Sangamon Sun

Key issue called unresolved in Atlanta Library Board accusations

By Andrew Burger | Nov 1, 2017

A determination by the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau in favor of the Atlanta Public Library District Board of Trustees has left a key question unanswered, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW): Do monthly payments to a board member to rent a property he owns represent a conflict of interest?

Retiring SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute director talks history, state's fiscal crisis and upcoming general election

By Andrew Burger | Jul 13, 2016

There is no painless fix that will get Illinois out of its fiscal mess anytime soon, the retiring director of the Southern Illinois University Paul Simon Public Policy Institute said during a recent interview.