July, 2024 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Illinois State House District 36 candidate: 'Not one of our local Democratic elected officials representing District 36 made a statement regarding the attempted assassination of President Trump'

By South Cook News | Jul 16, 2024

Illinois State House District 36 candidate Christine Shanahan McGovern has criticized the silence of her district's Democrats regarding the assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump that resulted in one fatality last weekend. In a July 14 Facebook post, she stated, "not one of them made a statement about the man shielding his wife and daughter from the bullets that cost him his life."

1 gas station in cities throughout Cook County had the cheapest E85 gas in week ending July 13

By South Cook News | Jul 15, 2024

The only price of E85 gas in cities throughout Cook County was found at a single gas station in the week ending July 13, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Students suspended or expelled four times in a single school year in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A

By South Cook News | Jul 15, 2024

There were four students suspended in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Family & kids events this week in South Cook County: July 14-20

By South Cook News | Jul 15, 2024

Don't miss out on these family & kids events happening in South Cook County this week.

Tinley Park residents paid 34th-largest sum in sales taxes in Illinois during April

By South Cook News | Jul 15, 2024

Tinley Park residents paid $2.1 million in sales taxes, the 34th highest total paid per municipality in April.

Cook County home prices rose in Q2

By South Cook News | Jul 14, 2024

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2024 in Cook County rose by $25,000, while total sales decreased by 6.8%.

Cook County effective property tax rate in Q2 was higher than the national average

By South Cook News | Jul 14, 2024

Property owners in Cook County paid 1.9% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2024, which is more than 1.7 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by South Cook News.

Cook County home prices rose in May 2024 compared to May 2023

By South Cook News | Jul 14, 2024

In May, the median sale price of a home in Cook County rose by $30,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 4.7%.

Cheapest E15 gas in cities across Cook County in week ending July 13

By South Cook News | Jul 14, 2024

The only price of E15 gas in cities throughout Cook County was found at a single gas station in the week ending July 13, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

District reports Lemont Township High School District 210 suspended or expelled students 45 times in a single school year

By South Cook News | Jul 14, 2024

There were 45 students suspended in Lemont Township High School District 210 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.