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The Village of Deer Grove budget was $34,731 for its 2015 fiscal year, or $1,736.55 per household.

The price of local government: Village of Milledgeville

The Village of Milledgeville budget was $3.32 million for its 2015 fiscal year, or $7,660.01 per household.

Rauner replaces Chief of Staff Goldberg with Illinois Policy's Rasmussen

By LocalLabs News Service | Jul 10, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner has fired his Chief of Staff Richard Goldberg and replaced him with Illinois Policy Institute President Kristina Rasmussen.

Orangeville CUSD 203 holds $1.7 million in long-term debt

Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 has $1,692,000 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the NW Illinois News.

Freeport School District 145 placed on financial "Review" list by state board of education

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Freeport School District 145 on its financial "Review" list.

Who are Freeport Township's highest-paid employees?

Here are the 9 highest-paid employees of Freeport Township, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

Dixon High School post test results

Dixon High School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Report: 70 percent of 2015 West Carroll High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In the two years after 84% of West Carroll High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 70 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Report: 47 percent of 2015 Lena-Winslow High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In the two years after 92% of Lena-Winslow High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 47 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Report: 25 percent of 2015 Dakota Junior Senior High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In the two years after 88% of Dakota Junior Senior High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 25 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 on its financial "Recognition" list.

Here are the 12 former employees of Flagg Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts

Here are the 12 former employees of Flagg Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

The price of local government: Village of Menominee

The Village of Menominee budget was $91,800 for its 2015 fiscal year, or $1,106.02 per household.

Report: 53 percent of 2015 Orangeville High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In the two years after 96% of Orangeville High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 53 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Creston CCSD 161 holds $664.1k in long-term debt

Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 has $664,120 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the NW Illinois News.

Who are Flagg Township's highest-paid employees?

Here are the 9 highest-paid employees of Flagg Township, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

Report: 34 percent of 2015 Byron High School 9-12 graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In the two years after 96% of Byron High School 9-12's class of 2015 graduated on time, 34 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Central Elementary School post test results

Central Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Report: 42 percent of 2015 Oregon High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In the two years after 89% of Oregon High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 42 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Report: 51 percent of 2015 Dixon High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes