August, 2022 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

20% of households in Canton received food stamps in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Aug 7, 2022

Canton ranked 300th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

How much did retired Illinois teachers in Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 make on average in 2020?

By Peoria Standard | Aug 7, 2022

How much did retired Illinois teachers in Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 make on average, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

Bipartisan PAC urges State’s Attorney Bryant to oppose SAFE-T Act

By LGIS News Service | Aug 7, 2022

Mason County State’s Attorney Zachary A. Bryant, a Democrat, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.

Delavan collects $9,900 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Tazewell County sees 0.5% fall in population from 2020 to 2021

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

Tazewell County had the 16th largest population in Illinois in 2021.

Stark County residents pay $8,687 in Countywide Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Median age of Tazewell County residents is 41

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

Tazewell County residents have a median age of 41-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.

Stark County taxpayers give $6,169 in County Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Peoria Standard area weekly mass times

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

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

Stark County collects $34,640 in Special County Retailers Occupation Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

East Peoria taxpayers give $134,013 in Business District Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

17.8% of households in Banner received food stamps in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

Banner ranked 393rd in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Dunlap residents pay $11,042 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Week ending Aug. 13: one inmate sentenced in Peoria County to be released

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Peoria County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 13.

$197 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in July for Dunfermline

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Illinois teachers in Pekin Community High School District 303 made $68,265 on average before retiring in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

How much did retired Illinois teachers in Pekin Community High School District 303 make on average, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

Stark County 92nd highest taxed Illinois county in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 6, 2022

Stark County was ranked 92nd the month before.

Week ending Aug. 13: one inmate sentenced in Woodford County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

By Peoria Standard | Aug 5, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Woodford County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 13.

Cost of education: Average 2020 salary in Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6

By Peoria Standard | Aug 5, 2022

How much did retired Illinois teachers in Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 make on average, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?