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Week ending June 15: Adams County home sales

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 22, 2024

There were 17 reported residential sales in Adams County in the week ending June 15, according to BlockShopper.com.

New laws and higher gas taxes take effect in Illinois on July 1

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 22, 2024

On July 1, new laws will take effect in Illinois, accompanied by an increase in the state's gas tax. The automatic hike in the gas tax will impact consumers at the pump.

2 gas stations in cities throughout Adams County had the cheapest regular gas in week ending June 15

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 22, 2024

The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Adams County was found at two gas stations in the week ending June 15, according to GasBuddy.com.

Adams County's universities spent $2,323,251 on football teams in 2023

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 21, 2024

Adams County's two colleges spent $2,323,251 on their football teams in 2023, a 30.2% increase over the previous year.

How many times were students suspended or expelled in Quincy School District 172 in 2021-22 school year?

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 19, 2024

There were 2,206 students suspended in Quincy School District 172 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Juneteenth marks annual commemoration of slavery's end in U.S

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 19, 2024

Juneteenth is the annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. This day honors the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas following the end of the Civil War. Learn more about the history of Juneteenth below and celebrate freedom today!

Illinois 15th Congressional District candidate: 'The American people are fed up with Joe Biden’s radical agenda, and we are fighting back!'

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 19, 2024

Illinois 15th Congressional District candidate Mary Miller stated, "The American people are fed up with Joe Biden’s radical agenda, and we are fighting back!" She made this statement in a June 13 Facebook post.

Cheapest premium gas in cities across Adams County in week ending June 15

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 18, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Adams County was found at a single gas station in the week ending June 15, according to GasBuddy.com.

Students suspended or expelled 104 times in a single school year in Payson Community Unit School District 1

By Quincy Reporter | Jun 18, 2024

There were 104 students suspended in Payson Community Unit School District 1 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.