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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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CITY OF CASEY: Place Your Live Christmas Tree Out With Your Normal Trash Service

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jan 5, 2020

If you have trash service with the City of Casey - you may place your live Christmas Tree out with your normal trash service this week.

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THE PARIS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM: Leaders Of Tomorrow Conference

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jan 5, 2020

The Paris Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism is excited to launch our Leaders of Tomorrow conference.

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1 East Central Illinois location licensed to dispense recreational marijuana

By East Central Reporter Reports | Jan 2, 2020

Forty-six dispensaries throughout Illinois can sell recreational marijuana to adults as of Wednesday, including one in East Central Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

From Macon Reporter

When it rains, it pours – New Illinois taxes may include one on precipitation

By East Central Reporter Reports | 22 days ago

Cash-strapped Illinois taxpayers could soon be hit by yet another deluge of levies that supporters of the plan insist are imperative to keeping the state safe and above water.

From South Central Illinois News

Democrats' desire 'to keep the status quo' is what ails state's stalled economy, Rep. Wilhour says

By East Central Reporter Reports | 22 days ago

State House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) admits to feeling envious of neighboring states and what they’ve done to get their fiscal houses in order as opposed to Illinois’ futile tax-and-spend approach.

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Gun-funding misappropriations another example of Illinois 'moving closer to tyranny,' Rep. Miller says

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) has a simple formula for determining efficiency and effectiveness in government.

From SE Illinois News

Rep. Bailey suspects (poorly) hidden agenda behind gun-services misappropriations

By East Central Reporter Reports | 22 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) laments the fact that he can almost predict each day's news coming out of the state's capital.

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THE PARIS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM: Leaders of Tomorrow Conference

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 29, 2019

The Paris Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism is excited to launch our Leaders of Tomorrow conference.

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CITY OF EFFINGHAM: Deputy Police Chief Kurt Davis First Place In City staffers' Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 29, 2019

The City of Effingham wishes you a joyous holiday season!

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CITY OF OLNEY: Olney City Hall Will Be Closed

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 29, 2019

The City of Olney would like to remind citizens that the Olney City Hall will be closed Wednesday, January 1st in observance of New Year's Day.

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CITY OF NEWTON: Looking For Interested Housing Rehabilitation Contractors Interested In Bidding On This Project

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 29, 2019

The Housing Rehabilitation project in the South/Central portion of the City of Newton is beginning to take off.

From South Central Illinois News

Impeachment 'nonsense' will be Democrats' undoing in 2020, Rep. Wilhour predicts

By East Central Reporter Reports | 29 days ago

Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) argues that there is no mystery as to why Democrats are all of sudden slow-walking their impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.

From Macon Reporter

Overburdened taxpayers 'will take path of least resistance' right out of Illinois, Rep. Halbrook says

By East Central Reporter Reports | 29 days ago

Illinois House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) wonders how much more the state's cash-strapped taxpayers can take.

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CITY OF NEWMAN: Spring Clean-Up 2020

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 21, 2019

Must provide copy of City of Newman utility bill and driver's license.

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CITY OF FLORA: Annual TIF Joint Review Board Meeting

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 21, 2019

The Annual TIF Joint Review Board Meeting will be held on Monday, December 30 at 4:30 PM in the conference room

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CITY OF CASEY: City Council Meeting Has Been Postponed

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 21, 2019

Tonight's City Council Meeting has been postponed until Monday December 30th, 2019.

From Macon Reporter

Rep. Halbrook and GOP colleagues continue to push for action on ethics reform, but to no avail

By East Central Reporter Reports | 1 month ago

State House Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) continues to push Gov. J.B. Pritzker for an acceptable response to the issue of corruption in Illinois state government.

From SE Illinois News

Wave of new state laws will only serve to drive more people away, Rep. Bailey says

By East Central Reporter Reports | 1 month ago

Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) insists the majority of his Springfield colleagues are going about things counterintuitively by continuing to fill the books with new laws that are only serving to add disorder to an already disorderly state government.

From Metro East Sun

As 250 new laws are set to kick in, Sen. Plummer asks voters which ones 'should we get rid of?'

By East Central Reporter Reports | 1 month ago

It’s a New Year's Eve countdown that Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) could do without.

From South Central Illinois News

More taxes in the New Year will only dig us deeper in the hole, Rep. Wilhour cautions

By East Central Reporter Reports | 1 month ago

Illinois House Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) wonders how some of his legislative colleagues in Springfield are among the only people in the state who fail to see the perils of their tax-and-spend policies.