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Illinois traffic stops: How tough is your police department?
This searchable database has traffic stop information for 950 Illinois police agencies and is searchable by town or county. The data shows the number of stops made, the number of tickets issued and the percentage of those stopped who wound up getting tickets. Written or verbal warnings were not counted as citations. The data comes from 2008 Illinois state racial profiling traffic data released this summer.
This searchable database has traffic stop information for 950 Illinois police agencies and is searchable by town or county. The data shows the number of stops made, the number of tickets issued and the percentage of those stopped who wound up getting tickets. Written or verbal warnings were not counted as citations. The data comes from 2008 Illinois state racial profiling traffic data released this summer.
Pension bonanza for government workers, survivors
Want to retire with a fat pension? Get a government job in Illinois. Nearly 4,000 retired government workers have pensions that pay them at least $100,000. More than half have collected more than $1 million each since they retired. It costs more than $800 million a month of governments to cover their pension burden, according to a first-of-its-kind Sun-Times analysis. See who's getting what. Data is divided in two parts. The first includes annual pensions for people paid from the 17 largest retirement plans for government workers in Chicago, Cook County and state of Illinois. The second covers the survivors of retirees. In all, 374,041 people are in the two databases.
Want to retire with a fat pension? Get a government job in Illinois. Nearly 4,000 retired government workers have pensions that pay them at least $100,000. More than half have collected more than $1 million each since they retired. It costs more than $800 million a month of governments to cover their pension burden, according to a first-of-its-kind Sun-Times analysis. See who's getting what. Data is divided in two parts. The first includes annual pensions for people paid from the 17 largest retirement plans for government workers in Chicago, Cook County and state of Illinois. The second covers the survivors of retirees. In all, 374,041 people are in the two databases.
2008 population estimates
The Census Bureau has released 2008 population estimates for cities, states and counties. In the latest figures, Chicago's population grew by more than 20,000, its second consecutive year of higher figures. Nine of the 10 largest cities in Illinois grew, with only Cicero losing residents. Nationally, New York saw the biggest jump in the number of residents, growing by more than 53,000.
The Census Bureau has released 2008 population estimates for cities, states and counties. In the latest figures, Chicago's population grew by more than 20,000, its second consecutive year of higher figures. Nine of the 10 largest cities in Illinois grew, with only Cicero losing residents. Nationally, New York saw the biggest jump in the number of residents, growing by more than 53,000.
Public university and City Colleges salary database
Search for salary information for teachers and administrators at every public university in Illinois and City Colleges of Chicago for the 2007-2008 school year, according to records kept by each school. In addition to searching by name, you can also look at all the salaries for a certain job title or department.
Search for salary information for teachers and administrators at every public university in Illinois and City Colleges of Chicago for the 2007-2008 school year, according to records kept by each school. In addition to searching by name, you can also look at all the salaries for a certain job title or department.
Salary search: What do Illinois teachers get paid?
This searchable database contains job and salary information for teachers and administrators at every public school in Illinois from the 2007-2008 school year, according to records kept by the Illinois State Board of Education. In addition to searching by name, you can also look at all the salaries for a certain job title or department. Such searches will be automatically sorted with the highest salaries shown first.
This searchable database contains job and salary information for teachers and administrators at every public school in Illinois from the 2007-2008 school year, according to records kept by the Illinois State Board of Education. In addition to searching by name, you can also look at all the salaries for a certain job title or department. Such searches will be automatically sorted with the highest salaries shown first.
Search for cheaper parking in the Loop
There’s got to be cheaper parking around here, somewhere. Let the Sun-Times help you find it. This Sun-Times database lets you search for parking, locate it on a map and compare prices for garages and parking lots downtown. A better price may be closer than you think.
Cost of downtown parking 'skyrocketing'
There’s got to be cheaper parking around here, somewhere. Let the Sun-Times help you find it. This Sun-Times database lets you search for parking, locate it on a map and compare prices for garages and parking lots downtown. A better price may be closer than you think.
2008 school report cards for all state schools
Each year, the State Board of Education releases school report cards for each
public school in the state. The 2008 report cards include student scores on
the Illinois Standards Achievement and Prairie State Achievement tests, and
ACTs, demographic information on students and teachers, and financial
information on school districts. Private and parochial schools do not take
state achievement tests.
The Chicago area's best schools
How we ranked the schools
Each year, the State Board of Education releases school report cards for each
public school in the state. The 2008 report cards include student scores on
the Illinois Standards Achievement and Prairie State Achievement tests, and
ACTs, demographic information on students and teachers, and financial
information on school districts. Private and parochial schools do not take
state achievement tests.
Chicago home foreclosures
Looking for find out how many homes have been forclosed in your Chicago neighborhood? Search our foreclosure database for listings of how how many homes or condominiums were forclosed, average prices and more.
Foreclosure crisis hits city, suburbs
Mortgage scam in Obama's backyard?
Looking for find out how many homes have been forclosed in your Chicago neighborhood? Search our foreclosure database for listings of how how many homes or condominiums were forclosed, average prices and more.
Suburban home foreclosures
Looking for find out how many homes have been foreclosed in your
suburban neighborhood? Search our foreclosure database for listings of
how many homes or condominiums were foreclosed, average prices and more.
Foreclosure crisis hits city, suburbs
Looking for find out how many homes have been foreclosed in your
suburban neighborhood? Search our foreclosure database for listings of
how many homes or condominiums were foreclosed, average prices and more.
2007 Census population estimates by county
The Census Bureau has released 2007 data on race, age and Hispanic origin for all 3,141 counties in the United States. Nearly one in every 10 of the nation's 3,141 counties are
"majority-minority" -- meaning the county had a population with more
than 50 percent minority residents as of July 2007, according to the
U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau has released 2007 data on race, age and Hispanic origin for all 3,141 counties in the United States. Nearly one in every 10 of the nation's 3,141 counties are
"majority-minority" -- meaning the county had a population with more
than 50 percent minority residents as of July 2007, according to the
U.S. Census Bureau.