Data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) show Unit 5 tax rates are lower than average among peer districts in total property tax rate. That also would be true if rates that would go into effect after a successful referendum are compared to the most current data available statewide.
Nearing mitigation point: why Rock Island Co Businesses may see more restrictions
Rock Island County belongs to Region 2 for Illinois Coronavirus data. Peoria County driving new case numbers for the region could put more restrictions in place. Author: David Bohlman (WQAD) Updated: 10:16 PM CDT April 8, 2021
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. Illinois separated counties into regions. Rock Island County belongs to Region 2 along with 19 other counties. When one county sees a surge in new cases it brings the total average daily case count up, too.
According to the New York Times, Peoria County is the 8th worst county for new Coronavirus cases relative to their population. New York City is 14th worst. It is based off cases per 100,000 people. Peoria Co. is showing 2,942 as a daily case average over the last two weeks putting them at 57.4 new cases per 100,000 people. New York City is seeing an average of 134,513 new daily average cases putting them at 48.0