The share of Illinois hospitals earning “A” grades for patient safety this fall from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group stood at 33.65 percent, the 23rd highest percentage among the 50 states.
Jobless claims filed by Illinois residents since the start of coronavirus shutdown orders in mid-March have hit 1,039,031, or 16.1 percent of the state’s workforce, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.
Illinois was rated 24th best for the performance of its K-12 public education system in a study by the Cato Institute that challenges other influential rankings of student achievement.
California, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., ranked among the U.S. jurisdictions with the most progressive individual income tax systems, according to a recent Tax Foundation analysis.
Illinois ranked No. 36 for its top individual income tax rate, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers that tracked the District of Columbia and the 43 states that levy such taxes.
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.
Robert Morris University Illinois ranked No. 1 for student athletic participation in the state, according to an Illinois Business Daily analysis of college sports participation.
Northwestern University, University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University are among U.S. colleges that spend the most on athletic student aid for men's teams, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.
North Central College reported having the most outdoor track and field athletes in the state in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.
Judson University women's outdoor track tops the list of highest grossing programs in the state, reporting $97,921 – or $8,902 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.
Judson University men's outdoor track tops the list of highest grossing programs in the state, reporting $163,135 – or $10,876 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.