May, 2017 | East Central Reporter

City of Neoga Regular Council met May 8

By East Central Reporter Reports | May 30, 2017

City of Neoga Regular Council met 7 p.m. Monday, May 8.

City of Olney Board of Appeals will meet June 5

By East Central Reporter Reports | May 30, 2017

City of Olney Board of Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June 5.

Coles County bonds for education office unjustified, group alleges

By East Central Reporter Reports | May 28, 2017

Coles County issued $600,000 worth of bonds to build the Regional Office of Education despite not having the authority to do so, according to a government oversight group.

Christian County earns slightly lower property multiplier

By East Central Reporter Reports | May 28, 2017

Christian County has received a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.000 from the Illinois Department of Revenue.

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Richland County multiplier remains at 1.000

By East Central Reporter Reports | May 28, 2017

The Illinois Department of Revenue has assigned Richland County a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.000 for 2016, leaving it unchanged from 2015.

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | 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.

Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By East Central Reporter Reports | 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.

Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By East Central Reporter Reports | May 26, 2017

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

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

By East Central Reporter Reports | 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.

Tax analyst: Illinoisans crushed under weight of sales, income, property taxes

By East Central Reporter Reports | May 25, 2017

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.