West Central Reporter

City of Pittsfield City Council met April 17.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 26, 2018

City of Pittsfield City Council met Tuesday, April 17.

Jacksonville City Council met April 23.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 26, 2018

Jacksonville City Council met Monday, April 23.

240 20th St., Hamilton purchased by Ryan Merschbrock

By West Central Reporter | Apr 26, 2018

On April 26, 2018, Ryan Merschbrock purchased a home at 240 20th St., Hamilton from Peggy Harmon for $61,500.

Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 Board of Education met April 18.

By Lhalie Castillo | Apr 26, 2018

Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 Board of Education met at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 18.

Records show how much Illinois school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

School districts in Jacksonville were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teacher

From Prairie State Wire

19,560 borrowers in default on student loans after attending Illinois schools

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Devry University in Chicago, American Intercontinental University in Schaumburg, and College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn reported the largest share of borrowers of all higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

City of Pittsfield City Council met March 6.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 25, 2018

City of Pittsfield City Council met Tuesday, March 6.

City of Hamilton City Council met February 12.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 25, 2018

City of Hamilton City Council met Monday, Feb. 12.

City of Bushnell Council met April 2.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 25, 2018

City of Bushnell Council met Monday, April 2.

City of Hamilton City Council met February 5.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 25, 2018

City of Hamilton City Council met Monday, Feb. 5.

Dallas Elementary School District 327 Board met April 19

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Apr 25, 2018

Dallas Elementary School District 327 Board met 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19.

Dallas Elementary School District 327 Board met February 15

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Apr 25, 2018

Dallas Elementary School District 327 Board met 7 p.m. Thursday, February 15.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 2,973 college athletes play baseball in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Illinois is the fifth most-popular state for college baseball, federal data shows.

Dallas Elementary School District 327 Board met January 18

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Apr 25, 2018

Dallas Elementary School District 327 Board met 6:58 p.m. Thursday, January 18.

City of Beardstown City Council met April 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | Apr 24, 2018

City of Beardstown City Council met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17.

2 offenders paroled in zip code 62321 in October

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 24, 2018

Two offenders released on parole in October live in Illinois zip code 62321, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by West Central Reporter.

Public employee tally: Top townships in West Central Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 24, 2018

Levee, Oakland and Eldorado employ the most government workers per capita in West Central Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

From Prairie State Wire

Serious questions about skirting federal law fails to derail Excellence Fund legislation in House

By Angela Underwood | 7 years ago

HB4237, sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-Northbrook) to alter the Illinois Excellence Fund, would seemingly undermine the $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions placed on charitable contributions by the federal government and hamper private scholarship funding donations, according to some GOP lawmakers.

Rep. Davidsmeyer congratulates the Jacksonville J'ettes on statewide win

By Angela Underwood | Apr 23, 2018

State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) gave it up for some of the side-stepping students who walked away with sectional wins from the Illinois High School Association dance competition.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois House approves spending of $635K on three "lactation and wellness" rooms at State Capitol

By LGIS News Service | 7 years ago

The Illinois House of Representatives voted 91-1 Friday to spend $635,570 to build three "lactation and wellness" rooms at the state capitol in Springfield.