June, 2017 | East Central Reporter

Clay County Board will meet June 13.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Clay County Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13.

Coles County Board met June 13.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Coles County Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13.

Cowden Herrick Community Unit School District 3A Board of Education met June 8.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Cowden Herrick Community Unit School District 3A Board of Education met at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8.

Shelbyville employees go without pay as township goes without supervisor

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 11, 2017

Shelbyville Township can't pay its employees because the township supervisor resigned and Democrats haven't replaced him, according to a report from the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Rauner, GOP bemoan budget breakdown, blame bickering Democrats

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 9, 2017

“Today we’ve seen a complete dereliction of duty by the majority in the General Assembly,” Gov. Bruce Rauner said after the 100th session of the General Assembly closed. “Once again, a tragic failure to serve the people of Illinois. A tragic failure to pass a balanced budget along with critical structural changes to protect taxpayers and grow more jobs.”

All play and no work — yet legislators still draw paychecks, policy pro argues

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 9, 2017

Lawmakers have spent very little time in their seats, but at least they got to have play time, Austin Berg wrote on the Illinois Policy Institute website recently.

General Assembly gives itself another month to reach budget accord

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 8, 2017

The General Assembly will meet in a continuous session through June to try to put a budget in place for the new fiscal year, which begins on July 1.

Ives blasts 'union mugs' she says attacked Phillips' work site

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 8, 2017

Nearly two months after Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) posted a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction sites, local police say they still have no suspects.

Budget breakdown lands Illinois one step from junk bond rating

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 8, 2017

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

Rose slams Dems for favoring Chicago, not compromise

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 7, 2017

Democrats can't pass a balanced budget, but they can make sure Chicago gets the lion's share of any money going to state schools, Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) said after the end of the spring legislative session recently.