Kane County Reporter

Which Kane County school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 20, 2018

St Charles CUSD 303 in St. Charles receives $620 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in Kane County, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Geneva

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 19, 2018

If you’re looking to pay top dollar in Geneva, prices range from $800,000 to $1.75 million, according to real estate site Zillow.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints: Poor Illinois school districts get smallest portion of state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

From Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints: Analysis reveals which Illinois school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

From Prairie State Wire

Watchdogs: Was your property tax illegally assessed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.

Elgin Community College spent $149K per graduate in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 6, 2018

With an annual budget of $118,340,291 and 793 graduates in 2016, Elgin Community College spent $149,148 per graduate in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

Moeller helps House committee pass bill banning kids under 12 from playing on tackle football teams

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 2, 2018

Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, voted in favor of a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing tackle football on an organized team.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 15% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamps program

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Analysis: Kane County SNAP participation costs fell 10.9 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 23, 2018

Welfare offices in Elgin and Aurora saw food stamp costs drop by an average of 10.9 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: State SNAP participation costs fell 11 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Welfare offices in Quincy, Blue Island and Calumet Park saw food stamp costs drop the most from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Say goodbye to your Sam's Club? Kane County has a store on the list

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 15, 2018

Walmart will close its Sam’s Club store in Batavia, the company announced.

Analysis: Bowes, Wayne, Pingree Grove had highest effective property tax rates in Kane County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 15, 2018

What percentage of your home's value do you pay in property taxes each year? That's your "Effective Property Tax Rate," and, in Illinois, yours is likely among the highest in the U.S.

Residential property taxes: How has your Kane County tax bill changed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 14, 2018

Homeowners in Carpentersville, Exposition View and Marywood saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across several Kane County communities.

2017 home sales: How active was Kane County's market?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 13, 2018

Almora Heights recorded the largest increase in the number of homes sold in Kane County in 2017.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: On campuses of all sizes, Illinoisans pay higher in-state tuition than Midwest peers

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

An Illinoisan attending the University of Illinois will spend nearly $8,000 more per year than a Missourian at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 116 four-year public universities in 10 Midwestern states based on enrollment.

2017 home sales: How did Kane County prices fare?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 12, 2018

Median home sale prices were a mixed bag in Kane County's most expensive communities in 2017, according to sales data collected by Blockshopper.com.

Analysis: 14,085 people in Kane County left food stamp rolls over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 9, 2018

The number of people receiving food stamps in two Kane County locations dropped by 8.3 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of federal data.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: U of I in-state tuition tops list of 115 Midwest schools spanning 10 states

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

With an annual price tag of $15,058, the University of Illinois charged the highest in-state tuition for 2016-17, according to Higher Education Tribune.

Analysis: 150,000+ Illinoisans left food stamp rolls as Trump entered office

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 2, 2018

The number of food stamp recipients fell over two years at 54 of 66 Illinois welfare offices analyzed by Prairie State Wire.

Analysis: Proposed K-12 budget would cost Kane County residents $261M more in income taxes

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 31, 2018

Kane County residents would pay $261,302,936 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data