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Analysis: 9.7% of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale students are international

By LGIS Newsfeed | Nov 20, 2017

With 1,685 international students from 89 countries attending Southern Illinois University-Carbondale on federal student visas, the group makes up 9.7 percent of the total student body, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of data obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Giant City CCSD tops local peers with 63% of students passing annual tests

By LGIS Newsfeed | Nov 15, 2017

Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 had the highest rate – 63.2 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a Carbondale Reporter analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.

Facing an unfair property tax bill?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 2, 2017

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How much do public servants get paid in Carbondale?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 27, 2017

A recent report indicates that 63,000 public servants across Illinois receive at least $100,000 each year as part of their taxpayer-supplied salaries.

Fowler votes for one of two budget bills; Schimpf opposes both

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 4, 2017

In a rushed vote today, the Illinois Senate approved a set of three budget bills that raise taxes and outline $36 billion in spending.

Phelps, Bryant cast votes for tax hikes

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 4, 2017

In a move that Republican leaders say cut off negotiations, the House passed a bill on Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes.

Appropriations bill uses statewide money for Carbondale projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 28, 2017

The Illinois General Assembly is looking to pass a bill that earmarks $166.5 million for various projects in lawmakers home districts across the state.

Schimpf opposes Senate move to raise income tax

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 23, 2017

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

Illinois voter data analysis finds voters registered two, three, even four times

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 8, 2017

A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.