Chicago City Wire

Top earner at Northeastern Illinois University brought home $291K in 2016

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 31, 2017

Northeastern Illinois University President Sharon Hahs was the highest-earning individual at the institution in 2016, with total compensation reaching $291,114 according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.

Top earner at U of I at Chicago brought home $750K in 2016

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 31, 2017

Dean and Senior Officer Dimitri Azar was the highest-earning individual at University of Illinois at Chicago in 2016, with total compensation reaching $750,239 according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.

Chicago School District 299 students to be eligible for private school scholarships in new state program

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 31, 2017

A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools.