Dupage Policy Journal

From Prairie State Wire

Campaign spending: AG candidate Harold raised $758,878 ahead of primary victory

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Erika Harold and Gary Grasso each raised just $2 per vote cast for them in the attorney general primary race, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Campaign spending: Ortiz raised $187K ahead of primary victory

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 28, 2018

Incumbent Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) raised $505 per vote cast for him in the 82nd House District Republican primary race last week compared to challenger Mickey Straub's $547 per vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Lombard

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 28, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Lombard, prices range from $500,000 to $800,000, according to real estate site Zillow.

From Prairie State Wire

Campaign spending: Rauner raised $75.5M ahead of primary victory

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Gov. Bruce Rauner raised $215 per vote cast for him in the gubernatorial primary race last week compared to Rep. Jeanne Ives' $12 for vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Winfield

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 27, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Winfield, prices range from $500,000 to $825,000, according to real estate site Zillow.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Naperville

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 26, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Naperville, prices range from $1.675 million to $7.425 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Wheaton

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 23, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Wheaton, prices range from $979,000 to $3 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Hinsdale

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 22, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Hinsdale, prices range from $3.25 million to $4.9 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Glen Ellyn

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 21, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Glen Ellyn, prices range from $1.4 million to $2.7 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

7% of students graduated on time at College of DuPage in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn posted an “on time” graduation rate of 7 percent, according to the latest data on two-year schools compiled from U.S. Department of Education and Illinois State Comptroller tracking the performance and spending at 49 Illinois community colleges.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Burr Ridge

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Burr Ridge, prices range from $1.8 million to $4 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

Which DuPage County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

Hinsdale Township HSD 86 in Hinsdale receives $930 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in DuPage County, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Elmhurst

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 19, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Elmhurst, prices range from $1.25 million to $1.8 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

From Prairie State Wire

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

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 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.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints: Analysis reveals which Illinois school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

From Prairie State Wire

Watchdogs: Was your property tax illegally assessed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.

College of DuPage spent $322K per graduate in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 6, 2018

With an annual budget of $303,194,043 and 942 graduates in 2016, College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn spent $322,021 per graduate in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

Conroy, Mussman help House committee pass bill banning kids under 12 from playing on tackle football teams

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 2, 2018

Reps. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, and Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, voted in favor of a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing tackle football on an organized team.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 15% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamps program

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Analysis: DuPage County SNAP participation costs fell 8.21 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 23, 2018

The welfare offices in Naperville saw food stamp costs drop by 8.21 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.