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News from August 2022

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Illinois Sangamon County Sheriff: "Be cautious of freshly rocked county roads . Loose gravel was to blame for a rollover today . Slow..."

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 19, 2022

Sangamon County Sheriff has 847 Twitter followers as of Aug. 18.

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Pleasant Plains collects $6,370 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in July

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 19, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Week ending Aug. 27: one inmate sentenced in Sangamon County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 19, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Sangamon County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 27.

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Controversial sex ed curriculum won’t be taught in Hardin County’s Hardin County Community Unit School District 1

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 19, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Students at Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 suspended or expelled two times in a single school year

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 19, 2022

There were two students suspended in Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Village of La Grange Board of Trustees met June 27

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Aug 19, 2022

Village of La Grange Board of Trustees met Monday, June 27.

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$10,941 in Business District Tax collected in July for Petersburg

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 18, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Petersburg residents pay $39,874 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 18, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 in Gallatin County opts out of controversial new sex education studies

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 18, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Sex Ed: Greene County Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 opts out of controversial new sex education curriculum

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 18, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Recent Lincoln home sales in week ending July 30

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 18, 2022

The following residential sales were reported in Lincoln in the week ending July 30, according to BlockShopper.com.

OCC COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSALS START AUGUST 23

By Press release submission | Aug 18, 2022

OCC COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSALS START AUGUST 23

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Bailey: 'Show your support for real change in Illinois' at state fair Republican Day

By Bree Gonzales | Aug 18, 2022

Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey encourages a large turnout for Republican Day.

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Students suspended or expelled 25 times in a single school year in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 18, 2022

There were 25 students suspended in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 in 2020-2021 school year?

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 18, 2022

There were 24 students suspended in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Village of Jerome Board of Trustees met June 16

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Aug 18, 2022

Village of Jerome Board of Trustees met Thursday, June 16.

Village of La Grange Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met July 19

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Aug 18, 2022

Village of La Grange Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met Tuesday, July 19.

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District reports Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 suspended or expelled students 53 times in a single school year

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 17, 2022

There were 53 students suspended in Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Davidsmeyer: 'Congrats on the first place in the Golden Abe Food Contest'

By Lucas Nava | Aug 17, 2022

State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) congratulated local food truck Fried What!? on its victory in the Golden Abe's Fantastic Food Contest at the Illinois State Fair.

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Pawnee collects $19,620 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Sangamon Sun | Aug 17, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.