August, 2022 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Recent Peoria home sales in week ending July 23

By Peoria Standard | Aug 10, 2022

The following residential sales were reported in Peoria in the week ending July 23, according to BlockShopper.com.

Bailey: 'Losing 7,490 jobs in Peoria or anywhere in Illinois is the toll on our economy of tax and fee increases'

By Bree Gonzales | Aug 10, 2022

Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) attributes the unemployment rate to tax increases and lockdowns.

Peoria County Operations Committee met July 26

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 10, 2022

Peoria County Operations Committee met Tuesday, July 26.

Peoria County Health Committee met July 26

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 10, 2022

Peoria County Health Committee met Tuesday, July 26.

17.5% of households in Liverpool received food stamps in 2020

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

Liverpool ranked 413th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Germantown Hills residents pay $11,526 in Business District Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Germantown Hills taxpayers give $22,478 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Turner attends 'First Annual Back To School Bash at Full Gospel Evangelistic Center, Lincoln, Il'

By Caleb Lombardo | Aug 9, 2022

Illinois state Sen. Sally Turner took to Facebook recently to reflect on the First Annual Back To School Bash, which took place Aug. 6 at the Full Gospel Evangelistic Center in Lincoln.

$79,081 in County Sales Tax collected in July for Woodford County

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Trussell at the Stark County Fair: 'Farmers need fighters for the great State of Illinois'

By Bree Gonzales | Aug 9, 2022

Stephanie Trussell, candidate for Lt. Governor for Darren Bailey's ticket attended the Stark County fair.

Farmington collects $36,266 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Peoria Board of Education reviews grading policy, 'Our purpose was to review the quality and equity'

By Timothy Stuckey | Aug 9, 2022

Dr. Sandra Wilson, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Peoria School District 150, recently briefed the Peoria Board of Education with updated grading adjustments and recommendations during a June 13 meeting.

Woodford County residents pay $286,623 in Special County Retailers Occupation Tax in July

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

$441 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in July for Forest City

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Stoller to offer walk-in hours at Geneseo office 'every Thursday' in August

By Solange DeLisle | Aug 9, 2022

Throughout August, state Sen. Win Stoller's (R-Germantown Hills) Geneseo office will have walk-in hours once a week to give his constituents a chance to be heard without making an appointment.

Open book: What’s the average educators salary in Tremont Community Unit School District 702 in 2020?

By Peoria Standard | Aug 9, 2022

How much did retired Illinois teachers in Tremont Community Unit School District 702 make on average, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?