In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.

Manor Court of Clinton, a 134-bed skilled care center in Clinton, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.

John A. Logan College sports programs brought in $13,313 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the 24th highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Greenville College ranked No. 25 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of college sports participation.

Men’s head coach salaries at Blackburn College outpaced women’s team coaches by 20 percent, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of recent U.S. Department of Education data.

John A. Logan College volleyball brought in $13,304 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it among the highest-grossing volleyball programs in Illinois that year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Illinois received a score of 72 on making key financial information accessible and understandable to the public, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting (TIA), a Chicago-based policy institute.

The number of competitive Illinois state legislative races in the Nov. 6 midterm elections will be 18 more than what it was four years ago as more major-party candidates go head-to-head is districts across the state.

Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.

An annual Illinois assessment of student, school and school district performance labels more than 77 percent of K-12 schools as exemplary or commendable, even though students' academic test results appear static and sub-par in many instances

The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.

Head coaches of John A. Logan College women’s teams earn an average of $51,443 annually – the 33rd highest average salary in the state – according to a South Central Reporter analysis of federal education data.

Jonesboro State House candidate Marsha Griffin received another $69,363 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

Kaskaskia College and John A. Logan College are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Greenville College football brought in $4,563 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 23rd highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Greenville Old City Lake will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

Jonesboro State House candidate Marsha Griffin received $35,822 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

Head coaches of John A. Logan College's men’s teams earn an average of $59,095 annually – the 29th highest average salary in the state – according to a South Central Reporter analysis of federal education data.

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Greenville University and Blackburn University are among four-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.