Illinois’ state and local effective tax rate ranks the highest in the nation, according to a new study of tax burdens imposed by the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana was listed among the top facilities in the nation in a study of patient care by Healthgrades.com, a company that aims to help hospitals maintain customer loyalty and provide objective health information to patients.

The number of vacant homes in Champaign County was more than 900 in the third quarter of 2018, a 31-unit increase over what it was a year ago, according to real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.

Shultz House, a 16-bed intermediate care center for the developmentally disabled in Danville, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sports programs brought in $183,497 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked No. 15 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of college sports participation.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wrestling brought in $6,729 per athlete in revenue in 2016, the eighth highest level for wrestling programs in Illinois that year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Kane County had the seventh lowest home affordability index in Illinois in the third quarter, according to an analysis of 440 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions.

In a list of the 30 most populous counties in Illinois, Vermilion County ranked No. 6 for the rate of abortions performed there in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Champaign and Vermilion counties accounted for 373 of the 39,329 abortions performed statewide in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis

Men’s head coach salaries at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign outpace women’s team coaches by 308 percent, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of recent U.S. Department of Education data.

Illinois received a score of 72 on making key financial information accessible and understandable to the public, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting (TIA), a Chicago-based policy institute.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign volleyball brought in $46,450 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it among the highest-grossing volleyball programs in Illinois that year, according to a Chambana Sun analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Bement Health Center, a 60-bed skilled care facility in Bement, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the third quarter of 2018.

Champaign Urban Nursing and Rehab, a 213-bed skilled care facility in Savoy, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the third quarter of 2018.

Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.

An annual Illinois assessment of student, school and school district performance labels more than 77 percent of K-12 schools as exemplary or commendable, even though students' academic test results appear static and sub-par in many instances

The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.

Head coaches of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign women’s teams earn an average of $181,452 annually – the third highest average salary in the state – according to a Chambana Sun analysis of federal education data.