South Central Reporter

Report: Average pensioner in Centralia FPD Firefighters Pension Fund earns $46,544 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

The Centralia FPD Firefighters Pension Fund had 1 active participants receiving an average salary of $46,544 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Centralia pays $5.13 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Centralia Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 83.7 percent of the $837,118 the Centralia Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.13 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Taylorville spent $7,419 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 18, 2018

Spending per pupil at Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 is up 7 percent from five years ago, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of district finances.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: College softball in Illinois grosses $19.6 million

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

DePaul University softball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $63,791 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Wilhour wants focus put on controlling spending, promoting economic growth -- not hiking property taxes

By Glenn Minnis | May 17, 2018

Blaine Wilhour has fundamental issues with the idea of Illinois again raising property taxes as part of a grand plan to rid the state of its massive pension liability.

From Chambana Sun

Analysis: U of I fraternity, sorority property taxes rose 61 percent in two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

From SW Illinois News

Rep. Terri Bryant has no comment on Equal Rights Amendment

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Rep. Terri Bryant has no comment on Equal Rights Amendment

From Prairie State Wire

Illegal immigrant lawyers, teachers couldn't be denied state licenses if bill becomes Illinois law

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

A bill pending in Springfield would prohibit the state from denying illegal aliens professional licenses to practice law, teach, or dispense prescription drugs.

2 offenders paroled in zip code 62271 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Two offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 62271, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by South Central Reporter.

Noelan T. Malloy acquires 203 Locust St., Coffeen

By South Central Reporter | May 17, 2018

On May 17, Shawn Durand|| Jeanane Pryor sold their home at 203 Locust St., Coffeen to Noelan T. Malloy for $16,000.

Report: Patoka spent $10,978 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Spending per pupil at Patoka Community Unit School District 100 is down 1 percent from five years ago, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of district finances.

Report: Carlinville Police Pension Fund gained $11,038 in investment income in 2016

By South Central Reporter | May 17, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Carlinville Police Pension Fund lost 0.08 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Carlinville administrators rank 479th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Administrators in Carlinville Cusd #1 earn an average of $95,674 per year, ranking 479th out of 858 districts in the state.

49 offenders paroled in zip code 62801 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Forty nine offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 62801, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by South Central Reporter.

Report: Average pensioner in Centralia Firefighters Pension Fund earns $60,220 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

The Centralia Firefighters Pension Fund had 17 active participants receiving an average salary of $60,220 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Centralia pays $2.20 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Centralia Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 68.8 percent of the $13,996 the Centralia Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.20 for every $1 from pension members.

From Prairie State Wire

Public colleges, universities in Illinois report 10.7 percent default rate on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

At Kennedy King College, 26.3 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Report: Which school districts pay the lowest administrator salaries?

By Local Labs News Service | May 17, 2018

Public school administrators in Breese Elementary School District 12 are among those earning the lowest average salary in the state, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Beckman, Styninger among those who publicly oppose graduated income tax; Scherer doesn’t agree

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 16, 2018

In an open letter to the General Assembly, 65 local government officials, including five in South Central Illinois, asked state legislators to block attempts to scrap the state’s flat income tax in favor of a graduated tax structure.

Analysis: Centralia pays $5.12 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Centralia Firefighters Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 16, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 83.7 percent of the $622,508 the Centralia Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.12 for every $1 from pension members.