One nursing home in Southeast Illinois received a below-average score from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after the federal agency updated its nursing home rating system for consumers in April.
More than 130 Illinois public school administrators who signed witness slips in opposition to a bipartisan bill that aims to consolidate Illinois school districts make six-figure salaries, according to an analysis compiled this week.
Saline Care Nursing & Rehab, a 72-bed skilled care facility in Harrisburg, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.
Illinois’ state and local effective tax rate ranks the highest in the nation, according to a new study of tax burdens imposed by the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.
Wabash Valley College sports programs brought in $11,396 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the 32nd highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to an SE Illinois News analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.
Wabash Valley College ranked No. 81 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a Southeast Illinois News analysis of college sports participation.
Men’s head coach salaries at Wabash Valley College outpaced women’s team coaches by 17 percent, according to an SE Illinois News analysis of recent U.S. Department of Education data.
Frontier Community College volleyball brought in $6,838 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it among the highest-grossing volleyball programs in Illinois that year, according to an SE Illinois News analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.
Illinois received a score of 72 on making key financial information accessible and understandable to the public, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting (TIA), a Chicago-based policy institute.
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $760,184 to Elizabethtown State House candidate Natalie Phelps Finnie this election cycle, state filings show.
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
An annual Illinois assessment of student, school and school district performance labels more than 77 percent of K-12 schools as exemplary or commendable, even though students' academic test results appear static and sub-par in many instances
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
Head coaches of Wabash Valley College women’s teams earn an average of $40,115 annually – the 54th highest average salary in the state – according to a SE Illinois News analysis of federal education data.
Elizabethtown State House candidate Natalie Finnie received another $25,825 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 6 and Sept. 30, state filings show.
Wabash Valley College and Frontier Community College are 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.
Elizabethtown State House candidate Natalie Finnie received another $63,882 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Aug. 15 and Sept. 6, state filings show.
Head coaches of Wabash Valley College's men’s teams earn an average of $46,813 annually – the 50th highest average salary in the state – according to an SE Illinois News analysis of federal education data.