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In the 2022-23 school year, 22.3% of Reed-Custer Middle School students passed the mathematics portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Average cost per gallon of regular gas falls in ZIP Code 60408 during week ending Feb. 22

Drivers in ZIP Code 60408 paid an average of $3.19 per gallon of regular gas in the week ending Feb. 22, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Both gas stations in ZIP Code 60408 offered the same price for regular gas in week ending Feb. 22

The lowest price of regular gas in ZIP Code 60408 was found at two gas stations in the week ending Feb. 22, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Average cost per gallon of midgrade gas rises in ZIP Code 60408 during week ending Feb. 22

Drivers in ZIP Code 60408 paid an average of $4.09 per gallon of midgrade gas in the week ending Feb. 22, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.
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Report: 21.2% of Reed-Custer High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes in 2023-24 school year

In the 2023-24 school year, two years after 97% of Reed-Custer High School seniors graduated on time, 21.2% of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Week ending March 1: Average midgrade gas price per gallon in ZIP Code 60408 unchanged from previous week

Drivers in ZIP Code 60408 paid an average of $4.09 per gallon of midgrade gas in the week ending March 1, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

ZIP Code 60408: Average cost per gallon of diesel fuel unchanged during week ending March 1

Drivers in ZIP Code 60408 paid an average of $3.59 per gallon of diesel fuel in the week ending March 1, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

Jeri L Selby unloads 155 Smallmouth Lane, Braidwood

A property at 155 Smallmouth Lane, Braidwood was sold on March 4 by Jeri L Selby for $77,000. The buyer was Riley (trust).

Braidwood collects $65,417 in Municipal Sales Tax in January 2025

Braidwood residents paid a total of $65,417 in Municipal Sales Tax in January, a decrease of 3.9% from the previous month.

Mario C. Soto, Sr. of Custer Park, IL, Passes Away at 63

Mario Crescencio Soto passed away on March 6. Below is the obituary.

Reed-Custer Elementary School has 2.9% chronic truancy rate during 2023-24 school year

The chronic truancy rate at Reed-Custer Elementary School rose to 2.9% during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Braidwood’s March 8 weather: A 15-Year history

Over the last 15 years, temperatures on March 8 have ranged from a high of 69°F in 2016 to a low of 10°F in 2013, according to Open-Meteo.

Sherry Fieldman, of Braidwood, IL, Passes Away at 82

Sherry Fieldman passed away on March 7. Below is the obituary.

Steven Keith Caise, Sheet Metal Worker and Golf Enthusiast, Passes Away at 70

Steven Keith Caise passed away on March 7. Below is the obituary.

Braidwood’s March 9 weather: A 15-Year history

Over the last 15 years, temperatures on March 9 have ranged from a high of 65°F in 2021 to a low of 16°F in 2014, according to Open-Meteo.

Braidwood: No change in number of lawyers with active licenses in January 2025

There was no change in the number of lawyers with active legal licenses in Braidwood in January compared to the previous month, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Braidwood: 1 lawyer with active license to practice law as of February

There was 1 lawyer with an active license to practice in Braidwood as of February, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Braidwood’s March 10 weather: A 15-Year history

Over the last 15 years, temperatures on March 10 have ranged from a high of 69°F in 2021 to a low of 23°F in 2022, according to Open-Meteo.

Braidwood’s March 11 weather: A 15-Year history

Over the last 15 years, temperatures on March 11 have ranged from a high of 65°F in 2012 to a low of 15°F in 2022, according to Open-Meteo.

Braidwood’s March 12 weather: A 15-Year history

Over the last 15 years, temperatures on March 12 have ranged from a high of 68°F in 2012 to a low of 10°F in 2014, according to Open-Meteo.