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News from October 2016

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Peru City Council executes demolition, tank removal from gas station

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 9, 2016

The Peru City Council met Sept. 6 to execute an engineering agreement with K-Plus Engineering for the demolition and tank removal at the Marathon Gas Station.

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6.12 percent of people in Earlville receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

6.12 percent of people in Earlville were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Illinois Valley Times.

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6.67 percent of people in Troy Grove receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

6.67 percent of people in Troy Grove were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Illinois Valley Times.

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7.31 percent of people in Mendota receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

7.31 percent of people in Mendota were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Illinois Valley Times.

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2.62 percent of people in Ransom receive food stamps

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 9, 2016

2.62 percent of people in Ransom were receiving food stamps as of April 30, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by Illinois Valley Times.

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Long says Skoog loyal to 'party bosses and special interests,' not voters

By Michelle de Leon | Oct 8, 2016

Jerry Long, the Republican candidate for the District 76 state House seat, recently expressed frustration over the way elected officials are managing the state’s budget.

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Highest-paid teacher in Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 earned $57,973 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 8, 2016

The top 5 highest-paid teachers in Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 each earned more than $51,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Grand Ridge CCSD 95 earned $78,940.73 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 8, 2016

The top 10 highest-paid teachers in Grand Ridge CCSD 95 each earned more than $58,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Woodland CUSD 5 raked in $89,728.51 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 8, 2016

The top 20 highest-paid teachers in Woodland CUSD 5 each earned more than $57,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Ottawa Township HSD 140 raked in $126,855.01 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 8, 2016

The top 20 highest-paid teachers in Ottawa Township HSD 140 each earned more than $105,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Dimmick CCSD 175 earned $77,493.76 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 8, 2016

The top five highest-paid teachers in Dimmick CCSD 175 each earned more than $55,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Rutland CCSD 230 earned $67,043 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 8, 2016

The top five highest-paid teachers in Rutland CCSD 230 each earned more than $48,000.

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Oglesby City Council approves bills

By Louie Torres | Oct 8, 2016

The Oglesby City Council met Monday to approve bills as presented.

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Sandwich committee confirms trick or treat hours

By Louie Torres | Oct 8, 2016

The Sandwich Committee of the Whole met Monday to confirm Halloween trick or treat hours.

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Peru committee to fund 4th Street development

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 8, 2016

The Peru Committee of the Whole met Sept. 6 to obtain funds for the 4th Street development.

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Peru City Council approves salaries of civil servants

By Louie Torres | Oct 8, 2016

The Peru City Council met Monday to approve the salaries of several civil servants.

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Leland CUSD Board of Education approved final class schedule

By Wadi Reformado | Oct 8, 2016

The Leland Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education met Aug. 17 to approve final class schedule.

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State's pension-debt crisis lingers as solutions seem to remain elusive

By Illinois Valley Times | Oct 7, 2016

Illinois' public pension crisis has been bumped out of the headlines by the Nov. 8 presidential election and other attention-grabbers, but the crisis hasn't gone away, the vice president of a Chicago-based conservative think tank said in a recent article.

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Illinois workers drop out of labor force as manufacturing jobs are lost

By Illinois Valley Times | Oct 7, 2016

The Illinois unemployment rate declined for the fourth straight month in August, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced last week.

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How did Jim Olson spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 7, 2016

Democratic Jim Olson's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Jim Olson, spent $11,554 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).