Head coaches of McHenry County College women’s teams earn an average of $21,673 annually – the 91st highest average salary in the state – according to a McHenry Times analysis of federal education data.

Elgin State House candidate Richard Johnson received another $123,829 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

Spring Grove Hatchery Pond will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

McHenry County posted the seventh lowest home affordability index in Illinois, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

Elgin State House candidate Richard Johnson received another $105,937 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

Head coaches of McHenry County College's men’s teams earn an average of $20,848 annually – the 91st highest average salary in the state – according to a McHenry Times analysis of federal education data.

Head coaches of Illinois State University's men’s teams earn an average of $197,184 annually – the 148th highest average salary in the nation – according to a McLean County Times analysis of federal education data.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $133,996 to Elgin State House candidate Richard Johnson between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

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Jamie Charles paid $300,000 in 1993— $523,000 in today’s dollars— for a historically-significant 5,000 square-foot, five bedroom, fully-restored log cabin on three acres in rural Bull Valley.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $71,758 in July contributions to Richard Johnson, a Democrat running against Dan Ugaste in retiring GOP Rep. Steve Andersson's district.

Though Democrat Lauren Underwood surged in fundraising in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District during the second quarter, Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren’s campaign war chest surpasses his opponent’s by more than $360,000, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) reports.

Though Democrat Sean Casten held his own in fundraising in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District during the second quarter, Republican incumbent Peter Roskam maintains a campaign war chest more than three and a half times greater than his opponent’s, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) reports.

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

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.

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

State Reps. David McSweeney, Barbara Wheeler and Allen Skillicorn were among just 20 Illinois House and Senate members to oppose a “smoke and mirrors” budget plan that isn’t really balanced, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

State Rep. Steven Andersson (R-Geneva) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.

Road construction and wastewater loans top the list of projects funded by Gov. Bruce Rauner's 2019 capital budget.