Prairie State Wire

Limits put in place on township fund accumulation

By Mia Sims | Sep 12, 2017

Townships will no longer be able to stockpile funds following the recent enactment of House Bill 1896, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Policy institute backs Rauner's veto of school funding bill

By Mia Sims | Aug 3, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the state's public education funding bill would finally eliminate "some of the most unfair and inequitable practices" in K-12 funding: subsidies brought about by tax increment financing (TIF) districts and the state's Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), the Illinois Policy Institute contends.