Dupage Policy Journal

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.

From Lake County Gazette

McConnaughay wants to ease process for Humans Services Department patients to get IDs

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) wants to make it easier for patients released from Department of Human Services (DHS) custody to obtain a state identification card.

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.

From Prairie State Wire

Nybo suggests grandfather provision in gun legislation

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Lombard) proposed a grandfather provision in possible gun legislation at the two-hour subject matter Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on firearms March 8.

Wheaton-Warrenville schools bypassing voters on learning center project, Edgar County Watchdogs co-founder says

By Karen Kidd | Mar 19, 2018

Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 officials are using the word "lease" instead of "build" to bypass legal requirements to seek voter approval before constructing a new early learning center, Kirk Allen, a writer for Edgar County Watchdogs, said during a recent interview.