Illinois Central College and Spoon River College are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.

DON'T MISS IT. Taste of Canton this Saturday!

Beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 Farmdale Road in East Peoria will be closed to all traffic at a point just north and south of the Norfolk and Southern low grade rail crossing until Sunday, Sept. 30 in the morning hours.

At Monroe Elementary School, a 23.8-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

In a year when 86 percent of Delavan High School seniors graduated on time, 29 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

The revenue Vit Community Unit School District 2 received through local taxes decreased 16.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of public schools data.

The revenue Havana Community Unit School District 126 received through local taxes increased 5.3 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of public schools data.

At Chillicothe Junior High, a 26.7-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income 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.

More than 89.3 percent of teachers stay at Beverly Manor Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Adults and their tots will have fun exploring, discovering, and learning on the first Thursday of the month in the Museum’s Discovery Center.

More than 74.1 percent of teachers stay at Farmington Central High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

More than 82.2 percent of teachers stay at Franklin Primary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Join us for a variety of activities during the Spoon River Scenic Drive.

At Olympia West Elementary School, a 16.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

It’s BANNED BOOKS WEEK! Stop by the library this week, September 24- 29, and check out our banned books display.

Candidate petitions and forms for the April 2, 2019 Consolidated Election are available to interested persons at Minonk City Hall and can be picked up during normal office hours.

At Von Steuben Middle School, a 12.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, the City of Peoria will be replacing the street light pole at the corner of NE Adams Street, southbound lane to eastbound US 150 ramp.