North Egypt News

Analysis: Mt Vernon pays $3.36 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Mt Vernon Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 19, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 77.1 percent of the $1,132,173 the Mt Vernon Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $3.36 for every $1 from pension members.

From Metro East Sun

Schimpf resolution would allow for study of proposed highway connecting Carbondale, Metro East

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) wants to open up the highway.

From SE Illinois News

Senate approves bill transferring Landowner Grant Program oversight to Petroleum Resources Board

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Springfield) is cleaning up language and making changes in a natural resources bill.

Report: Benton Police Pension Fund gained $69,557 in investment income in 2016

By North Egypt News | May 18, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Benton Police Pension Fund netted 2.38 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: Average pensioner in Jefferson FPD Firefighters Pension Fund earns $51,684 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

The Jefferson FPD Firefighters Pension Fund had 4 active participants receiving an average salary of $51,684 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: Thompsonville spent $8,306 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Spending per pupil at Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174 is down 6 percent from five years ago, according to a North Egypt News analysis of district finances.

Analysis: Mount Vernon pays $4.05 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Mt Vernon Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 80.2 percent of the $936,434 the Mt Vernon Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $4.05 for every $1 from pension members.

46 offenders paroled in zip code 62846 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Forty six offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 62846, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by North Egypt News.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: College softball in Illinois grosses $19.6 million

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

DePaul University softball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $63,791 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

From Chambana Sun

Analysis: U of I fraternity, sorority property taxes rose 61 percent in two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

From SW Illinois News

Rep. Terri Bryant has no comment on Equal Rights Amendment

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Rep. Terri Bryant has no comment on Equal Rights Amendment

From Prairie State Wire

Illegal immigrant lawyers, teachers couldn't be denied state licenses if bill becomes Illinois law

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

A bill pending in Springfield would prohibit the state from denying illegal aliens professional licenses to practice law, teach, or dispense prescription drugs.

Analysis: Opdyke pays $5.23 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Jefferson Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 84 percent of the $122,109 the Jefferson Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.23 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Average pensioner in Benton Police Pension Fund earns $53,647 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

The Benton Police Pension Fund had 10 active participants receiving an average salary of $53,647 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: Frankfort spent $10,367 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Spending per pupil at Frankfort Community Unit School District 168 is up 4 percent from five years ago, according to a North Egypt News analysis of district finances.

Report: Benton Firefighters Pension Fund lost $22,792 in investment income in 2016

By North Egypt News | May 17, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Benton Firefighters Pension Fund lost 0.90 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

31 offenders paroled in zip code 62864 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Thirty one offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 62864, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by North Egypt News.

From Prairie State Wire

Public colleges, universities in Illinois report 10.7 percent default rate on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

At Kennedy King College, 26.3 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Report: Which school districts pay the lowest administrator salaries?

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Public school administrators in Bluford Unit School District 318 are among those earning the lowest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Jefferson County Treasurer Robert Watt publicly opposes graduated income tax

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 16, 2018

In an open letter to the General Assembly, 65 local government officials, including Jefferson County Treasurer Robert Watt, asked state legislators to block attempts to scrap the state’s flat income tax in favor of a graduated tax structure.