In a year when 90 percent of Princeton High School seniors graduated on time, 38 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

More than 87.5 percent of teachers stay at Princeton High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Princeton High School rose to 7 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Putnam County was not in favor of corporate tax rate increase on Nov. 6 ballot

Democrat Jesse White has won the Secretary of State race against Republican Jason Helland.

The truancy rate at Princeton High School rose to 5 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

About 91 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 83 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Putnam County Finance Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, October 1.

More than 91.7 percent of teachers stay at Princeton High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Putnam County Finance Committee met Monday, Sept. 17.

In a year when 83 percent of Princeton High School seniors graduated on time, 33 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

The 2018 girls tennis season for Princeton High School is all about stepping up.

State residents enrolled at Christian Life College face among the lowest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

State residents enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Putnam County Board met Monday, April 9.

Putnam County had 47 public employees – 0.78 percent of the county's population, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports

Bureau is among the Illinois counties that employ the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Gold, Bureau and Norman employ the most government workers per capita in Illinois Valley, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.