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Wirepoints: Analysis reveals which Illinois school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Early tax filings: Who prepaid in Chicago?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 15, 2018

Chicago residents prepaid $249 million in property taxes for 2018, according to a Blockshopper.com analysis of local data.

Chicagoans prepaid $249 million in property taxes ahead of tax reform

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 14, 2018

Cook County residents prepaid nearly $700 million in property tax for 2018, according to a Blockshopper.com analysis of local data.

Federal tax reform spurs on Cook County homeowners to pay property taxes early

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 13, 2018

More than 119,000 Cook County residents prepaid their property taxes for 2018, according to a Blockshopper.com analysis of local data.

From Prairie State Wire

Watchdogs: Was your property tax illegally assessed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.

Olive-Harvey College spent $2.3 million per graduate in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 6, 2018

Three colleges in Chicago spent more per graduate of all Illinois two-year schools during the 2016 academic year, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

Stratton, Feigenholtz, Mah help House committee pass bill banning kids under 12 from playing on tackle football teams

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 2, 2018

Reps. Juliana Stratton, Sara Feigenholtz and Theresa Mah – all Democrats from Chicago – voted in favor of a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing tackle football on an organized team.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 15% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamps program

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Analysis: Chicago SNAP participation costs fell 11.4 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 23, 2018

Ten welfare offices in Chicago saw food stamp costs drop by an average of 11.4 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: State SNAP participation costs fell 11 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Welfare offices in Quincy, Blue Island and Calumet Park saw food stamp costs drop the most from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: On campuses of all sizes, Illinoisans pay higher in-state tuition than Midwest peers

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

An Illinoisan attending the University of Illinois will spend nearly $8,000 more per year than a Missourian at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 116 four-year public universities in 10 Midwestern states based on enrollment.

Analysis: 52,024 people in Chicago left food stamp rolls over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 9, 2018

The number of people receiving food stamps in 10 Chicago locations dropped by 9.4 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of federal data.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: U of I in-state tuition tops list of 115 Midwest schools spanning 10 states

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

With an annual price tag of $15,058, the University of Illinois charged the highest in-state tuition for 2016-17, according to Higher Education Tribune.

Analysis: 150,000+ Illinoisans left food stamp rolls as Trump entered office

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 2, 2018

The number of food stamp recipients fell over two years at 54 of 66 Illinois welfare offices analyzed by Prairie State Wire.

Analysis: Proposed K-12 budget would cost Cook County residents $3.1B more in income taxes

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 31, 2018

Cook County residents would pay $3,119,633,397 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.

Toys R Us set to close store in Bricktown

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 29, 2018

Toys R Us will begin going-out-of-business sales in February at a store in Bricktown slated to close in April.

Analysis: Riverdale, Park Forest, Harvey have highest effective property tax rates in Cook County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 25, 2018

What percentage of your home's value do you pay in property taxes each year? That's your "Effective Property Tax Rate," and in Illinois, yours is likely among the highest in the U.S.

Smith Village hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 24, 2018

Smith Village, a 100-bed skilled care facility in Chicago, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.

From South Cook News

Residential property taxes: How has your Cook County tax bill changed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Homeowners in Evanston, Phoenix, and Northfield saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across 127 Cook County communities.

From West Cook News

2017 home sales: How active was Cook County's market?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

East Hazel Crest, a south suburb, saw the largest increase in the number of homes sold in Cook County in 2017.