Alton City Council met Wednesday, Sept. 26.

City of Alton Police Pension Board met Tuesday, Sept. 25.

City of Belleville Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, Sept. 27.

City of Belleville Ordinance & Legal Review Committee met Tuesday, Sept. 25.

City of Edwardsville Administrative and Community Services Committee met Thursday, Sept. 27.

Southwestern Illinois College and Lewis and Clark Community College are 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.

Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.

More than 83 percent of teachers stay at North Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Bluffview Elementary School, a 15.4-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

In a year when 86 percent of Collinsville High School seniors graduated on time, 59 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

More than 93 percent of teachers stay at Bluffview Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The revenue Cahokia Unit School District 187 received through local taxes decreased 16.3 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of public schools data.

The revenue Central School District 104 received through local taxes increased 13.4 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Metro East Sun analysis of public schools data.

At West Elementary School, a 24.8-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

At John A. Renfro Elementary School, a 13.4-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

More than 82.1 percent of teachers stay at West Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Friends for Tanya Hildenbrand, a candidate committee, reported receiving $1,000 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

At North Elementary School, a 23.2-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

Jeremiah Tilmon hopes to put his experience to work for him this season.

City of Belleville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1.