Former state university employee Laurie Neese, who retired in October 2018, saved $69,247 toward a pension over 29 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

According to BlockShopper.com, there were nine reported residential sales in Mattoon for the week of October 21-27, 2018.

The truancy rate at Ashmore Elementary School rose to 6 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Former state university employee Janel Moore, who retired in October 2018, saved $113,050 toward a pension over 30 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

About 100 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.

Former state university employee Roxie Gentry, who retired in October 2018, saved $4,839 toward a pension over 6 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Dale McCullough, who retired in October 2018, saved $36,206 toward a pension over 20 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of October 21-27, 2018.

At Sumner Attendance Center, a 23.1-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

Former state school employee Mary Dalton, who retired in October 2018, saved $3,366 toward a pension over 2 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Debra Benslay, who retired in October 2018, saved $53,910 toward a pension over 18 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

The truancy rate at Kansas High School rose to 4 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The subsidy Robinson Community Unit School District 2 received through state taxes decreased 58.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of public schools data.

More than 84.1 percent of teachers stay at Windsor Jr & Sr High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Former state university employee Darlene Barlow, who retired in October 2018, saved $18,234 toward a pension over 13 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Jessica Gerdes, who retired in October 2018, saved $57,641 toward a pension over 13 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee John Adams, who retired in October 2018, saved $22,500 toward a pension over 9 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Kay Knapp, who retired in October 2018, saved $53,941 toward a pension over 17 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

The truancy rate at Stewardson-Strasburg High School rose to 2 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

On Nov. 1, 2018, Area Educational Credit Union purchased a three bedroom, 1.5 bathroom property at 816 Charleston Ave., Mattoon from Helen M. McCoy for $80,000.