Presence Cor Mariae Center, a 134-bed skilled and shelter care facility in Rockford, 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 Rockford University women’s teams earn an average of $35,622 annually – the 66th highest average salary in the state – according to a Rockford Sun analysis of federal education data.

Rock Valley College is among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Rockford University football brought in $3,380 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 31st highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Bauman Lake in Cherry Valley will be one of 57 locations that will be open for the Illinois Fall Trout Fishing Season beginning on Oct. 20.

Winnebago County posted the ninth lowest home affordability index in Illinois, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

Head coaches of Rockford University's men’s teams earn an average of $42,340 annually – the 62nd highest average salary in the state – according to a Rockford Sun analysis of federal education data.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $750 to Dixon State House candidate Amy Davis between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.

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Rockford University and Saint Anthony College of Nursing are among four-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Fair Oaks Rehab, a 78-bed skilled care facility in South Beloit, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the second quarter of 2018.

The Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District was the only firefighting agency in Metro Rockford to receive state grants this week for safety equipment.

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

State Sen. Tim Bivins and Reps. John Cabello and Brian Stewart were among just 20 Illinois House and Senate members to oppose a “smoke and mirrors” budget plan that isn’t really balanced, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.