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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

News from 2018

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION: Rights and Responsibilities of Condo Association Board Members Now Available

By Press release submission | Aug 31, 2018

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Division of Real Estate (DRE) recently published the “Rights and Responsibilities of Association Board Members” to clearly explain the legal responsibilities of condominium and common interest community property boards.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Two IDOT Projects Earn Top Regional Awards

By Press release submission | Aug 31, 2018

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has singled out the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Chicago-St. Louis passenger rail project and the Interstate 55-Lake Shore Drive interchange reconstruction for top honors among Midwest states in the America’s Transportation Awards.

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ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER: Gov. Rauner gives car sharing innovation a boost in Illinois

By Press release submission | Aug 31, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner said that he sides with consumers on the issue of car sharing in Illinois.

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IL Rising - Gov. Rauner's slim re-election chances

By LGIS News Service | Aug 29, 2018

The team discusses' Gov. Rauner's slim re-election chances as shown by a recent poll.

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IL Rising - The state's unbalanced budget

By LGIS News Service | Aug 29, 2018

State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) joins the Illinois Rising team to discuss the stat'es budget.

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BetterGov - Gov. Rauner’s EPA draft plans to use Volkswagen settlement funds

By LGIS News Service | Aug 29, 2018

The Rauner Administration plans to use $109 million in lawsuit-settlement from a Volkswagen emissions scandal to fund more environmentally friendly policies such as less-polluting trains, electric car charging stations and funding for school buses.

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BetterGov's Doubek: Candidates, where's the discussion about the big debt problems?

By LGIS News Service | Aug 29, 2018

BetterGov's Madeleine Doubek assess why there is a hush on discussion of the state's big debt problem among candidate.

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Illinois is one of the nation’s top cheats in the welfare game

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 29, 2018

Illinois has mastered the art of gaming the federal food stamp program to where 101 of its 102 counties continue to fall under a recession-era expansion of the program despite near record-low unemployment levels, according to a recent study by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA).

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Pritzer proposes tax hike, ignores voter questions

By Asia Mayfield | Aug 28, 2018

Republican leaders recently held a press conference to discuss Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker’s plan to impose a tax hike on Illinoisians.

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School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported the most expulsions?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 28, 2018

Vienna High School District 133 reported the highest rate of students expelled during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Report: Which Illinois communities saw the most structure fires in 2017?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 27, 2018

Bedford Park Fire District, McCook Fire District and Fairview-Caseyville Township Fire Protection District reported responding to the most structure fire incidents per capita in 2017, according to the latest state report.

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Tazewell among counties with worst home affordability

By Prairie State Wire reports | Aug 27, 2018

Tazewell County ranked No. 155 on a list of U.S. counties with the worst home affordability index, according to an analysis of 432 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

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Reeder: First day of school

By Scott Reeder | Aug 26, 2018

Sunday night, I watched my daughters pack up their book bags and get ready for their first day of school.

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Haislmaier: Health Care Choices and Premiums: What’s Going on in Illinois

By Edmund F. Haislmaier, Heritage Foundation | Aug 26, 2018

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With second highest property tax rate in the nation, Dodge not surprised by state's outmigration issue

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 25, 2018

Jim Dodge wonders how much longer Illinois taxpayers are willing to be the victims before striking back to use all the power they have in their hands.

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PEORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT: This Labor Day, and Every Day, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

By Press release submission | Aug 25, 2018

The Peoria Police Department announced its plans for a traffic safety campaign focusing on drunk, unbuckled and distracted drivers.

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VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK RECREATION & PARKS DEPARTMENT: Recreation Department Hosts Harvest Hoedown at Crescent Park on Sept. 22

By Press release submission | Aug 25, 2018

Harvest Hoedown is coming to Orland Park.

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CITY OF DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT: Accepting Applications for 4th Annual Citizen Fire Academy

By Press release submission | Aug 25, 2018

The Des Plaines Fire Department would like to invite Des Plaines residents to participate in its 4th Annual Citizen Fire Academy.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Construction expected to delay I-55 traffic

By Press release submission | Aug 25, 2018

The Illinois Department of Transportation is advising travelers that a series construction projects along Interstate 55 through Grundy, Livingston and McLean counties will potentially cause backups and delays, particularly on weekends, for the next several weeks.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY: Illinois State Agencies Collaborate to Expand Mobile Services

By Press release submission | Aug 25, 2018

The Department of Employment Security (DES) and Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) jointly announce the release of the IllinoisJobLink.com mobile functionality.