South West Illinois News

City of Waterloo - Planning & Annexation Committee met December 3.

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2018

City of Waterloo - Planning & Annexation Committee met Monday, Dec. 3.

Waterloo City Council met December 3.

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2018

Waterloo City Council met Monday, Dec. 3.

Chester home prices fall in November 2018

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2018

The median sale price of a home sold in November 2018 in Chester fell by $12,500 while total sales remained unchanged with six homes sold.

Red Bud home prices rise in November 2018

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2018

The median sale price of a home sold in November 2018 in Red Bud rose by $30,000 while total sales increased by 16.7%.

Jeffers committee reports nearly $1K in contributions during third quarter

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2018

Friends for Justin Jeffers, a candidate committee, reported receiving $750 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

At Pinckneyville Community, 92 percent of students graduate high school; 79 percent go to college

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2018

About 96 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

From Prairie State Wire

Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.

At Waterloo, 94 percent of students graduate high school; 81 percent go to college

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 6, 2018

About 94 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 94 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

From Prairie State Wire

State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Illinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet.

At Duquoin, 91 percent of students graduate high school; 72 percent go to college

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 5, 2018

About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 91 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

From Prairie State Wire

UIUC ranks among schools with lowest drop in acceptance rates

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

One Illinois university made a list of 20 schools that defied recent trends and posted the smallest decreases in student acceptance rates over the past 12 years, according to a new study by BusinessStudent.com.

At Steeleville, 94 percent of students graduate high school; 89 percent go to college

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 4, 2018

About 95 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 94 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported the most students transferred for disciplinary reasons?

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 4, 2018

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students transferred for disciplinary reasons during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

School discipline: Which SW Illinois districts reported the most students transferred for disciplinary reasons?

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 3, 2018

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 reported the highest rate of students transferred for disciplinary reasons during the 2016-17 school year in SW Illinois, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

ACCENT LANDSCAPE DESIGN & LAWNCARE: Always turns out great!

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 2, 2018

Installed 11/28/18.

A & W INSURANCE AGENCY: Identity Theft

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 2, 2018

Do you know how common identity theft is?

A HOME LANDSCAPING COMPANY: Just wanted to let you know we are still at it!

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 2, 2018

Just wanted to let you know we are still at it!Original source can be found here.