July, 2017 Stories | Illinois Valley Times

Village of Seneca Council met July 5.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

Village of Seneca Council met Wednesday, July 5.

Village of North Utica Committee of the Whole met July 25.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

Village of North Utica Committee of the Whole met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 25.

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 Board of Education met June 21.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 Board of Education met Wednesday, June 21.

Princeton Elementary School District 115 Board of Education met July 24.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

Princeton Elementary School District 115 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 24.

City of Sandwich Finance Committee met July 3.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

City of Sandwich Finance Committee met Monday, July 3.

City of Sandwich Committee of the Whole met July 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

City of Sandwich Committee of the Whole met Monday, July 17.

Sandwich City Council met July 24.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

Sandwich City Council met at 7 p.m. Monday, July 24.

Ottawa City Council met July 5.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jul 29, 2017

Ottawa City Council met Wednesday, July 5.

The price of local government: Village of Troy Grove

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 28, 2017

The Village of Troy Grove budget was $542,487 for its 2015 fiscal year, or $7,640.66 per household.

Recent Brookfield home sales, July 16-22, 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 28, 2017

According to BlockShopper.com, there were 16 reported residential sales in Brookfield for the week of July 16-22, 2017.

Waltham CCSD 185 holds $50k in long-term debt

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 28, 2017

Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 has $500,000 in debt, which is $862 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Illinois Valley Times.

La Salle police office resigns in wake of allegations

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jul 28, 2017

Sgt. James Strand of the La Salle Police Department has resigned amid allegations of soliciting a prostitute, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

State tax hike means Harrisburg's richest get richer

By LGIS News Service | Jul 28, 2017

School’s out in the summertime. So when Harrisburg’s Mike and Angella Gauch decided they would drive to Springfield earlier this month, getting out of work wasn’t a concern.

Princeton High School post test results

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 28, 2017

Princeton High 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).

Suburban property taxpayers would be on hook for CPS’ $17B in debt if schools bill becomes state law

By Chicago City Wire reports | Jul 28, 2017

A measure that would require homeowners in Chicago’s suburbs to pay off Chicago Public Schools’ $17 billion in debt is expected to go to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk for his signature later this month.

Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Jul 28, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 on its financial "Recognition" list.

LaSalle County Public Safety I Committee met July 24.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Jul 28, 2017

LaSalle County Public Safety I Committee met at 9 a.m. Monday, July 24.

State school funding bill would micromanage public school spending — down to the cent

By LGIS News Service | Jul 27, 2017

State bureaucrats will dictate how many teachers Illinois school districts must hire and how much to pay them if a school funding bill is signed into law this month.