Thirteen nursing homes in South Suburbs received below-average scores from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after the federal agency updated its nursing home rating system for consumers in April.

More than 130 Illinois public school administrators who signed witness slips in opposition to a bipartisan bill that aims to consolidate Illinois school districts make six-figure salaries, according to an analysis compiled this week.

Oak Lawn Respiratory & Rehab, a 143-bed skilled and intermediate care facility in Oak Lawn, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.

Midway Neurological Rehab, a 404-bed skilled care facility in Bridgeview, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.

Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab, a 184-bed skilled care facility in Glenwood, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.

Bria of Palos Hills, a 223-bed skilled and intermediate care facility in Palos Hills, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.

Bria of Chicago Heights, a 64-bed skilled care facility in Chicago Heights, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.

Illinois’ state and local effective tax rate ranks the highest in the nation, according to a new study of tax burdens imposed by the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights was listed among the top facilities in the nation in a study of patient care by Healthgrades.com, a company that aims to help hospitals maintain customer loyalty and provide objective health information to patients.

The number of vacant homes in Cook County was more than 25,000 in the third quarter of 2018, a 692-unit increase over what it was a year ago, according to real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.

Holy Family Villa, a 129-bed skilled care center in Palos Park, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Generations at Applewood, a 115-bed skilled care center in Matteson, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Trinity Christian College sports programs brought in $12,666 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the 29th highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to a South Cook News analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Moraine Valley Community College ranked No. 50 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a South Cook News analysis of college sports participation.

In a list of the 30 most populous counties in Illinois, Cook County ranked No. 1 for the rate of abortions performed there in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Cook County accounted for 21,288 of the 39,329 abortions performed statewide in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

In November 2017, Christine Johnson paid $22,000 – $22,500 in today's dollars – for a two-bedroom, 912-square-foot home at 14232 S. Stewart Ave. in Riverdale. The home's 2017 property taxes were $2,221, an effective rate then of approximately 10 percent.

Trinity Christian College volleyball brought in $10,548 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it among the highest-grossing volleyball programs in Illinois that year, according to a South Cook News analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Illinois received a score of 72 on making key financial information accessible and understandable to the public, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting (TIA), a Chicago-based policy institute.