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News from May 2017

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City of Sterling Mayor & Council met April 26

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Sterling Mayor & Council met 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.

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City of Sterling Mayor & Council met April 17

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Sterling Mayor & Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 17.

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City of Sterling Mayor & Council met April 3

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Sterling Mayor & Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 3.

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City of Sterling Mayor & Council met May 15

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Sterling Mayor & Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 15.

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City of Sterling Mayor & Council met March 20

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Sterling Mayor & Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 20.

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City of Sterling Mayor & Council met March 6

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Sterling Mayor & Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 6.

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City of Rock Falls Council met May 16

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Rock Falls Council met 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

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City of Rock Falls Council met April 28

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Rock Falls Council met 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 28.

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City of Rock Falls Council met April 4

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Rock Falls Council met 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4.

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City of Rock Falls Council met March 21

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Rock Falls Council met 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, March 21.

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City of Rock Falls Council met March 3

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 27, 2017

City of Rock Falls Council met 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 3.

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Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Michael McGrady | 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.

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Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

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

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

By Caitlin Nordahl | 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.

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

By Ann Maher, Madison County Record | 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.

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City of Rock Falls Council met February 21

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2017

City of Rock Falls Council met 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 21.

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City of Rock Falls Building Code Committee met April 5

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2017

City of Rock Falls Building Code Committee met 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 5.

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

By Caitlin Nordahl | 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.

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Bivins, Anderson, Weaver oppose Senate move to raise income tax

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 23, 2017

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

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City of Sterling Tree Board met March 13

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 22, 2017

City of Sterling Tree Board met 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13.