Illinois Valley Community Hospital, in cooperation with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, is sponsoring a free screening for kidney disease and diabetes from 10:00 a.m.
Forty-five Advocate Heart Institute specialists and surgeons are among the 138 Chicago area physicians recognized as top cardiologists in the June 2018 issue of Chicago magazine – the most of any health care system.
A Registered Nurse, a Respiratory Technician, and a Patient Care Technician were three recent recipients of the DAISY and Sunflower Awards offered by OSF HealthCare.
Spending per pupil at Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210 is up 16 percent from five years ago, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of district finances.
Taxpayers contributed 86.6 percent of the $659,816 the Streator Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $6.49 for every $1 from pension members.
The Streator Firefighters Pension Fund had 16 active participants receiving an average salary of $56,763 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Spring Valley Police Pension Fund netted 3.06 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
Administrators in Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 earn an average of $94,067 per year, ranking 519th out of 858 districts in the state.
During the May 28 House floor debate, state Reps. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and Patricia Bellock (R-Hinsdale) wanted to know why a Democrat-proposed task force was clearly partisan in membership.