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News from December 2016

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Albert Suguitan donates $1,000 to REALTORS Political Action Committee

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 14, 2016

Albert Suguitan, (8 Oak Hill Drive, Edwardsville), donated $1,000 to Springfield's REALTORS Political Action Committee on Nov. 22, 2016.

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Arcola Community Unified School District No. 306 to hold public hearing on tax levy

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 14, 2016

Arcola Community Unified School District No. 306 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14.

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Clark County Park District votes in favor of low-cost lot lease rates

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 13, 2016

The Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) have uncovered what could amount to coercion in Marshall based on its scrutiny of recent Clark County Park District policies involving leasing residential lots at unusually low costs.

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Frank Padak donates $500 to Credit Union Political Action Council Cupac IL

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 13, 2016

Frank Padak, (101 Credit Union Way, Edwardsville), donated $500 to Naperville's Credit Union Political Action Council Cupac IL on Jan. 13, 2016.

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Paul M. Dix donates $5,400 to Committee to Elect Judge Jo Beth Weber for Appellate Court Judge

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 13, 2016

Paul M. Dix, (50 S. Fairmount Drive, Alton), donated $5,400 to Mount Vernon's Committee to Elect Judge Jo Beth Weber for Appellate Court Judge on Nov. 7, 2016.

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Mattoon City Council authorizes property and casualty, workers' comp insurance coverage

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 13, 2016

Mattoon City Council authorizes property and casualty, workers' comp insurance coverage during a recent meeting.

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Cumberland Community Unit School District No. 77 commends junior high basketball team for good sportsmanship

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 13, 2016

Cumberland Community Unit School District No. 77 commends junior high basketball team for good sportsmanship during a recent meeting.

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Marshall City Council set to vote on tax levy and assessment ordinance

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 12, 2016

Marshall City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12.

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Cumberland Community Unit School District No. 77 Board to review and approve substitute list

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 12, 2016

Cumberland Community Unit School District No. 77 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15.

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Dems called on to end Madigan's reign as House speaker

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 12, 2016

“If America is two countries, Illinois is two states,” the Peoria Journal Star said recently in an editorial, censuring House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and attributing the state’s “abysmal” financial status to continued ineptitude and duplicity in the General Assembly.

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Election losses have taken some shine off Madigan's rose, analyst says

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 12, 2016

Voting for state Rep. Mike Madigan to serve yet another term as House Speaker may be more difficult for Democrats this time, according to the screenwriter for a documentary about the Chicago Democrat.

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Charleston Carnegie library trustess discuss becoming smoke free campus

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 11, 2016

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library Board met Oct. 31 to discuss becoming a smoke free campus.

Lawrence library board reviews summer reading program

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 11, 2016

The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees met Oct. 18 to review the summer reading program.

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Charleston CUSD board declares surplus inventory

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 11, 2016

The Charleston Community Unit School District No. 1 Board Education met Oct. 19 to declare surplus inventory.

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Mattoon City Council authorizes police promotions

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 11, 2016

The Mattoon City Council met Nov. 1 to authorize police department promotions.

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Tolono library board adopts tax levy

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 11, 2016

The Tolono Public Library District Board of Trustees met Aug. 2 to adopt a tax levy.

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Rauner outlines details for second stopgap budget

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 9, 2016

Gov. Bruce Rauner took to social media this week to lay out his terms for another stopgap budget.

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Proposal would replace pensions with 401(k)-style plans for new public hires

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 9, 2016

With Illinois' state pension liability 17 percent more than it was last year, the vice president of a Chicago-based think tank recently said that 401(k)-style plans for public employees would go a long way toward easing the pension crisis.

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Illinois loses 10,000 manufacturing jobs in past year

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 9, 2016

The manufacturing industry in Illinois continues to show job losses, despite October's net gain of 1,600 jobs.

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Report: State's pension debt soars 17 percent to $130 billion this year

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 9, 2016

Already struggling under a multi-tiered fiscal burden, Illinois taxpayers are now confronting incontrovertible evidence of serious fiscal setbacks in their state as a new report revealed staggering amounts of pension debt and escalating red ink.