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News from August 2017

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LaSalle County Circuit-Wide Probation Committee will meet August 9.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2017

LaSalle County Circuit-Wide Probation Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9.

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Bureau County Board met August 8.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2017

Bureau County Board met at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8.

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Oglesby City Council met August 7.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2017

Oglesby City Council met at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7.

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City of Sandwich Committee of the Whole met August 7.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2017

City of Sandwich Committee of the Whole met at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7.

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Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 Board of Education met July 20.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2017

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 Board of Education met at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 20.

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Village of North Utica Board of Trustees will meet August 9.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2017

Village of North Utica Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9.

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Somonauk High School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 9, 2017

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

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Income tax hike will cost Buda residents $341,695.78 more this year, ranked 9th in Bureau County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 9, 2017

Buda taxpayers will pay an additional $341,695.78 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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Rezin says Rauner did what he had to do for state's school kids

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 8, 2017

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) said recently that Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the state's K-12 funding bill was the only way to safeguard equal treatment of public schools throughout the state.

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Long offers free document shredding to LaSalle area

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 8, 2017

LaSalle area residents can safely dispose of sensitive documents on Saturday at a free shredding event hosted by Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator) at LaSalle-Peru High School, according to his website.

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Sherman Elementary School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 8, 2017

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

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Income tax hike will cost Arlington residents $131,502.49 more this year, ranked 14th in Bureau County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Aug 8, 2017

Arlington taxpayers will pay an additional $131,502.49 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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Illinois Valley college moves ahead with own budget now that state has one

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 7, 2017

With state funding now in place thanks to a budget, the Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) Board of Trustees recently approved a tentative budget for 2018, according to a press release.

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Historic La Salle mansion so successful now it's scary

By Caitlin Nordahl | Aug 7, 2017

You might say it's frightening how things have improved for the Hegeler Carus Mansion in La Salle.

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Sheridan Elementary School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 7, 2017

Sheridan Elementary 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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Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 7, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 on its financial "Recognition" list.

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Tonica CCSD 79 holds no long-term debt

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 7, 2017

Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 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 Illinois Valley Times.

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Edgar County Watchdogs file suit in connection with Mautino investigation

By Jon Campisi, Madison County Record | Aug 6, 2017

It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since an Illinois good government group raised eyebrows over questionable campaign spending by the state’s auditor general, and now the organization is suing over Auditor General Frank Mautino’s failure to respond to records requests.

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Analysis: Income tax hike will cost Putnam County residents $1.7M more this year

By Kyle Wahe | Aug 6, 2017

Putnam County residents will pay an additional $1.67 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 placed on financial "Review" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 6, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 on its financial "Review" list.