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News from June 2017

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Brady nominated to replace Radogno as Senate GOP Leader

By Hoang Tran | Jun 30, 2017

Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) was selected unanimously today by his Republican colleagues to serve as new Illinois Senate Republican Leader.

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The price of local government: Village of Fillmore

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

The Village of Fillmore budget was $505,519.14 for its 2015 fiscal year, or $3,744.59 per household.

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Rosemont ESD 78 holds $27.1k in long-term debt

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Rosemont Elementary School District 78 has $27,125 in debt, which is $36 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Chicago City Wire.

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Alcott Humanities High School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Alcott Humanities High 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).

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Aldridge Elementary School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Aldridge 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).

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Rosemont Elementary School District 78 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Rosemont Elementary School District 78 on its financial "Recognition" list.

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Alcott Elementary School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Alcott Elementary 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).

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Amundsen High School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Amundsen High 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).

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Air Force Academy High School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Air Force Academy High 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).

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Property taxes described as most critical issue for 2018 elections

By Karen Kidd | Jun 30, 2017

A recently revealed disparity in Chicago-area property taxes proves the system is corrupt and should be the prevailing issue in the 2018 elections, a radio show producer said recently.

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Unemployment keeps pulling Illinois down, experts say

By Tricia Erickson | Jun 29, 2017

Illinois' jobless rate is a major force keeping the state in the economic dumps, experts told a House panel on Friday.

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Radogno sends shockwave with sudden resignation from Senate

By Hoang Tran | Jun 29, 2017

In a surprise announcement, Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) resigned her position and the Senate effective Saturday.

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Lawmakers call on Chicago phone users to pay for pension woes

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 29, 2017

Chicagoans could see a 28.2 percent monthly tax increase on land and cell phone lines billed to a city address if Gov. Bruce Rauner signs into law a measure that crept through the Legislature earlier in June.

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College tuition has little link to state funding, analyst determines

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 29, 2017

College tuition tends to rise regardless of how much money the state puts toward education, a new study reveals.

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Madigan described as pulling Illinois in whichever direction he wants

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 29, 2017

House Speaker Michael Madigan has a funny way of showing he is opposed to new taxes, Austin Berg argued on the Illinois Policy Institute's website recently.

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City of Chicago SD 299 holds $6.7 billion in long-term debt

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

City of Chicago School District 299 has $6,737,986,926 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Chicago City Wire.

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Unpaid fines for Chicago-based campaign committees totaled $794,323.96 in January 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

Campaign committees in Chicago collectively owe a total of $794,323.96 in overdue fees, records obtained by the Chicago City Wire show.

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Albany Park Multicultural Elementary post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

Albany Park Multicultural Elementary'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).

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Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Chicago Human Rights Authority met June 20

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jun 29, 2017

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Chicago Human Rights Authority met 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20.

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Addams Elementary School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

Addams 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).