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Massac County Unit School District #1 Board of Education met May 9.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 30, 2017

Massac County Unit School District #1 Board of Education met Tuesday, May 9.

Massac County Unit School District #1 Board of Education met May 2.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 30, 2017

Massac County Unit School District #1 Board of Education met Tuesday, May 2.

Severin cheers pact that lets corrections nurses keep working

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 29, 2017

Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) celebrated the recent agreement between the Illinois Department of Corrections (IODC) and the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) that will prevent the layoff of 124 nurses working in correctional facilities.

Many southwestern Illinois mortgages 'underwater,' analysis shows

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 28, 2017

Across portions of southwestern Illinois, between 14 percent and 20 percent of homeowners have a mortgage that's 125 percent or more of their home's value as of March 31, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions, a California-based provider of property data.

GOP goes robocalling, asks Costello, Phelps constituents to fight budget plan

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 28, 2017

Constituents of Reps. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) and Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) are receiving robocalls urging them to tell their representatives to vote against the budget passed by the Senate on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Illinois Republican Party.

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Benton cheers $2.8 million in block grants for local housing efforts

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 28, 2017

Residents of Illinois’ 117th District will receive more than $2.8 million in funding through the Community Development Block Grant, Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) announced recently.

Schimpf stands his ground against spending increase

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 28, 2017

Several bills in the “grand bargain” package have gotten their day in the Senate recently, but one that Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) didn't want to hear any more about was Senate Bill 6, according to a press release from his office.

Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By South West Illinois News 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 South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2017

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

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

By South West Illinois News 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.

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

By South West Illinois News 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.

Familiar face returns to Saluki football

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2017

Pat Poore, a Southern Illinois football coaching staff member from 2001 to 2007, has returned to the Saluki staff to coach receivers, the school's website reported recently.

Southern Illinois sets up basketball camp for high school players

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2017

The Southern Illinois men's basketball team will host its College Prep Camp on June 30 to help high schoolers get ready for their season, the school announced recently.

Murphysboro Community Unified School District 186 DUPE met Sept. 27.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2017

Murphysboro Community Unified School District 186 DUPE met Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Anna City Council met Aug. 16.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2017

Anna City Council met at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16.

Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board met May 19.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2017

Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board met Thursday, May 19.

Illinois Workforce Innovation Board met Feb. 25.

By South West Illinois News Reports | May 26, 2017

Illinois Workforce Innovation Board met Thursday, Feb. 25.

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

By South West Illinois News 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.