Spending per pupil at Bureau Valley Cusd #340 is down 5 percent from five years ago, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of district finances.
Two offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 61283, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Illinois Valley Times.
A former economics professor who is an adviser to the Heartland Institute believes the best way to overcome Illinois’ unsustainable debt is to do what no state has done since the 1930s: declare bankruptcy.