April, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Rockford home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Rockford rose by $400 while total sales increased by 6.5%.

Rockton home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Rockton rose by $28,286 while total sales decreased by 30.2%.

New Millford home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in New Millford fell by $12,500 while total sales remained unchanged with two homes sold.

Belvidere home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Belvidere rose by $2,000 while total sales decreased by 5.7%.

Machesney Park home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Machesney Park fell by $5,750 while total sales increased by 10.8%.

Harlem home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Harlem rose by $12,500 while total sales increased by 140%.

Winnebago County residents hit the road out of town

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 12, 2017

A chart tweeted recently by an independent policy group shows a disturbing trend of Illinois residents leaving the state, with only nine of 102 counties relatively unaffected. Winnebago County was not one of them.

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$999 million out, $90 million in: Chicago pension funds see the abyss, shrug it off

By Rockford Sun | Apr 11, 2017

In 2015, the City of Chicago’s two employee pension funds paid out $999 million to 29,286 retirees.

Durkin demands Democratic help ending budget crisis

By Hoang Tran | Apr 10, 2017

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) is urging Democrats in Springfield to work with his party to formulate reforms to get Illinois back on track.

AFSCME leader presents inconsistent numbers from strike vote

By Mia Sims | Apr 7, 2017

A strike authorization vote by AFSCME members resulted in only 49 percent voting to authorize a strike, not the 81 percent of members that Executive Director Roberta Lynch announced at a press conference Feb. 23.