The Ball-Chatham Community Unified School District 5 Board of Education met Jan. 9 to hear public comments.

The Springfield Special Education Subcommittee met Jan. 5 to recommend reimbursement policy updates.

Former state school employee Victoria Riley, who retired in January 2017, saved $94,245 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Denise Maxwell, who retired in January 2017, saved $16,203 toward a pension over 10 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Karen Tin, who retired in January 2017, saved $97,077 toward a pension over 34 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Cynthia Reynolds, who retired in January 2017, saved $13,733 toward a pension over 9 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Michael Kleminski, who retired in January 2017, saved $16,575 toward a pension over 7 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Glenn Sherman, who retired in January 2017, saved $15,239 toward a pension over 3 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Earl Wilkes, who retired in January 2017, saved $46,498 toward a pension over 22 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Debra Brown Thompson, who retired in January 2017, saved $56,137 toward a pension over 29 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

There were 2 on-campus arsons in 2016 on the campus of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, located in Edwardsville, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

Former state university employee Barbara Whitehead, who retired in January 2017, saved $24,278 toward a pension over 13 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Suzanne Laba, who retired in January 2017, saved $122,527 toward a pension over 22 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Carol Koltz, who retired in January 2017, saved $365 toward a pension over 2 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

There was 1 on-campus motor vehicle theft in 2016 on the campus of Lincoln Christian University, located in Lincoln, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

There were 2 on-campus rapes in 2016 on the campus of University of Illinois-Springfield, located in Springfield, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

Former state university employee Hazel Mallory, who retired in January 2017, saved $33,281 toward a pension over 5 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Rita Adams, who retired in January 2017, saved $104,813 toward a pension over 28 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Mike Estel, who retired in January 2017, saved $9,179 toward a pension over 17 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Lisa David, who retired in January 2017, saved $64,071 toward a pension over 30 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.