Richland 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.

Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.

More than 85.7 percent of teachers stay at Clinton Jr High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Former state school employee Shelley Wooters, who retired in September 2018, saved $18,368 toward a pension over 8 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Deborah Trueblood, who retired in September 2018, saved $27,406 toward a pension over 4 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

At Dennis Elementary School, a 21.7-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

Former state school employee Mary Helfrich, who retired in September 2018, saved $98,815 toward a pension over 24 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee David Hatfill, who retired in September 2018, saved $69,131 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

The revenue Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3 received through local taxes increased 14.9 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of public schools data.

Decatur School District 61, Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 and Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9 reported the highest rate of students suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year in Greater Decatur.

More than 93.6 percent of teachers stay at Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The revenue Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District 11 received through local taxes increased 16.4 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of public schools data.

About 89 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 88 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Decatur State House candidate Sue Scherer received another $10,313 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.

More than 88.5 percent of teachers stay at Mt Zion Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Muffley Elementary School, a 12.0-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

The revenue Decatur School District 61 received through local taxes decreased 7.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of public schools data.

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 on its financial "recognition" list.

About 100 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 89 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3, Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 and Meridian Community Unit School District 15 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to tobacco during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.