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News from April 2017

Sangamon County Liquor Committee met April 19.

By Lhalie Castillo | Apr 21, 2017

Sangamon County Liquor Committee met at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 19.

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State senators tout 'Taxpayer Bargain' budget plan

By Hoang Tran | Apr 19, 2017

State Sens. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) and Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) have unveiled a Taxpayer Bargain budget plan they say calls for spending reductions, protections for elementary and secondary education, pension reform, restructuring and legislative accountability.

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Analysis: school districts suing Rauner, state over money have seen large funding increases, enrollment declines

By Sangamon Sun | Apr 19, 2017

The 17 school districts suing the State of Illinois and Governor Bruce Rauner, demanding more taxpayer money, have seen their own funding levels increase over the past two decades, while their enrollments steadily fell.

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Money doesn't talk, Illinois GOP says of Kennedy

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 19, 2017

Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy needs to replace his reticence with resolve, the lllinois Republican Party cautioned recently, offering an online video clip of Kennedy ignoring a reporter's question on his wealth.

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PTELL gives power back to people, group says

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 19, 2017

Politicians who cry foul over the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) are missing an important point, according to a public advocacy group: It's what the people want. 

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Measure would cast streaming tax from any budget deal

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 19, 2017

A resolution that would bar a budget agreement from applying a 6.25 percent sales tax to internet streaming services like Netflix, Spotify and Xbox Live is expected to reach the House floor soon, a non-profit public advocacy group says.

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Health care records called particularly vulnerable to cyber crime

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 18, 2017

Health care and workers’ compensation data are remarkably susceptible to hacking, leaving some people open to a range of identity theft crimes, the law firm of Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates warned recently.

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Radio hosts lament missed opportunities for voters

By Karen Kidd | Apr 18, 2017

Less than a quarter of eligible voters turned out to cast ballots in Illinois elections this month despite very good reasons to do so, the co-hosts of a Chicago-based radio talk show said recently.

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Bacon, milkweed take center stage on Illinois House floor

By Giovanni Whaley | Apr 18, 2017

The state of Illinois has $13 billion in unpaid bills and an estimated $130 billion in pension liability, but that's not obvious when looking at legislation lawmakers have put forward in the House lately, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

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California public employee near-strike experience not easily compared with Illinois, public policy advocate says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 17, 2017

As Illinoisans watch the ongoing tussle between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the state's largest public employee union, some are considering what California's response was to a looming strike in December, a public policy official from that state said during a recent interview.

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Proposed bill would allow counties to streamline stormwater management

By Michael McGrady | Apr 17, 2017

Legislation proposed by Republicans in both houses of the General Assembly seeks to create stormwater commissions in every Illinois county.

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Rauner pushes budget plan during two-day tour

By Chandra Lye | Apr 16, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner garnered attention for his statewide tour promoting his proposed budget and other reforms, but not all the attention was positive.

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Illinoisans told to take consolidation into their own hands

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 16, 2017

A public policy group is calling on Illinoisans to demand that the Senate follow the House's lead and approve a bill that would allow voters to decide to consolidate local governments.

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Illinoisans going out of state rather than out of work

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 14, 2017

Illinois employed 170,000 more workers before the Great Recession than it does today, the Illinois Policy Institute reported recently.

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School inequality blamed on imbalance in property taxes

By Caitlin Nordahl | Apr 14, 2017

In Illinois, it appears that the poor get poorer and the rich get educated, according to a recent report by the Better Government Association (BGA).

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GOP says AG Madigan puts pols over people

By Carol Ostrow | Apr 14, 2017

What's good for the populace must not be good for the politicians, the Illinois Republican Party said recently in response to Attorney General Lisa Madigan's apparent willingness to give in to a judge's decision on elected officials' paychecks.

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Mount Pulaski home prices rise in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Mount Pulaski rose by $24,500 while total sales increased by 22.2%.

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Clear Lake Avenue/ 16th Street home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Clear Lake Avenue/ 16th Street, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $61,744.63 while total sales increased by 50%.

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Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Cook Street/ Wheeler Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $13,200 while total sales decreased by 66.7%.

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Lincoln Avenue/ Fayette Avenue home prices fall in the first quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2017 in Lincoln Avenue/ Fayette Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $35,226 while total sales increased by 100%.