In the 2023-24 school year, 75.4% of Mount Pulaski Community Unit School District 23 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 75.4% of Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 38.5% of the students in Virginia Community Unit School District 64 passed the Math portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 39.8% of the students in Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 passed the Math portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
There were two offenders convicted of financial crimes or fraud living in Sangamon County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.