October, 2022 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

How many Vermilion County public housing residents in 2021 identify as a minority?

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

In Vermilion County public housing 64% of residents in 2021 identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.

Champaign County 8th highest taxed Illinois county in September

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

Champaign County was ranked eighth the month before.

Piatt County effective property tax rate in Q3 2022 was higher than the national average

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

Property owners in Piatt County paid 1.5% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2022, which is more than 1.4 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the Chambana Sun.

How many people in Vermilion County live in public housing in 2021?

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were 1,038 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Vermilion County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.

How many people in Champaign County received housing vouchers in 2021?

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were 4,828 people who used housing choice vouchers in Champaign County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.

Q3 2022 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Champaign County?

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were 51 offenders living in Champaign County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Chambana Sun.

Champaign County collects $686,410 in Countywide Sales Tax in September

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Week ending Oct. 8: one inmate sentenced in Vermilion County to be released

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Vermilion County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Oct. 8.

Q3 2022 Recap: 2 parolees from Champaign County convicted of crimes involving alcohol set for release

By Chambana Sun | Oct 1, 2022

There were two offenders convicted of crimes involving alcohol living in Champaign County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chambana Sun.