July, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Yorkville home prices rise in the second quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2017 in Yorkville rose by $9,000 while total sales increased by 28.1%.

Joliet (Kendall County) home prices rise in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Joliet in Kendall County rose by $11,500 while total sales increased by 11.8%.

Montgomery (Kendall County) home prices rise in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Montgomery in Kendall County rose by $25,000 while total sales increased by 18.9%.

Aurora (Kendall County) home prices rise in the second quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2017 in Aurora in Kendall County rose by $20,000 while total sales increased by 45.2%.

Aurora (Kendall County) home prices fall in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Aurora in Kendall County fell by $14,750 while total sales increased by 40%.

Plainfield (Kendall County) home prices rise in the second quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2017 in Plainfield in Kendall County rose by $82,000 while total sales increased by 21.1%.

Plano home prices rise in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Plano rose by $22,000 while total sales decreased by 0.8%.

Newark home prices fall in the second quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2017 in Newark fell by $62,500 while total sales remained unchanged with nine homes sold.

Boulder Hill home prices rise in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Boulder Hill rose by $15,500 while total sales increased by 7.1%.

Plainfield (Kendall County) home prices rise in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Plainfield in Kendall County rose by $69,000 while total sales increased by 9.1%.

Report: 52 percent of 2015 Oswego East High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 9, 2017

In the two years after 95% of Oswego East High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 52 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Report: 58 percent of 2015 Plano High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 9, 2017

In the two years after 92% of Plano High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 58 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Report: 44 percent of 2015 Yorkville High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 9, 2017

In the two years after 89% of Yorkville High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 44 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Report: 49 percent of 2015 Oswego High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 9, 2017

In the two years after 96% of Oswego High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 49 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

'Lipstick reforms' won't cover up Illinois' problems, Wheeler contends

By Hoang Tran | Jul 8, 2017

Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) describes the bills making up the recently passed Illinois budget as

Two former Oswego candidates charged with destroying election forms

By Brent Zell | Jul 8, 2017

Two former Oswego political candidates face felony charges in connection with the mutilation of election materials, according to radio station WSPY.

Batinick stresses need to OK money for lottery, roads, more

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jul 8, 2017

Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) made an impassioned plea to pass an appropriations bill for Illinois’ other state funds independent of the general fund in a Facebook live video from the General Assembly’s special session recently.