A home buyer paid $4,000 to purchase the only Rardin home sold in 2018.

Median prices rose in Oblong over last year, and are up 55.7 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to third quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Of the 243 students attending Hutsonville Elementary And Junior High School in 2018, 24.4 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 20.4 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Administrators in Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 earn an average of $85,349 per year, ranking 690th out of 864 districts in the state.

Cowden Herrick Community Unit School District 3A Board met Thursday, Feb. 14.

After 18 years in business, Scott Cutler says the rewards of selling firearms no longer meet the costs.

Sate Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) thinks new Gov. J.B. Pritzker's moving to gift senior members of his staff with a 15 percent pay raise while also doubling the salaries for his top 20 staffers as one of his first acts of governance amounts to a smack in the face to taxpayers.

Veteran downstate Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) wants to give lawmakers in Chicago the one thing they claim to want most.

State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) says that Illinois’ reputation for public corruption has become so pronounced he now has friends that joke federal prison systems have taken to reserving wings of the facilities for local politicians.

Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) arrived in Springfield as the new state representative of the 101st District only a few weeks ago, and already he says he feels stupefied.

Of the 87 students attending Villa Grove Junior High School in 2018, 23.3 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 18.6 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

At Palestine Grade School, a 9.4-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

A home buyer who paid $480,000 to purchase a home on Sept. 28 paid the top home sale price for Country Club Estates in 2018.

Median prices declined in Hutsonville over last year, and are up 17.9 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to third quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Administrators in Neoga Community Unit School District 3 earn an average of $85,628 per year, ranking 682nd out of 864 districts in the state.

Grade school districts in Kansas, Hume and Oakland ranked among Illinois' lowest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Grade school districts in Louisville, Chrisman and Kansas ranked among Illinois' lowest for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

City of Olney City Council met Monday, Feb. 11.

Mattoon City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 15.

A home buyer who paid $265,000 to purchase a home on Dec. 3 paid the top home sale price for Rolling Green in 2018.