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News from December 2016

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West Frankfort City Council appoints emergency employee

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 10, 2016

The West Frankfort City Council met Oct. 25 to appoint an emergency employee to the police department.

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DuQuoin CUSD board submits accreditation application

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 10, 2016

The DuQuoin CUSD #300 School Board met Sept. 15 to submit the annual accreditation application.

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Benton City Council presents fire department updates

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 10, 2016

The Benton City Council met Aug. 8 to present fire department updates.

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Murphysboro CUSD board presents information on budget

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 10, 2016

The Murphysboro Community Unified School District 186 Board of Education met Sept. 27 to present information on the proposed budget.

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Rauner outlines details for second stopgap budget

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 9, 2016

Gov. Bruce Rauner took to social media this week to lay out his terms for another stopgap budget.

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Proposal would replace pensions with 401(k)-style plans for new public hires

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 9, 2016

With Illinois' state pension liability 17 percent more than it was last year, the vice president of a Chicago-based think tank recently said that 401(k)-style plans for public employees would go a long way toward easing the pension crisis.

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Illinois loses 10,000 manufacturing jobs in past year

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 9, 2016

The manufacturing industry in Illinois continues to show job losses, despite October's net gain of 1,600 jobs.

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Report: State's pension debt soars 17 percent to $130 billion this year

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 9, 2016

Already struggling under a multi-tiered fiscal burden, Illinois taxpayers are now confronting incontrovertible evidence of serious fiscal setbacks in their state as a new report revealed staggering amounts of pension debt and escalating red ink.

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Anna CUSD board approves emergency action plans

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2016

The Anna Community School District No. 37 Board of Education met Sept. 19 to approve emergency action plans.

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Anna City Council approves park usage applications

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2016

The Anna City Council met Oct. 4 to approve park usage applications.

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Benton City Council hires police officer

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2016

The Benton City Council met Aug. 22 to hire a new police officer.

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Benton City Council hires temporary firefighter

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2016

The Benton City Council met Sept. 26 to hire a temporary firefighter.

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Benton City Council closes public square

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 7, 2016

The Benton City Council met Oct. 24 to close the public square.

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Schimpf ready to tackle budget challenges

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 5, 2016

Now that the election dust has settled, Paul Schimpf, a Republican from Waterloo who won the race for the open 58th District state Senate seat, is ready to get to work in the Assembly to turn the state's troubled economy around.

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Rauner veto of automatic voter registration bill stands after House vote

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 5, 2016

The Illinois House failed to garner the votes needed to overturn Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of Senate Bill 250, which would have automatically registered Illinois residents to vote when they make government transactions, such as renewing a driver's license.

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House OKs resolution to allow ATVs in Shawnee National Forest

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 5, 2016

Paving the road to improving recreational transportation in Southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, the Illinois House recently approved HR 1269, a resolution to allow all terrain-vehicle (ATV) use in the forest, spearheaded by state Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) and four additional lawmakers.

State plaes Columbia CUSD 4 on 'Financial Recognition' list

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 3, 2016

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Columbia CUSD 4 on its "Financial Recognition" list.

Pinckneyville City Council executes intergovernmental agreement

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 3, 2016

The Pinckneyville City Council met Aug. 22 to execute an intergovernmental agreement.

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Franklin County reappoint hospital board members

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 3, 2016

The Franklin County Board met Aug. 16 to reappoint members to the hospital board.

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Sparta CUSD board approves overnight trips

By South West Illinois News Reports | Dec 3, 2016

The Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education met Sept. 15 to approve overnight trips.