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News from January 2019

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Statewide test results: black students score 8.8 points lower at Fairmount Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

At Fairmount Elementary School, a 8.8-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.

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Governor race: Democrat Pritzker wins voter tally in Downers Grove Township Precinct 129

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

JB Pritzker led Republican Bruce Rauner in votes cast in Downers Grove Township Precinct 129 for the gubernatorial race, according to the latest vote count.

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1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 60540 in 3rd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

One offender released on parole during the third quarter lives near Illinois zip code 60540, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DuPage Policy Journal.

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Statewide test results: 57 percent of Medinah Intermediate students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

About 43 percent of Medinah Intermediate School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 57 percent of students failed.

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Bolingbrook home sales, December 30, 2018-January 5, 2019

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of December 30, 2018-January 5, 2019.

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Report: 42 percent of 2016 Glenbard East High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

In a year when 90 percent of Glenbard East High School seniors graduated on time, 42 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Statewide test results: male students score 2.2 points lower at Wood Dale Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

At Wood Dale Junior High School, a 2.2-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: white students score 25.2 points higher at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

At Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School, a 25.2-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.

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Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Downers Grove Township Precinct 124

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

Bruce Rauner led Democrat JB Pritzker in votes cast in Downers Grove Township Precinct 124 for the gubernatorial race, according to the latest vote count.

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Jayme Koller donates $1,000 to Richard G. Caylor's election campaign

By DuPage Policy Journal | Jan 16, 2019

Jayme Koller donated $1,000 to Richard G. Caylor's election campaign committee, Rocky for Mayor Committee, on Jan. 16, 2019, according to records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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Covert committee reports nearly $18K in contributions during third quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

Supporters of Sadia Covert, a candidate committee, reported receiving $17,921 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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Bensenville home sales, December 30, 2018-January 5, 2019

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of December 30, 2018-January 5, 2019.

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Statewide test results: low-income students score 39.7 points lower at Fairmount Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

At Fairmount Elementary School, a 39.7-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: male students score 10.5 points lower at F. E. Peacock Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

At F. E. Peacock Middle School, a 10.5-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: 33 percent of Mill Street students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 16, 2019

About 67 percent of Mill Street Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 33 percent of students failed.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hinsdale 86 board assumes voters stupid

By Roger Kempa | Jan 15, 2019

The Hinsdale H.S. District 86 is intimidating the voting public with cutting football, wrestling and even National Honor Society in a third attempt to pass a $130 million referendum.

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Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell to speak at DuPage GOP dinner

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 15, 2019

Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for the DuPage Republican Party's 2019 Lincoln Dinner on Feb. 22 in Oakbrook Terrace.

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Hinsdale resident says school board not serving voters—or children

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 15, 2019

Noel Manley is convinced Hinsdale Township High School District 86 board members are falling short in fulfilling what he thinks should be their mission in the growing battle over school funding

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Jeanne Ives decries lame duck pay hike for bureaucrats

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 15, 2019

Former Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Republican of Wheaton, can barely count all the ways she stands in such stark opposition to the passage of Senate Bill 3531 during the legislature’s lame duck session.

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Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Downers Grove Township Precinct 107

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 15, 2019

Bruce Rauner led Democrat JB Pritzker in votes cast in Downers Grove Township Precinct 107 for the gubernatorial race, according to the latest vote count.