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News from July 2017

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Stanford Avenue/ Fox Bridge Road home prices fall in the second quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2017 in Stanford Avenue/ Fox Bridge Road, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $3,250 while total sales increased by 55.6%.

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Stanton Street/ Stevenson Drive home prices rise in the second quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2017 in Stanton Street/ Stevenson Drive, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $1,100 while total sales decreased by 23.3%.

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Route 4/ Washington Street home prices rise in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Route 4/ Washington Street, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $17,500 while total sales increased by 4.6%.

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Jerome home prices fall in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Jerome, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $14,900 while total sales increased by 19.6%.

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Loami home prices fall in the second quarter of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2017 in Loami fell by $59,000 while total sales remained unchanged with three homes sold.

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Divernon home prices rise in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Divernon rose by $14,500 while total sales increased by 11.1%.

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Williamsville home prices fall in the first half of 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2017 in Williamsville fell by $53,000 while total sales increased by 44.4%.

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Progressive tax no way forward for Illinois, tax expert argues

By Charmaine Little | Jul 13, 2017

Ted Dabrowski says he knows how to become the governor of Illinois next year.

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GOP ad series takes aim at Madigan's reign, IIlinois' troubles

By Matt Smith | Jul 13, 2017

The Illinois Republican Party is releasing a series of digital attacks on House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) for what the group describes as his failure to enact reforms and his work to make Illinoisans pay even more taxes.

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Village of Pawnee Board of Trustees met April 24.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jul 13, 2017

Village of Pawnee Board of Trustees met at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24.

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Village of Pawnee Board of Trustees met April 11.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jul 13, 2017

Village of Pawnee Board of Trustees met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11.

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Who are the Village of New Berlin's highest-paid employees?

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 13, 2017

Here are the 3 highest-paid employees of the Village of New Berlin, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

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Here are the 19 former employees of the Village of Riverton receiving the highest annual pension payouts

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 13, 2017

Here are the 19 former employees of the Village of Riverton receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

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Lincoln Magnet School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 13, 2017

Lincoln Magnet School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Lindsay School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 13, 2017

Lindsay School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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The price of local government: Village of Thayer

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 13, 2017

The Village of Thayer budget was $568,242 for its 2015 fiscal year, or $2,300.57 per household.

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Village of Williamsville Village Board met July 10

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jul 13, 2017

Village of Williamsville Village Board met 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 10.

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Village of Williamsville Village Board met May 8

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jul 13, 2017

Village of Williamsville Village Board met 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 8.

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Greenview CUSD 200 holds no long-term debt

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 13, 2017

Greenview Community Unit School District 200 is one of the few school districts in Illinois with no long-term debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

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Pritzker offers 'laughable' rationale for property tax cut, GOP says

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jul 13, 2017

J.B. Pritzker finds enough loopholes in the law to push a mansion through, the Illinois Republican Party suggested recently, calling out the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for a "laughable excuse" when it came to paying property taxes.