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News from June 2017

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Taxpayers say 'reform,' but lawmakers hear 'more taxes,' policy pro says

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 17, 2017

Illinois lawmakers betray their ignorance of the needs and opinions of taxpayers when they pass huge tax increases as a way out of the ongoing budget impasse, a policy expert said on a radio program recently.

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Ex-state senator sues over 'unconstitutional' skipped paychecks, years after supporting skipped pay

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 17, 2017

A former member of the Illinois Senate is suing the state’s comptroller to get money he claims was denied him during a decade in office — even though he voted for the measure he now claims is illegal.

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Elections board will be 'toast' without new computers by 2018 elections, official says

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 16, 2017

Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.

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Jasper clerk might have broken law with signature, group contends

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 16, 2017

Jasper County Clerk Linda Huth appears to have violated the Notary Public Act by notarizing a petition from the 2015 election cycle on which she was also a signatory, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

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Coles County can't fix debt by upping assessed value, group argues

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 16, 2017

Raising the equalized assessed value (EAV) can't dig a county out of millions of dollars in debt, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) argued on their Illinois Leaks website recently.

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Arthur Community Unit School District 305 Board of Education met June 14.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 15, 2017

Arthur Community Unit School District 305 Board of Education met at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 14.

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Pensions blamed for college costs pushing through the roof

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 14, 2017

Eastern Illinois University’s (EIU) average cost of tuition and fees increased by 78 percent over the course of 10 years, according to an Illinois Policy Institute report on the state’s higher education crisis.

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Charleston home prices rise in May 2017

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in Charleston rose by $25,000 while total sales increased by 14.3%.

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Oblong home prices fall in May 2017

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in Oblong fell by $88,500 while total sales increased by 100%.

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Mattoon home prices fall in May 2017

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in Mattoon fell by $13,500 while total sales decreased by 3.7%.

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Paris home prices rise in May 2017

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in Paris rose by $41,000 while total sales increased by 20%.

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Palestine home prices rise in May 2017

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in Palestine rose by $32,750 while total sales decreased by 50%.

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Robinson home prices fall in May 2017

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 14, 2017

The median sale price of a home sold in May 2017 in Robinson fell by $2,750 while total sales increased by 21.4%.

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Marshall City Council met June 12.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Marshall City Council met at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 12.

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Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 Board of Education met June 12.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 Board of Education met at 7 p.m. Monday, June 12.

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Flora City Council met June 12.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Flora City Council met at 12:45 p.m. Monday, June 12.

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Newton City Council met June 6.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Newton City Council met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 6.

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Olney City Council met June 12.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Olney City Council met at 7 p.m. Monday, June 12.

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Clark County Board met May 19.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Clark County Board met at 8 a.m. Friday, May 19.

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Clay County Board Claims Committee met June 12.

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jun 13, 2017

Clay County Board Claims Committee met at 12 p.m. Monday, June 12.