Kendall County Times

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 15% of Illinois residents enrolled in food stamps program

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Approximately 1.9 million Illinoisans – or about 15 percent of the state’s population – were on food stamp rolls in January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

Residential property taxes: How has your Kendall County tax bill changed?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 1, 2018

Homeowners in Plano, Montgomery and Millbrook saw the largest increase in their property tax bills from 2015 to 2016, according to Blockshopper.com, which tracks residential property taxes across several Kendall County communities.

2017 home sales: How active was Kendall County's market?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Mar 1, 2018

Bristol, Aurora and Plano recorded the largest increase in the number of homes sold in Kendall County in 2017.

2017 home sales: How did Kendall County prices fare?

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 28, 2018

Median prices rose in most Kendall County communities last year, but are still off as much as 44 percent from 2007 highs, adjusted for inflation, according to sales data collected by Blockshopper.com.

From Kane County Reporter

Analysis: Kane County SNAP participation costs fell 10.9 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Welfare offices in Elgin and Aurora saw food stamp costs drop by an average of 10.9 percent from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: State SNAP participation costs fell 11 percent over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

Welfare offices in Quincy, Blue Island and Calumet Park saw food stamp costs drop the most from January 2015 to January 2017, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of 66 Illinois welfare offices.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: On campuses of all sizes, Illinoisans pay higher in-state tuition than Midwest peers

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

An Illinoisan attending the University of Illinois will spend nearly $8,000 more per year than a Missourian at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 116 four-year public universities in 10 Midwestern states based on enrollment.

From Kane County Reporter

Analysis: 14,085 people in Kane County left food stamp rolls over two years

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

The number of people receiving food stamps in two Kane County locations dropped by 8.3 percent as President Trump entered office, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of federal data.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: U of I in-state tuition tops list of 115 Midwest schools spanning 10 states

By LGIS Newsfeed | 7 years ago

With an annual price tag of $15,058, the University of Illinois charged the highest in-state tuition for 2016-17, according to Higher Education Tribune.

Analysis: 150,000+ Illinoisans left food stamp rolls as Trump entered office

By LGIS Newsfeed | Feb 2, 2018

The number of food stamp recipients fell over two years at 54 of 66 Illinois welfare offices analyzed by Prairie State Wire.

Analysis: Proposed K-12 budget would cost Kendall County residents $79.5M more in income taxes

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 31, 2018

Kendall County residents would pay $79,536,220 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a Kendall County Times analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.

Symphony at the Tillers hit with health violations

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 24, 2018

Symphony at the Tillers, a 105-bed skilled care facility in Oswego, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Kendall has 11th highest abortion rate among largest Illinois counties in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 17, 2018

In a list of the 30 most populous counties in Illinois, Kendall County ranked No. 11 for the rate of abortions performed there in 2016, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Report: Kendall ranks 15th among largest Illinois counties for abortions performed in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jan 16, 2018

Kendall County accounted for 165 of the 38,382 abortions performed statewide in 2016, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Analysis: Oswego HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate

By LGIS Newsfeed | Dec 12, 2017

Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, Kendall County high school graduation rates remain high, according to a Kendall County Times analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Analysis: Lisbon CCSD tops local peers with 83% of students passing annual tests

By LGIS Newsfeed | Nov 15, 2017

Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 had the highest rate – 83.1 percent – of students locally who passed the annual state assessments this year, according to a Kendall County Times analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.

Critics say HB 40 likely to increase number of abortions over 170 on record for Kendall County in 2015

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 28, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner recently announced he will sign controversial abortion funding expansion House Bill 40 into law, which critics say will increase the number of abortions from the reported 170 in Kendall County in 2015.

Oswego, Yorkville high school students granted admission to Hultgren's STEM scholars class

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 22, 2017

Several students from high schools in Kendall County recently joined Rep. Randy Hultgren’s (IL-14) second annual class of STEM Scholars, a student leadership program dedicated to promoting the benefits of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Kendall County to see property tax relief under school funding bill

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 8, 2017

The recently passed public school funding measure, Senate Bill 1947, is slated to provide targeted property tax relief to certain sections of Illinois, including several school districts in Kendall County.

Plano, Joliet students to be eligible for private school scholarships in new state program

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 31, 2017

A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools.