AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEducation & Workforce Pipeline: Peoria Unified is rolling out a new seventh-through-12th grade model at Cactus High School, keeping younger students separate while offering earlier access to career and technical certifications. College Readiness Data: Illinois school-by-school figures show remediation remains a major hurdle: Rockford East (20.8%), Springfield Southeast (13.4%), Plainfield (36.6%), Naperville Central (11.9%), and Central High in Champaign County (40.7%) of graduates who went to Illinois community colleges took at least one remedial course in 2024-25. Public Safety: Chicago police identified Juan A. Vicente as the man killed in a West Side drive-by shooting in Lawndale. Statehouse & Courts: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multi-state lawsuit led by California to block a new Trump public charge rule that would expand how immigration officials weigh use of public benefits. Arts & Community: The Art Institute of Chicago was allowed to keep a stolen 1916 Egon Schiele drawing after an appellate ruling said the seizure relied on the wrong legal basis. Housing/Local Economy: Zillow reported Lawrence County’s typical home value fell 10.7% to $101,078 in August 2026.
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