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News from May 2017

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Demmer praises drug dealer bill as good first step in state crisis

By Hoang Tran | May 31, 2017

A bill that would target drug dealers from neighboring states earned near universal approval in the House on Wednesday, with Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) praising its aim.

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Ballers can get their game on at IVCC's summer camp

By Brent Zell | May 29, 2017

Basketball players in grades three through eighth can get some high-level coaching from the Illinois Valley Community College men's team June 26-29, the school announced recently.

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LaSalle County Finance & Fee Committee will meet May 30.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

LaSalle County Finance & Fee Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 30.

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Sandwich Public Library District met April 22.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Sandwich Public Library District met Saturday, April 22.

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Putnam County Board met April 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Putnam County Board met Monday, April 17.

Peru City Council will meet May 30.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Peru City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 30.

Oglesby Public School District #125 Board of Education met April 26.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Oglesby Public School District #125 Board of Education met Wednesday, April 26.

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Mendota Township High School District 280 Board of Education will meet June 5.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Mendota Township High School District 280 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 5.

Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 Joint Elementary/High School Board of Education will meet June 5.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 Joint Elementary/High School Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 5.

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Marseilles Elementary School District 150 Board of Education met May 24.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Marseilles Elementary School District 150 Board of Education met at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24.

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Brookfield Public Library Finance Committee met May 24.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Brookfield Public Library Finance Committee met at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 24.

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City of Peru Design Review Committee will meet June 1.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

City of Peru Design Review Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1.

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Democrats want to keep Illinois out of balance financially, Rezin argues

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) criticized the recent partisan vote in the Illinois Senate to advance a budget that would increase revenue through higher taxes without the spending reform measures that Republicans have been demanding.

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Rezin: Even average would be nice when it comes to state's economy

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) wants Illinois to be normal.

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Republican robocall effort aims to derail Senate budget in the House

By Caitlin Nordhal | May 28, 2017

The Illinois Republican Party has launched a series of robocall campaigns targeting House districts to urge voters to call their representatives in opposition to a budget passed by Senate Democrats on Tuesday, according to a press release from the GOP.

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Demmer wants to book some fun for students this summer, fall

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Reading could reap a big reward for one lucky student and his classmates this fall in Illinois District 90.

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Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Michael McGrady | May 26, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.

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Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

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Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

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Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'

By Ann Maher, Madison County Record | May 26, 2017

Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy.