A broken Legislature has not brought good luck for Rep. Chad Hays (R-Catlin), who announced on July 2 that the ongoing discord is at least partly to blame for his decision not to run for re-election in 2018.
Here are the 5 former employees of Newell Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Champaign Community Unit School District 4 has $104,433,131 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Chambana Sun.
Robeson Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
Democratic Carol. Ammons's election campaign committee, Friends of Carol Ammons, spent $9,875 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Republican Jacqueline Lacy's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect Lacy, spent $1,150 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Democratic Laurel Prussing's election campaign committee, Laurel Prussing for Mayor, spent $1,448 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Non partisan Vanna Pianfetti's election campaign committee, Friends of Vanna Pianfetti, spent $2,787 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Republican Tom Bennett's election campaign committee, Friends of Tom Bennett, spent $9,645 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).