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News from May 2017

Champaign County Strategic Planing Committee met May 31

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 31, 2017

Champaign County Strategic Planing Committee met at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

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Champaign County Sheriff’s Merit Commission met May 31.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 31, 2017

Champaign County Sheriff’s Merit Commission met at 4;30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

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Champaign County Racial Justice Task Force Community Engagement Subcommittee met June 1.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 31, 2017

Champaign County Racial Justice Task Force Community Engagement Subcommittee met at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

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Village of Ogden Board of Appeals will meet June 1.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 31, 2017

Village of Ogden Board of Appeals will meet Thursday, June 1.

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City of Woodstock Police Pension Board met May 31.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 31, 2017

City of Woodstock Police Pension Board met at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

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City of Woodstock Environmental Commission will meet June 1.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 31, 2017

City of Woodstock Environmental Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1.

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Woodstock Public Library Board of Trustees will meet June 1.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 31, 2017

Woodstock Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1.

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Champaign County taxpayers would pay an extra $48M if Democrats’ tax hike becomes law

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 30, 2017

Champaign County taxpayers would see a total of $48 million in state income tax increases if a tax hike measure passed by the Democrat-controlled Illinois State Senate becomes law.

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Vermilion County Technology Committee will meet June 1

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 30, 2017

Vermilion County Technology Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 1.

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City of Gibson City Council Regular met May 8

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 30, 2017

City of Gibson City Council Regular met 7 p.m. Monday, May 8.

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City of Hoopeston Regular Council met May 2

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 30, 2017

City of Hoopeston Regular Council met 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2.

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Paxton City Council met April 25

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 30, 2017

Paxton City Council Monthly met 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25.

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Town of Ogden Town Board met April 26.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 26, 2017

Town of Ogden Town Board met Wednesday, April 26.

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Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Michael McGrady | May 26, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.

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Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

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Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

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Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'

By Ann Maher, Madison County Record | May 26, 2017

Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy.

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Tax analyst: Illinoisans crushed under weight of sales, income, property taxes

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 25, 2017

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

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Village of Melvin Board met April 11.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 25, 2017

Village of Melvin Board met Tuesday, April 11.

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Bismarck Henning Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met May 18.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 25, 2017

Bismarck Henning Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18.