McLean County Times

Report: Average pensioner in Normal Firefighters Pension Fund earns $74,995 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

The Normal Firefighters Pension Fund had 65 active participants receiving an average salary of $74,995 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Normal pays $2.88 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Normal Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 74.3 percent of the $2,342,341 the Normal Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.88 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Bloomington Police Pension Fund lost $245,102 in investment income in 2016

By McLean County Times | May 18, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Bloomington Police Pension Fund lost 0.38 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: LeRoy administrators rank 317th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Administrators in LeRoy Community Unit School District 2 earn an average of $103,842 per year, ranking 317th out of 858 districts in the state.

Report: Prairie Central spent $11,225 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Spending per pupil at Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 is up 19 percent from five years ago, according to a McLean County Times analysis of district finances.

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 Will County Gazette

Rezin against bill favoring private water company monopoly

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) did not like the idea of a privately owned water company monopoly.

Top 33 Danvers home sales for 2017

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

A home buyer who paid $1,600,000 to purchase a home on Oct. 16 paid the top home sale price for Danvers in 2017.

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 Illinois Valley Times

Rep. Jerry Lee Long remains silent on Equal Rights Amendment

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Rep. Jerry Lee Long remains silent 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.

Report: Average pensioner in Bloomington Police Pension Fund earns $86,322 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

The Bloomington Police Pension Fund had 124 active participants receiving an average salary of $86,322 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: McLean County administrators rank 677th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Administrators in McLean County Unit School District 5 earn an average of $85,841 per year, ranking 677th out of 858 districts in the state.

Analysis: Normal pays $3.30 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Normal Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 76.8 percent of the $1,991,189 the Normal Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $3.30 for every $1 from pension members.

47 offenders paroled in zip code 61701 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Forty seven offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 61701, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by McLean County Times.

Report: Bloomington Firefighters Pension Fund lost $1,439,295 in investment income in 2016

By McLean County Times | May 17, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Bloomington Firefighters Pension Fund lost 2.90 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: Pontiac spent $12,459 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Spending per pupil at Pontiac Township High School District 90 is up 3 percent from five years ago, according to a McLean County Times analysis of district finances.

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 Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 are among those earning the lowest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Slagel, Sandage, Gabor publicly oppose graduated income tax

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 16, 2018

In an open letter to the General Assembly, 65 local government officials, including three in McLean and Livingston counties, asked state legislators to block attempts to scrap the state’s flat income tax in favor of a graduated tax structure.