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Campaign spending: AG candidate Harold raised $758,878 ahead of primary victory

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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.

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Campaign spending: Rauner raised $75.5M ahead of primary victory

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Woodstock

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

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.

15% of students graduated on time at McHenry County College in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

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.

Which McHenry County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

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.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Crystal Lake

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 19, 2018

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.

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Wirepoints: Poor Illinois school districts get smallest portion of state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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.

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Wirepoints: Analysis reveals which Illinois school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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.

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Watchdogs: Was your property tax illegally assessed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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

McHenry County College spent $59K per graduate in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 6, 2018

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.

Andersson helps House committee pass bill banning kids under 12 from playing on tackle football teams

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 2, 2018

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.

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Analysis: 15% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamps program

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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.

Analysis: Haegers Bend, Lilymoor, Pistakee had highest effective property tax rates in McHenry County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 23, 2018

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.

Analysis: McHenry County SNAP participation costs fell almost 15 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 23, 2018

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.

Residential property taxes: How has your McHenry County tax bill changed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 22, 2018

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.

2017 home sales: How active was McHenry County's market?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 22, 2018

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

2017 home sales: How did McHenry County prices fare?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 21, 2018

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.

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Analysis: State SNAP participation costs fell 11 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

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.

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Analysis: On campuses of all sizes, Illinoisans pay higher in-state tuition than Midwest peers

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

An Illinoisan attending the University of Illinois will spend nearly $8,000 more per year than a Missourian at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 116 four-year public universities in 10 Midwestern states based on enrollment.

Analysis: 1,760 people in McHenry County left food stamp rolls over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 9, 2018

The number of people receiving food stamps in one McHenry location dropped by 8.3 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a McHenry Times analysis of federal data.