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News from October 2018

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Addison home sales, October 7-13, 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of October 7-13, 2018.

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Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 25.8 points lower at Indian Trail Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

At Indian Trail Junior High School, a 25.8-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

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Woodridge SD 68 placed on financial "recognition" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Woodridge School District 68 on its financial "recognition" list.

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Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 41.0 points lower at Hadley Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

At Hadley Junior High School, a 41.0-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

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Home sales in Oak Brook, October 7-13, 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

According to BlockShopper.com, there were two reported residential sales in Oak Brook for the week of October 7-13, 2018.

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Meadowview Elementary School reports 2% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

The truancy rate at Meadowview Elementary School rose to 2 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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How much revenue has Naperville CUSD 203 received from local taxpayers?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

The revenue Naperville Community Unit School District 203 received through local taxes increased 9.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.

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Westfield Middle School reports 1% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

The truancy rate at Westfield Middle School rose to 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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At Glenbard North, 93 percent of students graduate high school; 75 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

About 87 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 93 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Recent Itasca home sales, October 7-13, 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of October 7-13, 2018.

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Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 19.2 points lower at Leman Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

At Leman Middle School, a 19.2-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

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Winnebago Elementary School reports 3% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

The truancy rate at Winnebago Elementary School fell to 3 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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78.8 percent of Conrad Fischer teachers stay put; average earns $74,617 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

More than 78.8 percent of teachers stay at Conrad Fischer Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: black students score 0.5 points lower at McCarty Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

At McCarty Elementary School, a 0.5-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2017.

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Wegner Elementary School reports 0.2% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

The truancy rate at Wegner Elementary School fell to 0.2 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported the most drugs-related suspensions?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 23, 2018

Community High School District 99, Dupage High School District 88 and Lake Park Community High School District 108 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to drug offenses during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Government consolidation could include mosquito abatement district

By Danielle Pacey | Oct 22, 2018

DuPage County Board Member, Tim Elliot believes that the government consolidation law passed by Gov. Bruce Rauner could greatly benefit DuPage County in regards to mosquito abatement

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Analysis: Downers Grove pays property taxes 1.5 times the national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 22, 2018

Property owners in Downers Grove paid nearly 1.8 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s nearly 1.5 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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86.4 percent of Westview Hills teachers stay put; average earns $76,687 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 22, 2018

More than 86.4 percent of teachers stay at Westview Hills Middle School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

This week in Illinois history: Nov. 5-11

By Robert Hadley | Oct 22, 2018

This week in history, learn where the mysterious white mask rebel groups came from, how anti-media violence was prevalent in the 19th century, and whether Chicago's mayor may have tipped a presidential election.