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News from June 2017

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Brady nominated to replace Radogno as Senate GOP Leader

By Hoang Tran | Jun 30, 2017

Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) was selected unanimously today by his Republican colleagues to serve as new Illinois Senate Republican Leader.

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Analysis: South Cook County fire, police pension funds paid $100 million, lost $5 million on investments in 2016

By Kyle Wahe | Jun 30, 2017

Seventy-five of South Cook County’s 80 police and fire pension funds paid out a total of $100.2 million in benefits to 1,979 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while losing $5,109,268 on their investments, according to a South Cook News analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.

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Analysis: Sales tax funded 1 percent of City of Chicago Heights budget in 2016

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

The City of Chicago Heights' local sales tax brought in $698,891 in 2016, according to Illinois State Comptroller revenue data.

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Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Park Forest SD 163 holds $16.1 million in long-term debt

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Park Forest School District 163 has $16,077,278 in debt, which is $3,583 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the South Cook News.

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Bloom High School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Bloom High School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Here are the 15 former employees of Bremen Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Here are the 15 former employees of Bremen Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

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The price of local government: Village of Cambria

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

The Village of Cambria budget was $4.22 million for its 2015 fiscal year, or $8,420.94 per household.

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Bert H. Fulton School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Bert H. Fulton School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Who are Bremen Township's highest-paid employees?

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Here are the 8 highest-paid employees of Bremen Township, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

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Argo Community High School District 217 placed on financial "Review" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Argo Community High School District 217 on its financial "Review" list.

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Atwood Heights School District 125 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Atwood Heights School District 125 on its financial "Recognition" list.

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Barack H. Obama Learning Academy post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Barack H. Obama Learning Academy's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Unpaid fines for Calumet City-based campaign committees totaled $11,225 in January 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2017

Campaign committees in Calumet City collectively owe a total of $11,225 in overdue fees, records obtained by the South Cook News show.

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Radogno sends shockwave with sudden resignation from Senate

By Hoang Tran | Jun 29, 2017

In a surprise announcement, Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) resigned her position and the Senate effective Saturday.

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College tuition has little link to state funding, analyst determines

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 29, 2017

College tuition tends to rise regardless of how much money the state puts toward education, a new study reveals.

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A. B. Shepard High School (Campus) post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

A. B. Shepard High School (Campus)'s 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Unpaid fines for Blue Island-based campaign committee totaled $350 in January 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

One campaign committee in Blue Island has overdue fines amounting to a total of $350, records obtained by the South Cook News show.

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Appropriations bill uses statewide money for Cook County projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 29, 2017

The Illinois General Assembly is looking to pass a bill that earmarks $166.5 million for various projects in lawmakers home districts across the state.

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Who are Bloom Township's highest-paid employees?

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

Here are the 46 highest-paid employees of Bloom Township, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records: