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Illinois State Rifle Association warns against UN threat

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.

Tamaroa FPD responds to 17 fires in 2017

By South West Illinois News Reports | Jun 30, 2018

Tamaroa Fire Protection District responded to 17 calls in 2017 - 13.3 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Pinckneyville FD responds to nine fires in 2017

By South West Illinois News Reports | Jun 29, 2018

Pinckneyville Fire Department responded to 14 calls in 2017 - 12.5 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Duquoin FD responds to 41 fires in 2017

By South West Illinois News Reports | Jun 28, 2018

Duquoin Fire Department responded to 85 calls in 2017 - 10.4 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

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St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

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Supreme Court's ruling means public sector employees now must opt into unions

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.

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Before Janus v. AFSCME, there was Harris v. Quinn fighting for 1st Amendment rights

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.

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Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.

From Kane County Reporter

Allen Skillicorn praises SCOTUS' union ruling

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is applauding the Supreme Court decision that absolves non-union workers from being obligated to pay fees that are used for collective bargaining.

Waterloo FD responds to 51 fires in 2017

By South West Illinois News Reports | Jun 27, 2018

Waterloo Fire Department responded to 107 calls in 2017 - 59.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.