NW Illinois News

Former state school employee Janssen paid in $50K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $947K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

Former state school employee Deana Janssen, who retired in September 2018, saved $50,461 toward a pension over 17 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Hatfill paid in $69K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.4M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

Former state school employee David Hatfill, who retired in September 2018, saved $69,131 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Statewide test results: low income students score 17.8 points lower at Plt Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

At Plt Middle School, a 17.8-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

Statewide test results: low income students score 21.1 points lower at David L. Rahn Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

At David L. Rahn Junior High School, a 21.1-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

Statewide test results: low income students score 22.1 points lower at Erie Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

At Erie Middle School, a 22.1-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

Report: 28 percent of 2015 Stillman Valley High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

In a year when 88 percent of Stillman Valley High School seniors graduated on time, 28 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

90.1 percent of Lena teachers stay put; average earns $45,112 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

More than 90.1 percent of teachers stay at Lena Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Alvin R. Ward sells 126 Harvest Glenn Drive, Davis Junction

By NW Illinois News | Oct 1, 2018

The home at 126 Harvest Glenn Drive, Davis Junction was sold on Oct. 1, 2018 by Alvin R. Ward for $180,000. The buyers were Richard M. and Heather Newman.

Former state school employee Trueblood paid in $27K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $341K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

Former state school employee Deborah Trueblood, who retired in September 2018, saved $27,406 toward a pension over 4 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois college football fields 3,544 players

By Prairie State Wire reports | 6 years ago

Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.

6,039 borrowers in default on student loans after attending 2-year colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 1, 2018

Highland Community College, Sauk Valley Community College and Morrison Institute of Technology are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.