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Analysis: Glendale Heights pays property taxes nearly 3 times the national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 15, 2018

Property owners in Glendale Heights paid 3 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly 3 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in DuPage County from Jan 1. to June 30.

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Analysis: Oak Brook pays property taxes over two times the national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 8, 2018

Property owners in Oak Brook paid around 2.5 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s over 2 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in DuPage County from Jan 1. to June 30.

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Naperville North High School named 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 4, 2018

Naperville North High School in Naperville was among 24 Illinois K-12 schools named as 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Evergreen Elementary School named 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 4, 2018

Evergreen Elementary School in Carol Stream was among 24 Illinois K-12 schools named as 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Butterfield Elementary School named 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 4, 2018

Butterfield Elementary School in Lombard was among 24 Illinois K-12 schools named as 2018 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Report: Madigan backs Glen Ellyn’s Terra Costa Howard with $173,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Glen Ellyn State House candidate Terra Costa Howard received another $173,121 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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Report: Madigan backs Schaumburg’s Michelle Mussman with nearly $150,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Schaumburg State House candidate Michelle Mussman received another $149,167 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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Madigan backs Carol Stream's Kathleen Carrier with $140,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Carol Stream State House candidate Kathleen V. Carrier received another $140,056 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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Madigan backs West Chicago’s Karina Villa with nearly $104,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

West Chicago State House candidate Karina Villa received another $103,672 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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Madigan backs Lockport’s John Connor with nearly $2,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Lockport State House candidate John Connor received another $1,958 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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Report: Madigan backs Itasca’s Pappas with nearly $80,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Itasca State House candidate Diane Pappas received another $79,648 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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Report: Madigan backs Villa Park’s Conroy with $26,645

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Villa Park State House candidate Deborah Conroy received another $26,645 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

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6,039 borrowers in default on student loans after attending 2-year colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 1, 2018

College of DuPage and Ambria College of Nursing are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

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College football earned $117 million for Illinois schools in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 21, 2018

Wheaton College football brought in $5,259 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 19th highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

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Fall trout season to open at 1 DuPage County location in October

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 17, 2018

Silver Lake in the DuPage County Forest Preserve District will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

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Analysis: DuPage County has 10th lowest home affordability in state

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 16, 2018

DuPage County posted the 10th lowest home affordability index in Illinois, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

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Report: Madigan backs Glen Ellyn’s Howard with $51,361

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 16, 2018

Glen Ellyn State House candidate Terra Costa Howard received another $51,361 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

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Report: Madigan backs Schaumburg’s Mussman with $20,996

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 15, 2018

Schaumburg State House candidate Michelle Mussman received another $20,996 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

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Report: Madigan backs Wheaton’s Villa with $105,877

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 14, 2018

Wheaton State House candidate Kathleen V. Carrier received another $105,877 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

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Report: Madigan backs Aurora’s Villa with $77,967

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 14, 2018

Aurora State House candidate Karina Villa received another $77,967 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.