Rock Island Today

Analysis: Sherrard administrators rank 581st in state for average pay

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

Administrators in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 earn an average of $90,711 per year, ranking 581st out of 858 districts in the state.

CITY OF ROCK ISLAND: Laura's Legacy-ALS Benefit Concert to be held June 2

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

A family friendly day of live music, food, & fun to benefit the ALS association of Greater Chicago (serving Central IL Greater Chicagoland and N IL) and ALS research at the University of North Carolina.

CITY OF ROCK ISLAND: Technology Open Lab on May 25

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

City of Rock Island recently issued the following announcement.

Report: Average pensioner in Milan Police Pension Fund earns $66,939 per year

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

The Milan Police Pension Fund had 14 active participants receiving an average salary of $66,939 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

BLACK HAWK COLLEGE: BHC baseball players win region, conference awards

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

Black Hawk College recently issued the following announcement.

BLACK HAWK COLLEGE: Pool closed May 24-June 3 for maintenance

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

Black Hawk College recently issued the following announcement.

Analysis: Moline pays $10.54 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Moline Firefighters Pension Fund

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 91.3 percent of the $5,007,903 the Moline Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $10.54 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Colona spent $7,520 per student in 2016-17

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

Spending per pupil at Colona School District 190 is up 6 percent from five years ago, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of district finances.

BLACK HAWK COLLEGE: All BHC locations closing at noon Friday, May 25

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 23, 2018

Black Hawk College recently issued the following announcement.

From Prairie State Wire

2,614 borrowers in default on student loans after attending private colleges in Illinois

By Rock Island Today Reports | 6 years ago

Columbus College Chicago, DePaul University and Roosevelt University, all based in Chicago, reported the largest share of borrowers at private higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

From Prairie State Wire

Bill allowing medical marijuana to be administered on school grounds awaits Rauner's signature

By Rock Island Today Reports | 6 years ago

If Gov. Bruce Rauner signs off on HB4870, medical marijuana can be administered on school grounds.

Fawell thinks Federal Reserve's economists insane for suggesting tax hike

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

Bill Fawell, the Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat in the 17th District, believes that the 1 percent tax hike proposed by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago is nothing short of insane.

Report: Average pensioner in Kewanee Police Pension Fund earns $58,390 per year

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

The Kewanee Police Pension Fund had 22 active participants receiving an average salary of $58,390 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: Carbon Cliff-Barstow spent $11,322 per student in 2016-17

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

Spending per pupil at Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36 is up 2 percent from five years ago, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of district finances.

4 offenders paroled in zip code 61231 in December

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

Four offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 61231, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Rock Island Today.

Analysis: East Moline administrators rank 298th in state for average pay

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

Administrators in East Moline School District 37 earn an average of $105,054 per year, ranking 298th out of 858 districts in the state.

Report: Kewanee Firefighters Pension Fund lost $130,932 in investment income in 2016

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.50 percent, the Kewanee Firefighters Pension Fund lost 1.98 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Milan pays $3.03 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Milan Police Pension Fund

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 75.2 percent of the $387,649 the Milan Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $3.03 for every $1 from pension members.

How much do school administrators earn in Quad Cities?

By Rock Island Today Reports | May 22, 2018

Public school administrators in Hampton School District 29, Silvis School District 34 and Moline Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40 earn the highest average salary in Quad Cities, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

From Chicago City Wire

Resolution rejecting federal infrastructure plan a bad idea, 2 GOP lawmakers say

By Rock Island Today Reports | 6 years ago

A Democrat's demand for the federal government to bring a better infrastructure plan to the table did not go over well with two Republican lawmakers.