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How did Jil Tracy spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2018

Republican Jil Tracy's election campaign committee, Jil Tracy for State Senate, spent $10,155 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Camp Point home prices rise in the third quarter of 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2018

The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2018 in Camp Point rose by $40,000 while total sales increased by 25%.

Q3 2018 Recap: Parolees in Quincy convicted of crimes involving weapons

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons released on parole in Quincy during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Quincy Reporter.

Golden home prices rise in September 2018

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2018

The median sale price of a home sold in September 2018 in Golden rose by $90,450 while total sales remained unchanged with two homes sold.

City of Quincy Finance Committee will meet October 9

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 6, 2018

City of Quincy Finance Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 9.

Adams County Legislative & Judicial Committee met October 2

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 6, 2018

Adams County Legislative & Judicial Committee met 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 2.

Adams County Special Joint Committee met August 14

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 6, 2018

Adams County Special Joint Committee met 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, August 14.

Statewide test results: with individualized education plans students score 25.9 points lower at Baldwin Intermediate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 6, 2018

At Baldwin Intermediate, a 25.9-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

Quincy Junior High School reports 15% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 6, 2018

The truancy rate at Quincy Junior High School rose to 15 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Quincy Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Payson CUSD 1 placed on financial "recognition" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 6, 2018

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Payson Community Unit School District 1 on its financial "recognition" list.

At Seymour, 91 percent of students graduate high school; 67 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 6, 2018

About 85 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 91 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

87.5 percent of Seymour teachers stay put; average earns $36,294 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 6, 2018

More than 87.5 percent of teachers stay at Seymour High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.