Kankakee Times

Report: Madigan backs Bradley’s Lisa Dugan with $124,000

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 2, 2018

Bradley State House candidate Lisa Dugan received another $124,361 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

6,039 borrowers in default on student loans after attending 2-year colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 1, 2018

Kankakee Community College is 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.

College football earned $117 million for Illinois schools in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 21, 2018

Olivet Nazarene University football brought in $12,331 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 13th highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Fall trout season to open at 2 Kankakee County locations in October

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 17, 2018

Rock Creek in Kankakee River State Park will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

Report: Madigan backs Kankakee’s Dugan with $78,185

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 15, 2018

Kankakee State House candidate Lisa Dugan received another $78,185 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.

Analysis: Olivet Nazarene men’s head coaches’ pay ranks 24th in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 11, 2018

Head coaches of Olivet Nazarene University's men’s teams earn an average of $62,411 annually – the 24th highest average salary in the state – according to a Kankakee Times analysis of federal education data.

State Report: Madigan backs Bradley's Lisa Dugan with $71,020

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 24, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $71,020 to Bradley State House candidate Lisa Dugan between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

From Prairie State Wire

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By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

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Borrowers in default on student loans after attending colleges in Kankakee County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 14, 2018

Olivet Nazarene 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.

Madigan spends $64K in July to boost former Rep. Dugan

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 30, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $64,516 in July contributions to Lisa Dugan, a Democrat running for the Illinois House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee).

3 fire agencies in Kankakee County receive fire safety funds

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jul 25, 2018

The Reddick Community Fire Protection District was among three firefighting agencies in Kankakee County to receive state grants this week for safety equipment.

From Prairie State Wire

St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 16.1 percent of Illinois property owners are ‘equity rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Departing from majority, Parkhurst voted no on budget critics say is filled with ‘gimmicks’

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 5, 2018

State Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst was one of just 20 Illinois House and Senate members to oppose a “smoke and mirrors” budget plan that isn’t really balanced, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

From Prairie State Wire

Capital budget includes $1.5B for statewide transportation construction

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Road construction and wastewater loans top the list of projects funded by Gov. Bruce Rauner's 2019 capital budget.

From Prairie State Wire

Report: Rauner's $7.8B capital budget mostly funds transportation, commerce, environmental protection projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Under Gov. Bruce Rauner's $7.8 billion capital budget proposal, the Illinois Department of Transportation would receive $2.7 billion and two other agencies would receive more than $1 billion each toward capital projects.

Analysis: Kankakee County ranks 27th in foreclosure rates among Illinois urban areas

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 25, 2018

The Kankakee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the 27th highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

From Prairie State Wire

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

By LGIS Newsfeed | 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.