Illinois Valley Times

6,039 borrowers in default on student loans after attending 2-year colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 1, 2018

Illinois Valley Community College is among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Fall trout season to open at 2 Illinois Valley locations in October

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 17, 2018

Hennepin Canal Parkway will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

From Kankakee Times

Report: Madigan backs Kankakee’s Dugan with $78,185

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Kankakee State House candidate Lisa Dugan received another $78,185 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

Report: Madigan backs Ottawa’s Yednock with $92,822

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 14, 2018

Ottawa State House candidate Lance Yednock received another $92,822 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

Analysis: IVCC men’s head coaches’ pay ranks 96th in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 11, 2018

Head coaches of Illinois Valley Community College's men’s teams earn an average of $17,136 annually – the 96th highest average salary in the state – according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of federal education data.

State Report: Madigan backs Dixon’s Amy Davis with $750

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 28, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $750 to Dixon State House candidate Amy Davis between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

State Report: Madigan backs Ottawa's Lance Yednock with $105,207

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 27, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $105,207 to Ottawa State House candidate Lance Yednock between July 15 and Aug.15, state filings show.

From Kankakee Times

State Report: Madigan backs Bradley's Lisa Dugan with $71,020

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $71,020 to Bradley State House candidate Lisa Dugan between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

From Prairie State Wire

Property tax trouble?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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Madigan spends $43K in July to boost Ottawa Democrat State House hopeful Yednock

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 30, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $43,433 in July contributions to Lance Yednock, a Democrat running for the Illinois State House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator).

Illinois Valley fire agency receives fire safety funds

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 25, 2018

The Oglesby Fire Department was the only firefighting agency in Illinois Valley to receive state grants this week for safety equipment.

From Prairie State Wire

St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 16.1 percent of Illinois property owners are ‘equity rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Departing from majority, Bivins voted no on budget critics say is filled with ‘gimmicks’

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 5, 2018

State Sen. Tim Bivins and Reps. Jerry Lee Long and Lindsay Parkhurst were among just 20 Illinois House and Senate members to oppose a “smoke and mirrors” budget plan that isn’t really balanced, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

Welter votes ‘yes’ in House ERA vote

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 31, 2018

Illinois State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.

From Prairie State Wire

Capital budget includes $1.5B for statewide transportation construction

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Road construction and wastewater loans top the list of projects funded by Gov. Bruce Rauner's 2019 capital budget.

From Prairie State Wire

Report: Rauner's $7.8B capital budget mostly funds transportation, commerce, environmental protection projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Under Gov. Bruce Rauner's $7.8 billion capital budget proposal, the Illinois Department of Transportation would receive $2.7 billion and two other agencies would receive more than $1 billion each toward capital projects.

Analysis: Bureau County ranks 32nd in foreclosure rates among Illinois urban areas

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 25, 2018

Bureau County in the Ottawa-Peru Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the 32nd highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.