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Village of Arthur Board of Trustees met March 17

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 19, 2025

Village of Arthur Board of Trustees met Monday, March 17

Flora Community Unit School District 35 Board of Education met March 17

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 19, 2025

Flora Community Unit School District 35 Board of Education met Monday, March 17

Jasper County Board met April 17

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 19, 2025

Jasper County Board met Thursday, April 17

Arthur Community Unified School District 305 Board of Trustees met April 16

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 19, 2025

Arthur Community Unified School District 305 Board of Trustees met Wednesday, April 16

Blaine Wilhour criticizes Illinois governance and leadership in recent tweets

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 19, 2025

Blaine Wilhour aired his concerns over Illinois governance through tweets on April 16, 18, and 19, 2025.

Crawford County: Medicare transfers accounted for 6.8% of income in 2022

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 19, 2025

In 2022, Medicare transfers made up 6.8% of income in Crawford County, providing an average of $3,536 per capita to residents.

State Rep. Miller: 'The pro-criminal party works hard to reduce public safety in our communities'

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 18, 2025

Chris Miller, the state representative for Illinois House District 101, said House Democrats supported a failed bill that would have allowed convicted murderers and rapists under 21 to seek parole and resentencing.

Effingham County residents paid 43rd-largest sum in sales taxes in Illinois during January

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 18, 2025

Effingham County residents paid $496,049 in sales taxes, the 43rd highest total paid per county in January.

Registered sex offenders: no new living in Richland County as of March 30

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 18, 2025

There are no new registered sex offenders living in Richland County in the week ending March 30 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

State Rep. Niemerg: 'Chronic wasting disease has now been detected in another four' Illinois counties

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 18, 2025

Adam Niemerg, representative for Illinois' 102nd State House District, announced on Facebook that chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in more counties across Illinois.

Unchanged number of lawyers with active licenses to practice in cities located within Douglas County in March compared to previous month

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 18, 2025

The number of lawyers with active licenses in cities in Douglas County in March remained the same in comparison to the previous month.

State Rep. Miller: Chicago leadership 'live in fantasy land' and have 'no answer for their failures'

By East Central Reporter Reports | Apr 18, 2025

Chris Miller, Illinois state representative for District 101, said in a Facebook post that Chicago leadership and Chicago Public Schools officials are living in “fantasy land” due to what he describes as a lack of solutions for failures that have “destroyed education.”