February, 2021 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Two professional licenses set to lapse in zip code 61637 during March

By Peoria Standard | Feb 21, 2021

Two professional licenses are set to lapse in zip code 61637 during March, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

The average school administrator earns 105% more than teachers in Limestone-Walters Community Consolidated School District 316

By Peoria Standard | Feb 21, 2021

The average school administrator's salary in the Limestone-Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 was $117,374 during the 2020 school year, while teaching salaries averaged $57,224.

Two pharmacy technician licenses set to lapse in zip code 61421 during March

By Peoria Standard | Feb 21, 2021

Two pharmacy technician licenses set to lapse in zip code 61421 during March, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Census Bureau: 82.5 percent of people in London Mills were old enough to vote in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

Of the 326 citizens living in London Mills in 2020, 269 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau: nobody in London Mills identified as multi-racial in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

All 326 citizens living in London Mills in 2020 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

46 professional licenses set to lapse in zip code 61616 during March

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

46 professional licenses are set to lapse in zip code 61616 during March, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

The average school administrator earns 102% more than teachers in Henry Senachwine Community Unit School District 5

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

The average school administrator's salary in the Henry Senachwine Community Unit School District 5 was $108,027 during the 2020 school year, while teaching salaries averaged $53,386.

Five pharmacy technician licenses set to lapse in zip code 61568 during March

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

Five pharmacy technician licenses set to lapse in zip code 61568 during March, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Caterpillar employee Shankar Desai contributes a total of $462 to President Joe Biden

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

Caterpillar employee Shankar Desai has contributed a total of $462 to President Joe Biden

88.2 percent of Elmwood Junior teachers stay put; average earns $56,422 per year

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 88.2 percent of teachers stay at Elmwood Junior High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.

27 professional licenses issued in zip code 61606 during 2020

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

There were 27 professional licenses issued in zip code 61606 during 2020, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

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Peoria Standard area weekly mass times

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

The following parishes in the Peoria Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

At Roanoke-Benson, 95 percent of students graduate high school

By Peoria Standard | Feb 20, 2021

About 100 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Roanoke-Benson High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 95 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.