There were 36 students suspended in Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Douglas County State’s Attorney Kate Watson, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.
There were 33 students suspended in Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
There are two inmates sentenced to jail in Crawford County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 20.