Mount Vernon School District 80 accumulated $6.83 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a North Egypt News analysis of public schools data.

Former state school employee Donna Flowers, who retired in July 2018, saved $53,329 toward a pension over 14 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Jean Huie, who retired in July 2018, saved $71,423 toward a pension over 30 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Randy Dunn, who retired in July 2018, saved $87,580 toward a pension over 16 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Mt Vernon Township High School District 201 accumulated $22.09 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a North Egypt News analysis of public schools data.

Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188 accumulated $5 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a North Egypt News analysis of public schools data.

Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 accumulated $5.12 million in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a North Egypt News analysis of public schools data.

Ewing Northern Community Consolidated School District 115 accumulated $94,899 in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a North Egypt News analysis of public schools data.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois will fund law school scholarships in an effort to support the area's legal community.

Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6 accumulated $219,402 in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a North Egypt News analysis of public schools data.

At Rend Lake College, 78 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 54 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Northwestern University spends $34,976 per player on student aid for its women’s team athletes -- the highest rate among Illinois colleges -- according to an Illinois Business Daily analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Illinois ranks fourth nationwide in terms of outmigration, according to recent data from Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.

Northwestern University ranks No. 1 in the nation in per-capita spending on student aid for sports teams, according to an Illinois Business Daily analysis of recent U.S. Department of Education data.

Cave Eastern Fire Protection District and Coello Fire District were among Illinois fire protection districts that reported responding to the most fire-related incidents per capita in 2017, according to the latest state report.

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CHI Health St. Francis took a ceremonial step forward today with the blessing and groundbreaking for our highly-anticipated new Cancer Treatment Center.

Mike Arnold called himself "Iron Man" last May. It was a joke, with some truth attached.

This life-altering epilepsy treatment has helped Nate Beber who suffered seizures for 30 years before he agreed to undergo surgery.

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