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News from December 2016

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Woodstock City Council votes on extending Crystal Lake Boundary Agreement

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 30, 2016

Woodstock City Council votes on extending Crystal Lake Boundary Agreement at its recent meeting.

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Urbana Civil Service Commission reviews modified position description for administrative assistant

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 30, 2016

Urbana Civil Service Commission reviews modified position description for administrative assistant at its recent meeting.

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Drury weighs challenge to House Speaker Madigan

By Chambana Sun | Dec 30, 2016

Longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) may be challenged for his post for the first time in many years.

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Illinois GOP offers hotel deal, tickets for presidential inauguration

By Chambana Sun | Dec 30, 2016

With hotel space for the presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington filling rapidly, the Illinois GOP is offering a special opportunity for guaranteed overnight accommodations and inauguration tickets at the official Illinois Republican Party hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

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State GOP says Kennedy not acting like a Kennedy after dust-up with reporters

By Chambana Sun | Dec 30, 2016

Chris Kennedy may have the family name, but according to the state GOP, “he doesn’t act like it,” as he recently rejected reporters’ overtures in Chicago and simultaneously created a commotion in a downtown office building.

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Documents indicate Pritzker cloaked donations to Madigan

By Chambana Sun | Dec 30, 2016

New concerns regarding potential gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker have surfaced following the exposure of cash contributions made from Pritzker-associated groups to Illinois House Democrats prior to November elections in amounts possibly as high as $200,000.

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Chicago Tribune calls for new speaker in Illinois House

By Chambana Sun | Dec 30, 2016

The Chicago Tribune’s editorial board has publicly called for the ousting of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), predicting that if he is not unseated, the state faces two more years of “dysfunction.”

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A look at Illinois politics in 2016

By Chambana Sin | Dec 28, 2016

With 2017 just days away, Illinois is set to welcome the new year the same way it did last year – without a state budget.

Homer Board of Trustees reviews monthly reports, ordinance regulating debris

By Wadi Reformado | Dec 28, 2016

Homer Board of Trustees reviews monthly reports, ordinance regulating debris at a recent meeting.

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Savoy Board of Trustees votes on appointment of lieutenant to fire department

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 28, 2016

Savoy Board of Trustees votes on appointment of lieutenant to fire department at is meeting last week.

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Champaign Board of Fire and Police Commissioners votes to promote probationary firefighter

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 28, 2016

Champaign Board of Fire and Police Commissioners votes to promote probationary firefighter at a recent meeting.

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Urbana Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee reviews pedestrian master plan

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 28, 2016

Urbana Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee reviews pedestrian master plan at is meeting last week.

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Urbana Zoning Board of Appeals hears request for special use permit for a bed and breakfast

By Wadi Reformado | Dec 28, 2016

Urbana Zoning Board of Appeals hears request for special use permit for a bed and breakfast at its meeting last week.

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Champaign Human Relations Commission appoints new secretary

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 26, 2016

Champaign Human Relations Commission appoints new secretary at recent meeting.

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Champaign Plan Commission sends request for a drive-through for a retail pharmacy to city council

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 26, 2016

Champaign Plan Commission sends request for a drive-through for a retail pharmacy to the city council at its recent meeting.

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New House speaker tops Policy Institute writer's holiday wish list

By Chambana Sun | Dec 24, 2016

This year’s holiday wish list for Illinois state lawmakers ought to include a new House speaker, an Illinois Policy Institute writer says, as constituents brace themselves for the speaker vote set for Jan. 11 in Springfield.

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Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees hear presentation on Illinois Public Library grant application

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 23, 2016

Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees hear presentation on Illinois Public Library grant application at its recent meeting.

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Urbana Human Relations Commission reviews workforce statistics for new vendors/contractors

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 23, 2016

Urbana Human Relations Commission reviews workforce statistics for new vendors/contractors at its recent meeting.

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Exelon bailout's true value for consumers unclear

By Chambana Sun | Dec 23, 2016

Legislation that will keep two nuclear power plants open, save more than 4,000 jobs and increase electric bills received Gov. Bruce Rauner's signature after it passed the General Assembly.

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Ives slams safe spaces, crying sessions for college students after election

By Chambana Sun | Dec 23, 2016

Iowa State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton) has proposed a “Suck it up, Buttercup” bill that seeks to place a scrutinizing eye on safe spaces and cry rooms for college students who cannot cope with reality.