to practice law, teach, or dispense prescription drugs.

18 offenders paroled in zip code 61611 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Eighteen offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 61611, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Analysis: Canton pays $1.28 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Canton Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 56.2 percent of the $740,853 the Canton Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $1.28 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Pekin spent $11,201 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Spending per pupil at Pekin Consolidated School District 303 is up 2 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

Report: Average pensioner in Canton Firefighters Pension Fund earns $62,358 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

The Canton Firefighters Pension Fund had 16 active participants receiving an average salary of $62,358 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

18 offenders paroled in zip code 61602 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Eighteen offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 61602, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Report: Bartonville Police Pension Fund gained $35,551 in investment income in 2016

By Peoria Standard | May 17, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Bartonville Police Pension Fund netted 0.93 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Rankin administrators rank 658th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Administrators in Rankin Community School District 98 earn an average of $87,001 per year, ranking 658th out of 858 districts in the state.

From Prairie State Wire

Public colleges, universities in Illinois report 10.7 percent default rate on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

At Kennedy King College, 26.3 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.

Report: Which school districts pay the lowest administrator salaries?

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Public school administrators in Midland Community Unit School District 7 are among those earning the lowest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Report: Average pensioner in Bartonville Police Pension Fund earns $60,198 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

The Bartonville Police Pension Fund had 11 active participants receiving an average salary of $60,198 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

62 offenders paroled in zip code 61605 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

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

Analysis: Canton pays $6.35 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Canton Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 86.4 percent of the $757,929 the Canton Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $6.35 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Fieldcrest spent $11,033 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Spending per pupil at Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of district finances.

Analysis: Tremont administrators rank 494th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Administrators in Tremont Cusd 702 earn an average of $94,965 per year, ranking 494th out of 858 districts in the state.

45 offenders paroled in zip code 61604 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Forty five offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 61604, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

Public employee tally: Bottom 100 park districts in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Park districts for Farmington Township, Ridgeville and Golf Maine are among those in Illinois employing the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.