Metro East Sun

Statewide test results: 79 percent of Alton failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

About 21 percent of Alton Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 79 percent of students failed.

City of Jerseyville City Council will meet January 29

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jan 30, 2019

City of Jerseyville City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 29.

Statewide test results: 86 percent of Estelle Sauget School of Choice students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

About 14 percent of Estelle Sauget School of Choice students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 86 percent of students failed.

City of Lebanon City Council met January 28

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jan 30, 2019

City of Lebanon City Council met 7 p.m. Monday, January 28.

City of O'Fallon Fire Pension Board will meet January 31

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jan 30, 2019

City of O'Fallon Fire Pension Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, January 31.

82.5 percent of Gilson Brown teachers stay put; average earns $51,589.02 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

More than 82.5 percent of teachers stay at Gilson Brown Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

City of O'Fallon Police Pension Board will meet January 31

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jan 30, 2019

City of O'Fallon Police Pension Board will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 31.

1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 62257 in 3rd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

One offender released on parole during the third quarter lives near Illinois zip code 62257, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Metro East Sun.

Statewide test results: 60 percent of Estelle Kampmeyer students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

About 40 percent of Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 60 percent of students failed.

Village of Smithton Committee as a Whole will meet January 29

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jan 30, 2019

Village of Smithton Committee as a Whole will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 29.

Madison County Health Department Committee will meet February 1

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jan 30, 2019

Madison County Health Department Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, February 1.

Statewide test results: 25 percent of Alhambra Primary failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

About 75 percent of Alhambra Primary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and a quarter of students failed.

St Clair County Board met January 28

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jan 30, 2019

St Clair County Board met 6 p.m. Monday, January 28.

Illinois General Assembly: HR36 actions on Jan. 29

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

The following actions were taken on Jan. 29 in the House on House bill HR36 ("congrats-phillip paeltz"): "Resolution Adopted" and "Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions".

88.3 percent of Lewis-Clark Jr teachers stay put; average earns $53,384.95 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

More than 88.3 percent of teachers stay at Lewis-Clark Jr High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

80.6 percent of Lalumier teachers stay put; average earns $60,670.11 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 30, 2019

More than 80.6 percent of teachers stay at Lalumier Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

From Prairie State Wire

IPI: FBI's secret Madigan recordings in affidavit reveal nothing new about speaker's operations

By Karen Kidd | 5 years ago

Illinois's powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), earlier today revealed to be a target in the same FBI investigation that led to an extortion indictment against a Chicago alderman, is not accused of anything new, a think tank reported.

From Prairie State Wire

EDITORIAL: Pritzker’s climate order is all pain, no gain

By James Taylor | 5 years ago

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a January 23 executive order committing Illinois to the expensive energy sources and failed carbon-dioxide reduction goals of the United Nations and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Statewide test results: 87 percent of Emge Junior students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 29, 2019

About 13 percent of Emge Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 87 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: 73 percent of Abraham Lincoln failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 29, 2019

About 27 percent of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and nearly three quarters of students failed.