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News from October 2016

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education, October 13, 2016 Agenda

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 14, 2016

Sparta Community Unit School District #140 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m.

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Jackson County Finance and Administration Committee review budget preparations

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 13, 2016

The Jackson County Finance and Administration Committee met Sept. 19 for budget preparations.

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Carbondale Elementary School District committee discuss road sign verbiage

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 13, 2016

The Carbondale Elementary School District #95 Public Relations Committee met Sept. 13 to discuss road sign verbiage.

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Anna CSD reviews activity fund report

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 13, 2016

The Anna Community School District No. 37 Board of Education met Aug. 15 to review the activity fund report.

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Jefferson County Board enact drug count fee

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 13, 2016

The Jefferson County Board met April 25 to enact a $10 fee to support the drug count.

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Kasiar tours District 118, laments state's neglect of region's roads

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 13, 2016

When you travel through 11 counties by RV, you start to notice the state of the roads.

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Severin: Workers' comp reform, lower taxes, fewer regulations can stop job exodus

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 10, 2016

David Severin, small-business owner and Republican candidate for the District 117 state House seat, expressed his concerns about the exodus of jobs from Illinois.

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Did you know nine in ten Illinois journalists vote Democrat?

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 10, 2016

The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board made headlines last week when it endorsed Gary Johnson for U.S. president.

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Schimpf says his military skills would be asset as state senator

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 10, 2016

Selecting “Reason No. 2” from his list of half a dozen strong suits, Paul Schimpf, Republican candidate for the District 58 state Senate seat, recently emphasized how his military background informs his qualifications to serve his constituents.

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Fowler discusses job creation with Trump in Southern Illinois

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 10, 2016

Hoping to bring Southern Illinois values to Springfield, Dale Fowler -- the Republican candidate for state Senate in District 59 -- recently had an opportunity to meet with presidential candidate Donald Trump to discuss the region’s coal industry.

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Highest-paid teacher in Egyptian CUSD 5 earned $71,357.61 in the 2013-2014 school year

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 9, 2016

The top 20 highest-paid teachers in Egyptian CUSD 5 each earned more than $50,000 in total compensation in 2014, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Highest-paid teacher in Alexander/Johnson/Massac/Pulaski/Union ROE earned $42,550 in the 2013-2014 school year

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 9, 2016

The highest-paid teacher in Alexander/Johnson/Massac/Pulaski/Union ROE earned more than $43,000 in compensation in 2014, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Highest-paid teacher in Shawnee CUSD 84 earned $66,160 in the 2013-2014 school year

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 9, 2016

The top 10 highest-paid teachers in Shawnee CUSD 84 each earned more than $49,000 in total compensation in 2014, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Highest-paid teacher in Cairo USD 1 raked in $90,982 in the 2013-2014 school year

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 9, 2016

The top 10 highest-paid teachers in Cairo USD 1 each earned more than $65,000 in total compensation in 2014, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Highest-paid teacher in Cobden SUD 17 earned $73,351 in the 2013-2014 school year

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 9, 2016

The top 20 highest-paid teachers in Cobden SUD 17 each earned more than $56,000 in total compensation last year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Big-time recruiting buzz surrounds Carterville High receiver

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 7, 2016

Luke Ford's mailbox has been filling up lately.

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State's pension-debt crisis lingers as solutions seem to remain elusive

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 7, 2016

Illinois' public pension crisis has been bumped out of the headlines by the Nov. 8 presidential election and other attention-grabbers, but the crisis hasn't gone away, the vice president of a Chicago-based conservative think tank said in a recent article.

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Eldorado defense shines through season's first half

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 7, 2016

What are the first steps toward improving on a great season? In Eldorado's case, it's by getting more defensive.

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Illinois workers drop out of labor force as manufacturing jobs are lost

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 7, 2016

The Illinois unemployment rate declined for the fourth straight month in August, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced last week.

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How did Bob Hill spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

By South West Illinois News Reports | Oct 7, 2016

Republican Bob Hill's election campaign committee, Citizens for Bob Hill, spent $500 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).