Quincy Reporter

John Wood Community College enrolls 1,896 undergrads

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 7, 2018

At John Wood Community College, 70 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 58 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Quincy home prices rise in July 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 7, 2018

The median sale price of a home sold in July 2018 in Quincy rose by $21,100 while total sales decreased by 2.1%.

Vatterott College-Quincy enrolls 94 undergrads

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 6, 2018

At Vatterott College-Quincy, 56 percent of undergraduate students are nontraditional students - age 25 or older - and 65 percent are male, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

From Chicago City Wire

Have you opted out of a public sector union? We want to hear about it

By Daniel Beauregard | 6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that approximately 5 million government workers nationwide should not be forced to pay dues to public employee unions.

Former state school employee Dunn paid in $88K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $7.94M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 1, 2018

Former state school employee Randy Dunn, who retired in July 2018, saved $87,580 toward a pension over 16 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Flowers paid in $53K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $831K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 1, 2018

Former state school employee Donna Flowers, who retired in July 2018, saved $53,329 toward a pension over 14 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.