Prairie State Wire

State corrections department would receive $31M for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 7, 2018

Less than half of 1 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Department of Corrections projects, according to a state analysis.

State Community College Board would receive $152M for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 7, 2018

About 2 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Community College Board projects, according to a state analysis.

State commerce department would receive $1.34B for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 6, 2018

More than 17 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity projects, according to a state analysis.

State family services would receive $10M for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 6, 2018

A fraction of a percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Department of Children and Family Services projects, according to a state analysis.

State Capital Management Services would receive $21.3M for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 5, 2018

Less than a third of a percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Capital Management Services projects, according to a state analysis.

Capital Development Board would receive $913M for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 5, 2018

Nearly 12 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Capital Development Board projects, according to a state analysis.

Campaign finances: Rowe gave $246,300 to Democrats, $611,800 to Republicans since 2009

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 4, 2018

Former Exelon Chairman John Rowe has donated nearly $1 million to political causes over the past 10 years, according to State Board of Elections.

State agriculture department would receive $32.7M for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 4, 2018

Less than 0.5 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Department of Agriculture projects, according to a state analysis.

State transportation department would receive $2.7B for capital projects under Rauner budget

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 4, 2018

A third of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Department of Transportation projects, according to a state analysis.

Capital budget includes $1.5B for statewide transportation construction

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 31, 2018

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

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

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 29, 2018

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: Chicago metro area has highest foreclosure rates among Illinois urban areas

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 25, 2018

Kendall County in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

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

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 23, 2018

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.

Analysis: College softball in Illinois grosses $19.6 million

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 18, 2018

DePaul University softball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $63,791 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

From Chambana Sun

Analysis: U of I fraternity, sorority property taxes rose 61 percent in two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

Public colleges, universities in Illinois report 10.7 percent default rate on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 17, 2018

At Kennedy King College, 26.3 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

8,050 borrowers in default on student loans after attending public schools in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 11, 2018

College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Parkland College in Champaign and Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville reported the largest share of borrowers at public higher education institutions who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Analysis: 1,562 college athletes play softball in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 9, 2018

Illinois is the fifth most popular states for college softball, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Analysis: College baseball in Illinois grosses $24.8 million

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 4, 2018

Robert Morris University baseball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $10,678 per athlete – in 2016, followed by Bradley University ($1.2 million), and University of Illinois at Chicago ($980,248), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Illinois colleges, universities report 9.6 percent default rate on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 2, 2018

At Larry's Barber College in Chicago, 40.3 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.