December, 2018 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Report: 25 percent of 2016 La Moille High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

In a year when 91 percent of La Moille High School seniors graduated on time, 25 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Statewide test results: 60 percent of Lincoln failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 40 percent of Lincoln Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 60 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: 63 percent of Lincoln students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 37 percent of Lincoln Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 63 percent of students failed.

Q2 real estate sales report: Channahon

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

Median prices declined in Channahon over last year, and are down 8.4 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to second quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

From Illinois Business Daily

Illinois has 20th highest home vacancy rate in nation

By Illinois Business Daily reports | 5 years ago

Illinois posted the 20th highest home vacancy rate among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Local official says gas tax hike would devastate Adams Township

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 30, 2018

Tina Davis, an Adams Township supervisor, points to growing talk of a gas tax hike for Illinois to bolster her argument that the Democrats set to take over complete control in Springfield are focused only on their own interest.

Home sales in Morris, December 9-15, 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of December 9-15, 2018.

Depue Elementary School reports 3% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

The truancy rate at Depue Elementary School fell to 3 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

85.1 percent of Jefferson teachers stay put; average earns $67,670.43 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

More than 85.1 percent of teachers stay at Jefferson Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: 73 percent of Lincoln students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

About 27 percent of Lincoln Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and nearly three quarters of students failed.

Statewide test results: 74 percent of Lincoln failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

About 26 percent of Lincoln Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and nearly three quarters of students failed.

Report: 37 percent of 2016 Bureau Valley High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

In a year when 86 percent of Bureau Valley High School seniors graduated on time, 37 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.