In a list of the 30 most populous counties in Illinois, Sangamon County ranked No. 7 for the rate of abortions performed there in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

About 48 percent of Tri-City Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 52 percent of students failed.

Citizens for Joe Aiello, a candidate committee, reported receiving $500 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

About 11 percent of Tri-City Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 89 percent of students failed.

Median prices declined in Grandview over last year, and are down 89.4 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to second quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

About 91 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 83 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Glenbard Township High School District 87, Champaign Community Unit School District 4 and Springfield School District 186 spend the most per student in Metro Springfield, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.

About 98 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 100 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Citizens for Andrew Proctor, a candidate committee, reported receiving $2,450 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

About 91 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 93 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Friends for Redpath, a candidate committee, reported receiving $20,150 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Sangamon County accounted for 348 of the 39,329 abortions performed statewide in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Friends of Joe McMenamin, a candidate committee, reported receiving $3,000 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

About 63 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 71 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.

About 87 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 79 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Bensenville Community Public Library District Board met at 7:32 p.m. Monday, September 17.

Illinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet.

About 66 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 96 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Auburn Public Library District Board met 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, November 20.