In a year when 95 percent of Bradley-Bourbonnais C. High School seniors graduated on time, 38 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
Illinois Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) believes state lawmakers need to reject political pork spending that was hidden in the budget passed earlier this year.
Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 decreased per-student spending 3.4 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of public schools data.
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 decreased per-student spending 0.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of public schools data.
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.
St. Anne Community High School District 302 decreased per-student spending 26.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of public schools data.
Aroma Park Fire Protection District and Onarga Fire Protection District were among Illinois fire protection districts that reported responding to the most vehicle fire incidents per capita in 2017, according to the latest state report.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is proposing to make a number of narrow improvements in the lease accounting standard as public companies get ready for it to take effect at the end of the year.