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  • Clock is ticking on federal funds for Quincy Veterans Home, McSweeney says

    by Angela Underwood | Apr 26, 2018

    Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) insisted Gov. Bruce Rauner contact President Donald Trump about $265 million in funding to build new facilities and renovate older ones at the Quincy Veterans Home.

  • Report: 51.1% of Lake Zurich Police Pension Fund is funded

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

    With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 51.1 percent of the Lake Zurich Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

  • 2017 home sales: Bannockburn price history

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

    Historical home sales data show whether price appreciation has outpaced inflation and tax rates. BlockShopper.com has calculated cities' median sales prices for the past 10 years, adjusting for inflation.

  • Report: 64.3% of Lake Zurich Firefighters Pension Fund is funded

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

    With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 64.3 percent of the Lake Zurich Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

  • 2017 home sales: Sylvan Lake price history

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

    Historical home sales data show whether price appreciation has outpaced inflation and tax rates. BlockShopper.com has calculated cities' median sales prices for the past 10 years, adjusting for inflation.

  • Home sales in Lakemoor, April 15-21, 2018

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

    According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of April 15-21, 2018.

  • Records show how much Illinois school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 26, 2018

    School districts in North Chicago, Round Lake and Vernon Hills were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teach

  • 19,560 borrowers in default on student loans after attending Illinois schools

    From Prairie State Wire
    by LGIS Newsfeed | Apr 26, 2018

    Devry University in Chicago, American Intercontinental University in Schaumburg, and College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn reported the largest share of borrowers of all higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

  • Top 23 Tower Lakes home sales for 2017

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    A home buyer who paid $642,500 to purchase a home in Fenview Estates on Aug. 25 paid the top home sale price for Tower Lakes in 2017.

  • Top 23 Third Lake home sales for 2017

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    A home buyer who paid $460,000 to purchase a home in Mariners Cove on Dec. 21 paid the top home sale price for Third Lake in 2017.

  • Top 23 Knollwood home sales for 2017

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    A home buyer who paid $469,000 to purchase a home in Knollwood of Lake Bluff on March 6 paid the top home sale price for Knollwood in 2017.

  • 2017 home sales: Highwood price history

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    Historical home sales data show whether price appreciation has outpaced inflation and tax rates. BlockShopper.com has calculated cities' median sales prices for the past 10 years, adjusting for inflation.

  • 2017 home sales: Del Mar Woods price history

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    Historical home sales data show whether price appreciation has outpaced inflation and tax rates. BlockShopper.com has calculated cities' median sales prices for the past 10 years, adjusting for inflation.

  • Report: 0% of Lake Villa Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund is funded

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    With the funds it has on hand outpacing the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners, 0 percent of the Lake Villa Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

  • Report: 41.9% of Lake Villa Police Pension Fund is funded

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 41.9 percent of the Lake Villa Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

  • 2017 home sales: Highland Park price history

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 25, 2018

    Historical home sales data show whether price appreciation has outpaced inflation and tax rates. BlockShopper.com has calculated cities' median sales prices for the past 10 years, adjusting for inflation.

  • Reick issues rebuke on short debate rules after House backs referendum on dissolving road districts

    From McHenry Times
    by Angela Underwood | Apr 24, 2018

    House approval of a bill that would allow voters to decide whether to dissolve a taxing district after a short debate in the chamber is not acceptable to Rep. Steven Reick (R-Woodstock).

  • Althoff has a six for six day on Senate bills

    From McHenry Times
    by Angela Underwood | Apr 24, 2018

    Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) was beyond busy during Senate floor debate April 17, during which time she stood almost as long as she sat during the two-hour debate which saw the Senate approve six pieces of legislation she sponsored.

  • Rauner has yet to respond to lawmakers' request for Quincy veterans home plan

    by Karen Kidd | Apr 24, 2018

    Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has yet to respond to a letter from a bipartisan group of Springfield lawmakers calling for him to release his plan for a new facility at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

  • Report: 54.4% of Lake Forest Police Pension Fund is funded

    by Local Labs News Service | Apr 24, 2018

    With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 54.4 percent of the Lake Forest Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

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