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Lake Park's Ferrante has one sack in Winona St. Warriors football win

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 4, 2017

Lake Park graduate Michael Ferrante had one sack and one solo tackle for a loss in Winona St. Warriors football's 30-20 win Aug. 31 over the Bemidji St. Beavers at Warrior Stadium.

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Marquette Academy's Lechtenberg has two tackles in McKendree Bearcats football loss

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 4, 2017

Marquette Academy graduate John Lechtenberg had two tackles in McKendree Bearcats football's 42-2 loss Aug. 31 to the Angelo St. Rams.

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Lake Park's Ferrante has one sack in Winona St. Warriors football win

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 4, 2017

Lake Park graduate Michael Ferrante had one sack and one solo tackle for a loss in Winona St. Warriors football's 30-20 win Aug. 31 over the Bemidji St. Beavers at Warrior Stadium.

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Marquette Academy's Lechtenberg has two tackles in McKendree Bearcats football loss

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 4, 2017

Marquette Academy graduate John Lechtenberg had two tackles in McKendree Bearcats football's 42-2 loss Aug. 31 to the Angelo St. Rams.

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Rezin-pushed school reform bill called final victory in hard-fought battle

By Hoang Tran | Sep 3, 2017

Education funding reform in Illinois was a hard-fought battle that paid off by bringing a more equitable system to schools across the state, Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) said during Senate debate on Tuesday.

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Illinois Valley announces free tax training classes

By April Bamburg | Sep 3, 2017

Anyone interested in becoming a tax professional is being invited to free training from the Abacus Tax School, according to a posting on the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development.

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Income tax hike will cost Grand Ridge residents $317,720.60 more this year, ranked 14th in La Salle County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 3, 2017

Grand Ridge taxpayers will pay an additional $317,720.60 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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Andrea Silva (trust) and Andrea Silva (trustee) sell 9522 Jackson Ave., Brookfield

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 3, 2017

On Aug. 28, 2017, David A. Habib purchased a home at 9522 Jackson Ave., Brookfield from Andrea Silva (trust) and Andrea Silva (trustee) for $158,000.

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Salvador Vargas buys 8812 W. 45th Place 3, Brookfield

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 3, 2017

On Aug. 28, 2017, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. sold their home at 8812 W. 45th Place 3, Brookfield to Salvador Vargas for $60,000.

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Grandview Capital LLC sells 3008 Forest Ave., Brookfield

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 3, 2017

On Aug. 28, 2017, Grandview Capital LLC sold their home at 3008 Forest Ave., Brookfield to Patti Scola for $180,000.

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Negotiations paid off in compromise school funding bill, Demmer says

By Hoang Tran | Sep 3, 2017

Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) defended the work and compromise that went into the state's public school funding bill before its House passage on Aug. 28. Some of his Republican colleagues didn't agree that the results lived up to expectations.

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Both sides gave in to ensure school funding, Long says

By Carrie Bradon | Sep 2, 2017

The new state K-12 public education funding measure signed into law on Thursday is the kind of compromise that was needed, Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator) said in a statement.

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Income tax hike will cost Earlville residents $816,678.77 more this year, ranked 10th in La Salle County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 2, 2017

Earlville taxpayers will pay an additional $816,678.77 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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Marquette football looking up — in more ways than one

By Aaron Crider | Sep 1, 2017

The Marquette Academy football team has already started strong — before the season has even begun.

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Former state university employee Walter paid in $27K to pension fund, could collect $455K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 1, 2017

Former state university employee Thomas Walter, who retired in August 2017, saved $27,326 toward a pension over 5 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

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Former state university employee Porzio paid in $133K to pension fund, could collect $2.8M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 1, 2017

Former state university employee Donald Porzio, who retired in August 2017, saved $132,740 toward a pension over 24 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Bogner paid in $48K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $949K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 1, 2017

Former state school employee Thomas Bogner, who retired in August 2017, saved $48,112 toward a pension over 18 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state university employee Monterastelli paid in $107K to pension fund, could collect $2.01M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 1, 2017

Former state university employee Cherie Monterastelli, who retired in August 2017, saved $107,303 toward a pension over 20 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

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Income tax hike will cost Dana residents $72,795.67 more this year, ranked 19th in La Salle County

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 1, 2017

Dana taxpayers will pay an additional $72,795.67 in income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

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Former state school employee Locascio paid in $15K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $317K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 1, 2017

Former state school employee Jane Locascio, who retired in August 2017, saved $15,325 toward a pension over 2 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.