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Gregory and Hannah Marantz buy 2219 Wydown Ave., Springfield

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

On Sept. 30, Gregory and Hannah Marantz purchased a five bedroom, 3.8 bathroom home at 2219 Wydown Ave., Springfield from Joseph B. and Marlo A. Rechtiene for $570,000.

What did Sangamon Area Special Education teacher Brad M. Gardner earn last school year?

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

How much did Sangamon Area Special Education teacher Brad M. Gardner make, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

Cost of education: Salary of Illinois teacher Colleen M. Meadows with Sangamon Area Special Education

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

How much did Sangamon Area Special Education teacher Colleen M. Meadows make, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

How much did Sangamon Area Special Education teacher Kelly A. Aidich make?

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

How much did Sangamon Area Special Education teacher Kelly A. Aidich make, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

How much did Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 teacher Brittany A. Koss make?

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

How much did Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 teacher Brittany A. Koss make, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

No Menard County residents classified as Asian test positive for COVID-19

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

As of Sept. 29, zero Asian residents of Menard County tested positive for the coronavirus.

2004 Scarbrough Road, Springfield acquired by Jacob Fox and Sydney Dees

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

The three bedroom, 1.8 bathroom home at 2004 Scarbrough Road, Springfield was sold on Sept. 30 by Mary C. and Ernest Nudo for $129,000. The buyers were Jacob Fox and Sydney Dees.

Open book: Salary of Fairfield Public School District 112 teacher Richard T. Lehr

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

How much did Illinois teacher Richard T. Lehr make with Fairfield Public School District 112 before retiring, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

2045 S. Glenwood Ave., Springfield sold by Roger Scott and Dona Lee Sables

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

The home at 2045 S. Glenwood Ave., Springfield was sold on Sept. 30 by Roger Scott and Dona Lee Sables for $253,400. The buyer was Abigail Rose Buckholz.

What did AERO Special Education Cooperative teacher Alice J. Lavin contribute to retirement before leaving school?

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

How much did retired Illinois teacher Alice J. Lavin contribute to retirement savings by the end of their career, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

What did Sangamon Area Special Education teacher Jennifer A. Long-Leckrone earn last school year?

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 30, 2021

How much did Sangamon Area Special Education teacher Jennifer A. Long-Leckrone make, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

Village of Greenview Village Board Met Aug. 2

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 30, 2021

Village of Greenview Village Board Met Monday, Aug. 2.

Sangamon County Zoning & Land Use Committee Met Sept. 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 30, 2021

Sangamon County Zoning & Land Use Committee Met Thursday, Sept. 16.

Illinois State Museum Temporarily Closes Archaeology Exhibits at Dickson Mounds

By Jim Whisler | Sep 30, 2021

The Illinois State Museum today announced the temporary closure of its second-floor archaeology exhibitions at its Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown, Illinois. All other aspects of Dickson Mounds’ exhibitions, programs, and grounds remain open and active.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois has received $7.88 billion in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | 4 years ago

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Illinois received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $7.88 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in St. Charles stagnates at two

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 29, 2021

There were no new teachers in St. Charles who signed the pledge on Sept. 27, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

No new teachers in Springfield sign pledge on Sept. 27 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 29, 2021

There were no new teachers in Springfield who signed the pledge on Sept. 27, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

How much did Illinois teacher Crystal L. Deppert make with Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 before retiring?

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 29, 2021

How much did Illinois teacher Crystal L. Deppert make with Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 before retiring, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

1,053 Menard County residents classified as white test positive for COVID-19

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 29, 2021

As of Sept. 28, at least 1,053 white residents of Menard County tested positive for the coronavirus.

Retired Staunton Community Unit School District 6 educator contributes $117,041 to retirement savings

By Sangamon Sun | Sep 29, 2021

How much did retired Illinois teacher Patricia J. Lenzen contribute to retirement savings by the end of their career, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?