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City of Columbia Committee of the Whole met November 13

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

City of Columbia Committee of the Whole met 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 13.

Village of Hecker Board of Trustees met November 13

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

Village of Hecker Board of Trustees met 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 13.

Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education met November 14

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education met 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 14.

Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met October 18

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

Duquoin Community Unit School District 300 Board met 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 18.

Tamaroa Grade School District 5 Board met November 15

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

Tamaroa Grade School District 5 Board met 5:30 p.m. Thursday, November 15.

Tamaroa Grade School District 5 Board met September 19

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

Tamaroa Grade School District 5 Board met 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 19.

Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 Board met September 24

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 Board met 7 p.m. Monday, September 24.

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Board met September 13

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 17, 2018

Sparta Community Unit School District 140 Board met 7 p.m. Thursday, September 13.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois gets below-average marks on financial transparency

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Illinois received a score of 72 on making key financial information accessible and understandable to the public, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting (TIA), a Chicago-based policy institute.

Monroe County approves levy for Fire Protection District

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 15, 2018

Monroe County passed the single referendum on its Nov. 6 ballot.

Randolph County approves referendums

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 15, 2018

Randolph County passes both referendums on the Nov. 6 ballot

From SE Illinois News

Madigan backs Elizabethtown’s Natalie Phelps Finnie with $760,184 this election cycle

By South West Illinois News Reports | 6 years ago

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $760,184 to Elizabethtown State House candidate Natalie Phelps Finnie this election cycle, state filings show.

Madigan backs Smithton’s Jerry Costello, II with $710,523 this election cycle

By South West Illinois News Reports | Nov 12, 2018

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $710,523 to Smithton State House candidate Jerry Costello, II this election cycle, state filings show.