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Better Government Association says Obama didn't say fathers in the home is a solution to gun violence -- but he did

By Karen Kidd | 6 years ago

Sometimes the fact-checker needs a good fact-checking.

100 most frugal cities in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 28, 2018

Village of Columbus tops the list in Illinois with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

Greater Quincy among regions to receive child crime victim funds

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 27, 2018

Adams County will receive a $117,317 grant out of $2.7 million in funds earmarked for 17 Illinois counties to help children who have been victims of violent crimes, according to a state criminal justice agency.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 9 Illinois public colleges hike in-state tuition faster than inflation over 3 years

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Nine public schools in Illinois raised tuition faster than inflation over a three-year period, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of in-state tuition for 2013-14 and 2016-17 at 115 public colleges and universities in 10 Midwest states.

From Prairie State Wire

100 biggest spenders: What Illinois cities rank highest?

By Local Labs News Service | 6 years ago

Municipalities in St. Clair, Henderson and Whiteside counties top the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

Analysis: Greater Quincy SNAP participation costs fell more than 25 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 23, 2018

The welfare office in Quincy saw food stamp costs drop by nearly 26 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Quincy Reporter analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Quincy Reporter pension funds: Where do taxpayers contribute least?

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 21, 2018

Government pension funds in Quincy depended least on taxpayer contributions to make ends meet in 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Statewide test results: 76 percent of Adams students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 20, 2018

About 24 percent of Adams Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 76 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: 79 percent of Adams failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 20, 2018

About 21 percent of Adams Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 79 percent of students failed.

Analysis: 77 percent of Adams students fail annual tests

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 20, 2018

Academic results data released recently reveals 23 percent of Adams Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: Illinois residents pay up to 99 percent more to attend Division I schools than peers in other states

By Local Labs News Service | 7 years ago

Illinois residents pay up to 76 percent more to attend a Big Ten school and up to 49 percent more to attend a Mid-America Conference school than their counterparts in other states, according to a Higher Education Tribune’s analysis of in-state tuition at public colleges and universities in 10 Midwest states.

Statewide test results: 53 percent of Ellington students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 19, 2018

About 47 percent of Ellington Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 53 percent of students failed.

Analysis: 58 percent of Ellington students fail annual tests

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 19, 2018

Academic results data released recently reveals 42 percent of Ellington Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

Statewide test results: 62 percent of Ellington failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 19, 2018

About 38 percent of Ellington Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 62 percent of students failed.

Quincy Reporter pension funds: Where do taxpayers contribute most?

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 19, 2018

Government pension funds in Quincy depended most on taxpayer contributions to make ends meet in 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

From Prairie State Wire

National pro-life group endorses Ives for governor

By Glenn Minnis | 7 years ago

The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) has endorsed state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her Republican primary run to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner.

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Analysis: On campuses of all sizes, Illinoisans pay higher in-state tuition than Midwest peers

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

An Illinoisan attending the University of Illinois will spend nearly $8,000 more per year than a Missourian at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 116 four-year public universities in 10 Midwestern states based on enrollment.

Illinois pension funds: Where do taxpayers contribute most?

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 12, 2018

A government pension fund in Quincy depended most on taxpayer contributions to make ends meet in 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Analysis: 781 people in Greater Quincy left food stamp rolls over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 9, 2018

The number of people receiving food stamps in one Greater Quincy location dropped by 4.8 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a Quincy Reporter analysis of federal data.

Republican lawmakers continue to make Quincy outbreak a priority

By Angela Underwood | Feb 8, 2018

Republican lawmakers raised serious concerns at Wednesday's House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the Quincy Veterans' Home.