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.
A bill designed to restrict opioid abuse, introduced in May by Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL), recently passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.
After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Norwood Park FPD Firefighters Pension Fund netted 1.21 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
Spending per pupil at Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 is up 19 percent from five years ago, according to a North Cook News analysis of district finances.
The Palatine Firefighters Pension Fund had 91 active participants receiving an average salary of $100,411 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
Four offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 60077, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by North Cook News.