April, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Lincoln home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Lincoln rose by $1,750 while total sales decreased by 2.9%.

Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Ash Street/ Wirt Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $3,510 while total sales decreased by 25%.

Elkhart home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Elkhart rose by $5,400 while total sales increased by 25%.

Dawson home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Dawson fell by $133,595.50 while total sales decreased by 60%.

College Street/ Lawrence Avenue home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in College Street/ Lawrence Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $30,000 while total sales decreased by 46.7%.

Route 29/ Route 97 home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Route 29/ Route 97, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $250 while total sales increased by 63.6%.

Rochester home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Rochester fell by $13,000 while total sales remained unchanged with 13 homes sold.

Houses moves to block streaming sales tax

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 12, 2017

Illinoisans will get to keep streaming their TV programs, music and everything else without paying additional sales tax if the Senate heeds the House's recently approved resolution to keep such a tax out of the "grand bargain" budget.

Illinois is where FOIA requests go to die, group alleges

By Robert Lawson | Apr 12, 2017

Illinoisans hoping to get information from the government through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests often give up or forget because the requests take so long to come through -- if they ever do, a government watchdog group said recently.

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Rauner roams state, ripping Dems and demanding reform

By Giovanni Whaley | Apr 12, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner is preaching fiscal conservatism and tax reform during a two-day tour of the state that began Tuesday.

Non-profit will offer some Capitol thoughts on news coverage

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 12, 2017

The Better Government Association (BGA) will host an Idea Forum on Statehouse coverage on May 8, the public advocacy group announced recently.

Pritzker accused of long push for higher income taxes

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 12, 2017

J.B. Pritzker has advocated for returning the state income tax to 5 percent since before he began his gubernatorial campaign, the Illinois Republican Party said recently.

Sangamon township post could be collecting its last paycheck

By Hoang Tran | Apr 12, 2017

A bill that would eliminate the position of Sangamon County township collector passed the House on Wednesday and now awaits a Senate hearing.

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$999 million out, $90 million in: Chicago pension funds see the abyss, shrug it off

By Sangamon Sun | Apr 11, 2017

In 2015, the City of Chicago’s two employee pension funds paid out $999 million to 29,286 retirees.

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Mautino faces spending questions in State Board of Elections hearing

By Carol Ostrow | Apr 10, 2017

In retrospect, frequenting one gas station might not have been the best choice for recently deposed Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino, whose upcoming complaint hearings were confirmed this week by the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) Illinois Leaks website.