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