March, 2018 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Jackson County Board of Trustees will meet March 20.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2018

Jackson County Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 20.

Village of DeSoto Board of Trustees met March 19.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2018

Village of DeSoto Board of Trustees met Monday, March 19.

Illinois Department of Public Health Plumbing Examiners Board will meet March 27.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2018

Illinois Department of Public Health Plumbing Examiners Board will meet Tuesday, March 27.

Illinois Heartland Library System Board will meet March 27.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2018

Illinois Heartland Library System Board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 27.

Illinois Heartland Library System Executive Committee met March 14.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2018

Illinois Heartland Library System Executive Committee met Wednesday, March 14.

Illinois Heartland Library System Executive Committee met February 19.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2018

Illinois Heartland Library System Executive Committee met Friday, Feb. 9.

City of Carbondale Local Liquor Control Commission and City Council met March 13.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 20, 2018

City of Carbondale Local Liquor Control Commission and City Council met Tuesday, March 13.

From Prairie State Wire

Voter rolls: Which counties see the most women vote in Illinois?

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Illinois State Board of Elections data shows Massac, Vermillion and Cook counties see the highest rate of women voting in Illinois.

Jackson County Finance and Administration Committee met March 12.

By Lhalie Castillo | Mar 20, 2018

Jackson County Finance and Administration Committee met Monday, March 12.

Which Carbondale school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

Carbondale ESD 95 in Carbondale receives $679 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in the Carbondale area, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

From Prairie State Wire

Ives vs. Rauner: The Drubbing. Let’s Go to the Videotape.

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

It seems there’s a pretty good reason why the public at large never got to see any Rep. Jeanne Ives vs. Gov. Bruce Rauner debates prior to Election Day.

Biggest spenders: What Greater Carbondale townships rank highest?

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 19, 2018

Grand Tower, Degognia and Vergennes top the list in Greater Carbondale with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Diana Rauner: We're moving to Italy if Bruce loses

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he'll fight for Illinoisans. But only if he wins re-election. If he loses, Rauner's wife, Diana, says she and Bruce are out of here.

From Prairie State Wire

National Review endorses Ives for governor

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

The National Review has joined the growing list of publications endorsing the candidacy of Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her Republican primary run against Gov. Bruce Rauner.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints: Poor Illinois school districts get smallest portion of state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.