Schools among Will County had the 31st highest truancy rate of 14.4% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Schools among Kane County had the 16th highest truancy rate of 19.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Illinois Senate Minority leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) has vowed to continue to work toward saving the Invest In Kids tax scholarship program since it is no longer included in the state’s pending budget.
Schools among Cook County had the fourth highest truancy rate of 31.9% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
There are four inmates sentenced to jail in DuPage County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending May 27.
Illinois state Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is championing the Blue Collar Jobs Act (BCJA) Tax Credit Program as a vehicle that could bring economic growth and job creation across the state.
Alan Mills, UPLC executive director, said Stateville and Pontiac prisons are among the state-run facilities where the Illinois EPA has recently issued drinking water violation notices.