Illinois residents pay up to 76 percent more to attend a Big Ten school and up to 49 percent more to attend a Mid-America Conference school than their counterparts in other states, according to a Higher Education Tribune’s analysis of in-state tuition at public colleges and universities in 10 Midwest states.
Andrew Chesney, a Freeport Republican running in the GOP primary in the 89th House District, said he supports legislation that would cap property taxes and give local taxpayers a say on tax increases.
Government pension funds in Moline, Rock Island and Silvis depended most on taxpayer contributions to make ends meet in 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.
Academic results data released recently reveals 16 percent of George Washington Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
About 15 percent of George Washington Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 85 percent of students failed.