Black students, constituting 40.2% or 159 of Muffley Elementary School's total student population of 396, accounted for 69 out of the 142 total suspensions (48.6%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per two students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Regan Deering, a Republican candidate for the 88th House District in Illinois, recently used the state's severe cold to highlight the escalating energy bills impacting downstate Ameren customers. Deering conveyed her message with a touch of humor.