Venedy, Rector and Newmansville employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Sean Casten raised $69 per vote cast for him in the 6th Congressional District Democratic primary race last week, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Erika Harold and Gary Grasso each raised just $2 per vote cast for them in the attorney general primary race, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Gov. Bruce Rauner raised $215 per vote cast for him in the gubernatorial primary race last week compared to Rep. Jeanne Ives' $12 for vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Woodstock, prices range from $330,000 to $1.6 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

McHenry County College in Crystal Lake posted an “on time” graduation rate of 15 percent, according to the latest data on two-year schools compiled from U.S. Department of Education and Illinois State Comptroller tracking the performance and spending at 49 Illinois community colleges.

CHSD 155 in Crystal Lake receives $724 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in McHenry County, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Crystal Lake, prices range from $400,000 to $1.495 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.

With an annual budget of $27,966,936 and 478 graduates in 2016, McHenry County College in Crystal Lake spent $58,530 per graduate in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

Rep. Steven Andersson, R-Geneva, voted in favor of a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing tackle football on an organized team.

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

What percentage of your home's value do you pay in property taxes each year? That's your "Effective Property Tax Rate," and, in Illinois, yours is likely among the highest in the U.S.

The welfare office in Woodstock saw food stamp costs drop by nearly 15 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a McHenry Times analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Homeowners in Union, Richmond and Crystal Manor saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across several McHenry County communities.

Burtons Bridge recorded the largest increase in the number of homes sold in McHenry County in 2017.

Median prices rose in most McHenry County suburbs last year, but are still off as much as 100 percent from 2007 highs, adjusted for inflation, according to sales data collected by Blockshopper.com.

Welfare offices in Quincy, Blue Island and Calumet Park saw food stamp costs drop the most from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.