South West Illinois News

Pinckneyville Community High School District 101 Board of Education met April 23

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 28, 2018

Pinckneyville Community High School District 101 Board of Education met 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 23.

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met April 23

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 28, 2018

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met 12 p.m. Monday, April 23.

Report: Which school districts have the most administrators?

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 28, 2018

Tamaroa School District 5 reported one of the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in Illinois, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.

Report: Sparta spent $9,606 per student in 2016-17

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 27, 2018

Spending per pupil at Sparta Community Unit School District 140 is down 4 percent from five years ago, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of district finances.

Report: Duquoin spent $9,696 per student in 2016-17

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2018

Spending per pupil at Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 is up 4 percent from five years ago, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of district finances.

Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met April 19.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2018

Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met Thursday, April 19.

Tamaroa School District 5 Board Meeting February 20

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2018

Tamaroa School District 5 Board met Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Sparta Public Library Board met April 2.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2018

Sparta Public Library Board met Thursday, April 12.

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met April 12.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2018

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met Thursday, April 12.

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met April 23.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2018

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met Monday, April 23.

From Prairie State Wire

House passes $63 million bill for state employee back pay without a revenue estimate

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Why would a Democrat appropriate for $63 million in this fiscal budget when there still isn’t a revenue estimate? That was the question some Republican lawmakers asked Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Smithton) at the Thursday House floor debate when he backed HB4290, which pays the oldest Prairie State bill.

Du Quoin State Fairgrounds named among state's '200 Great Places'

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 25, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner today proclaimed May 25 as Du Quoin State Fair Day as the fairgrounds were named among the state's "200 Great Places" by an eminent architectural association.

From Prairie State Wire

As Senate advances gun control to House, Illinois State Rifle Association questions bill's relevancy

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

The Illinois State House Judiciary-Criminal Committee voted Thursday 8-3 in favor of passing State Amendendment 3 to Senate Bill 337, which promotes gun safety and control by providing additional regulations affecting gun stores.

Report: Waterloo spent $9,081 per student in 2016-17

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 25, 2018

Spending per pupil at Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 is up 2 percent from five years ago, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of district finances.

Analysis: Monroe County ranks 31st in foreclosure rates among Illinois urban areas

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 25, 2018

Monroe County in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the 31st highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

Report: Coulterville spent $9,867 per student in 2016-17

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 24, 2018

Spending per pupil at Coulterville Unit School District 1 is up 6 percent from five years ago, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of district finances.

From Metro East Sun

Schimpf welcomes state's 4H leaders to Springfield

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Murphysboro) had dozens of friends with him on the Illinois Senate floor May 22.

State Rep. Bryant doesn’t vote, allowing anti-Trump Illinois House resolution to pass

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 23, 2018

Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is one of 13 Republican members of the Illinois House who abstained from voting on a resolution urging members of Congress to reject President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan.

Report: Columbia spent $8,353 per student in 2016-17

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 23, 2018

Spending per pupil at Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4 is up 5 percent from five years ago, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of district finances.

From Prairie State Wire

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

By South West Illinois News 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.