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News from February 2017

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Sangamon County Finance Committee hires replacement secretary

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 26, 2017

The Sangamon County Finance Committee met Feb. 7 to hire a replacement secretary.

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Divernon Board of Trustees hires public works personnel

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 26, 2017

The village of Divernon Board of Trustees met Feb. 1 to hire public works personnel.

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Sangamon County Board Republican Caucus purchases snow plows

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 26, 2017

The Sangamon County Board Republican Caucus met Feb. 7 to purchase snow plows.

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Rochester Board of Trustees rewrites fence ordinance

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 26, 2017

The village of Rochester Board of Trustees met Nov. 14 to rewrite the fence ordinance.

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Sangamon County Board approves environmental contract

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 26, 2017

The Sangamon County Board met Feb. 7 to approve an environmental contract.

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Sangamon County Executive Committee approves low supply bids

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 26, 2017

The Sangamon County Executive Committee met Feb. 6 to approve low bids for supply.

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Illinois GOP issues statement on Kennedy's email fundraiser

By Ruth de Jauregui | Feb 24, 2017

The Illinois Republican Party recently spoke out regarding a fundraising email sent by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy.

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Pritchard on AFSCME scheduling a strike vote: 'Time for a truly neutral mediator to step in'

By Vimbai Chikomo | Feb 23, 2017

Earlier this month, AFSCME leaders sent a letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner outlining a settlement 'framework' in which the union said it would be willing to resume negotiations on a new contract.

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New Berlin CUSD Board of Education purchases buses

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 23, 2017

The New Berlin Community Unit School District 16 Board of Education met Nov. 21 to purchase buses.

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Morgan CSD board approves salary deductions

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 23, 2017

The Morgan County School District Board of Education met Nov. 7 to approve salary deductions.

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Springfield Public Schools Policy Committee discusses school safety

By Louie Torres | Feb 23, 2017

The Springfield Public Schools Policy Committee met Feb. 1 to discuss school safety.

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Sangamon County Community Resources Committee approves requisitions

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 23, 2017

The Sangamon County Community Resources Committee met Jan. 25 to approve requisitions.

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Springfield PSD board addresses student discipline mattes

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 21, 2017

The Springfield Public School District #186 Board of Education me Jan. 3 to address student discipline mattes.

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Chatham trustees allocate road project funds

By Louie Torres | Feb 21, 2017

The village of Chatham Board of Trustees and Committee of the Whole met Dec. 13 to allocate road project funds.

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Springfield Committee of the Whole establishes minimum wage

By Louie Torres | Feb 21, 2017

The city of Springfield Committee of the Whole met Jan. 24 to establish a minimum wage.

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Sangamon County Community Resources Committee approves requisitions

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 21, 2017

The Sangamon County Community Resources Committee met Jan. 25 to approve requisitions.

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FixIllinois.com petition offers hope to union workers

By Carol Ostrow | Feb 20, 2017

'Sign the petition to support the fair contract offered to AFSCME by the state,' states a recent online plea for union workers to collect their due even as the large AFSCME maintains its 'outrageous' demands.

Illinois population dropping sharply

By Tabitha Fleming | Feb 20, 2017

The state of Illinois is losing people faster than any other state in the Midwest. 

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Illinois Opportunity Project co-founders: Term limits in Illinois not short-term solution

By Sangamon Sun | Feb 20, 2017

Term limits are not a short-term solution to Illinois' financial problems, and when or if they are implemented, such limits must be done right or the result will be more of the same, co-founders of a conservative nonprofit said during a recent Chicago-based radio broadcast.

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Economist presses Rauner to speak out against tax hike proposals

By Sangamon Sun | Feb 20, 2017

With Illinois facing a "death spiral," noted economist Brian Wesbury cannot understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner hasn’t spoken out against recent talk of an added tax hike, which he believes would exacerbate the issue.