Not only is Illinois' overall population in deep decline, the number of people in prime working age also is going down in the state, a Chicago-based Conservative think tank said in a recent report.
Buda Fire Protection District responded to six calls in 2017 - 53.8 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Dalzell Fire Protection District responded to one call in 2017 - 50 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
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.
Spending per pupil at Seneca Township High School District 160 is down 4 percent from five years ago, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of district finances.