Peoria Standard

/City of Belleville City Council met January 7

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 31, 2019

/City of Belleville City Council met Monday, Jan. 7.

City of Batavia Environmental Commission met January 9

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 31, 2019

City of Batavia Environmental Commission met Wednesday, Jan. 9.

City of Batavia Committee of the Whole met January 8

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 31, 2019

City of Batavia Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, Jan. 8.

Batavia City Council met January 7

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jan 31, 2019

Batavia City Council met Monday, Jan. 7.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinios education officials want half the state's budget, Wirepoints warns

By Karen Kidd | 5 years ago

Illinois education officials are out to get half of the state's budget—and they just might—to the detriment of the state's taxpayers, according to an online Wirepoints newsletter issued earlier today.

From Chambana Sun

University of Illinois freezes tuition – but still higher than 12 of 13 Big 10 conference peers

By LGIS Newsfeed | 5 years ago

In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.

Statewide test results: low-income students score 1.9 points higher at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

At Lewistown Jr/Sr High School, a 1.9-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

Report: 29 percent of 2016 Astoria High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

In a year when 95 percent of Astoria High School seniors graduated on time, 29 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Statewide test results: 42 percent of Elmwood Junior failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

About 58 percent of Elmwood Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 42 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: low-income students score 12.4 points lower at Limestone Walters Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

At Limestone Walters Elementary School, a 12.4-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

Statewide test results: 48 percent of Eureka failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

About 52 percent of Eureka Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and nearly a half of students failed.

Statewide test results: 81 percent of Edison Junior students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

About 19 percent of Edison Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 81 percent of students failed.

86.6 percent of Midwest Central teachers stay put; average earns $51,344.31 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

More than 86.6 percent of teachers stay at Midwest Central Middle School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: male students score 7 points lower at Limestone Walters Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

At Limestone Walters Elementary School, a 7-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

Statewide test results: male students score 21.9 points lower at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

At Lewistown Jr/Sr High School, a 21.9-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

Statewide test results: 70 percent of Eastview students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2019

About 30 percent of Eastview Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 70 percent of students failed.

33 health care and social assistance businesses in Stark County have between 100 and 249 employees in 2018

By Peoria Standard | Jan 31, 2019

There were 33 health care and social assistance businesses in Stark County ZIP Codes with between 100 and 249 employees in 2018, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Timbercreek Rehab and Health Care hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 30, 2019

Timbercreek Rehab and Health Care, a 202-bed skilled care center in Pekin, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Statewide test results: 58 percent of El Paso-Gridley Junior failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

About 42 percent of El Paso-Gridley Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 58 percent of students failed.

EAST PEORIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: EPCC Office Will Be Closed

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2019

Wednesday, January 30th, the EPCC office will be closed due to the frigid weather.