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CUSD 200 holds $163.8 million in long-term debt
Community Unit School District 200 has $163,830,407 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 8 percent of Village of Glendale Heights budget in 2016
The Village of Glendale Heights' local sales tax brought in $4,143,920 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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Keeneyville SD 20 holds $12 million in long-term debt
Keeneyville School District 20 has $11,990,237 in debt, which is $2,477 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 10 percent of Village of Carol Stream budget in 2016
The Village of Carol Stream's local sales tax brought in $4,250,987 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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West Chicago ESD 33 holds $34.5 million in long-term debt
West Chicago Elementary School District 33 has $34,465,000 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 11 percent of Village of Bolingbrook budget in 2016
The Village of Bolingbrook's local sales tax brought in $14,602,882 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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Bensenville SD 2 holds $36 million in long-term debt
Bensenville School District 2 has $35,970,000 in debt, which is $8,162 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 12 percent of Village of Bloomingdale budget in 2016
The Village of Bloomingdale's local sales tax brought in $4,191,266 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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Queen Bee SD 16 holds $19 million in long-term debt
Queen Bee School District 16 has $18,983,488 in debt, which is $4,424 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
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Analysis: Sales tax funded 12 percent of Village of Addison budget in 2016
The Village of Addison's local sales tax brought in $8,006,876 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.
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Analysis: DuPage County fire, police pension funds paid $132 million, lost $7 million on investments in 2016
Sixty-five of the 66 DuPage County police and fire pension funds paid out a total of $132,496,530 in benefits to 2,355 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while losing $7,568,241 on their investments, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.
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Analysis: Of uncounted Glen Ellyn school tax hike referendum votes, more would be cast by Republicans than Democrats
Of the 51 votes still to be counted in the razor thin Glen Ellyn School District 41 tax hike referendum, twice as many are from Republicans than Democrats.
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District 88 Foundation to honor former coach, counselor with basketball tournament
A charitable organization supporting a local school district will host a basketball tournament to benefit students as well as to pay homage to a departed colleague.
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Ives backs no-tax alternative to Senate 'Grand Bargain'
With the so-called 'Grand Bargain' compromise budget deal expected on the Senate floor next week, an Illinois House representative from Wheaton says it's harder to get people to understand an alternative proposal than it is to get it to the House floor.
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Four high schools leave Upstate Eight for New DuPage Valley Conference
Four high schools from the Tri-City area are leaving the Upstate Eight Conference to join a new eight-team athletic conference.
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New state Republican leader ready to unite with GOP, push reform agenda
The time is ripe for GOP legislators in Springfield to unite behind the party's agenda for reform, the newly named assistant House Republican Conference leader, a lawmaker from Lombard, said during a recent interview.
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46th District Illinois House hopeful backs 'common sense' Chicago recall bill
GLEN ELLYN – Heidi Holan, who is vying to represent the 46th District in the Illinois House, is one of 16 GOP state legislative candidates backing a proposed bill that would allow Chicago voters to recall Mayor Rahm Emanuel.