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Effingham superintendent looking at ‘punishing’ voters, group alleges

Effingham Community Schools Superintendent Mark Doan is considering “punishing" voters for rejecting a second effort at a sales tax by issuing $ 14 million in bonds, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) allege. In April, voters nixed upping the sales tax to 7.75 percent from 6.5 percent to increase a reserve fund and offset the potential impact of a loss of state funding.  The school district was expected to use its portion of the revenue to make upgrades to Effingham Junior […]

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UNACCEPTABLE: A Commentary From The Editor’s Desk

The following is an Editorial Commentary. UNACCEPTABLE - the singular word that perfectly describes and sums up the pain, dysfunction and instability politicians in Springfield have inflicted on Illinoisans as a result of their failure to provide a permanent balanced state budget for the past two years, with almost 24 days until the next fiscal year begins. As the state's credit ratings continue to be downgraded over and over again, as residents have emigrated from the state for greener pastures, […]

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SIU looks to raise $75 million to help students find success

The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Foundation is almost halfway to collecting its fundraising goal of $ 75 million to help provide scholarships and other benefits to its Carbondale students, SIU announced recently. The campaign, "Forever SIU: The Campaign for Students,” kicked off in January and will continue through the end of 2019. Its goal is to bring i $ 75 million, at least $ 48 million of which will go toward efforts to retain students. As of May 8, the […]

todayJune 5, 2017 17

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Breen blames ‘petty’ partisanship for move to restrict Medicaid managed care

Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) described Monday's passage of Senate Bill 1446 as a hypocritical move by Democrats to make it harder for Gov. Bruce Rauner to use managed care systems for some Medicaid recipients. “All of the sudden, it becomes something that well, it needs to be stopped, because it’s Gov. Rauner,” Breen said, according to a video of the SB1446 debate posted by the Illinois Republican Party. “It makes no sense for it to be fine under Gov. Quinn […]

todayJune 5, 2017 29

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Madigan did disservice to all of Illinois by blocking budget, Jesiel says

House Speaker Michael Madigan rejected bipartisan efforts to reach a budget deal in the General Assembly by not even calling the bill for a vote, Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Heights) said after the spring legislative session ended on Wednesday. “The good faith and cooperation of these negotiations gave me hope that we could actually tackle this critical issue and use it as a catalyst to craft a balanced budget and begin the financial healing process our state so desperately needs,” […]

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Hillsboro Native Earns Honors At Vanderbilt

A former Hillsboro native, Dr. Nancy J. Cox, was honored this spring as the first recipient of the Richard M. Caprioli Research Award. Dr. Cox currently serves as the director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute in Nashville, TN. The daughter of the late Gene and Helen Cox, she graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1974 and was selected as the second Hillsboro Education Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2002. Dr. Cox earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology […]

todayJune 5, 2017 15

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Second Circuit Court upholds Ulbricht’s double life sentence

NEW YORK, NY (Free Press Publications) -- Nearly two years ago Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to 2 life sentences plus 40 years in prison for his role in creating and operating the Silk Road online market. This sentence, and indeed the entire conviction, was appealed based on suppressed evidence and the existence of corrupt federal agents working on the investigation into Silk Road. Former Secret Service Agent Carl Mark Force & former DEA Agent Shaun Bridges each plead guilty to […]

todayJune 4, 2017 10

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McConnaughay says Dems gave up on compromise, cost cutting

SPRINGFIELD -- Democrats passed on bipartisanship and pushed another tax-heavy budget before the spring legislative session ended with no agreement, Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) said in a statement recently. "To say I’m disappointed is an understatement," she said, according to the press release. "It’s devastating that, once again, the General Assembly is adjourning without passing a balanced budget with structural reforms. Even though Senate Republicans made many attempts to work in a bipartisan fashion across the aisle, we found […]

todayJune 4, 2017 20

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Freshmen legislators vent frustration at failure of budget deal

Many freshmen lawmakers say the crash and burn they saw on Wednesday night came about because the Democrats don't know how to drive. The first session of the 100th General Assembly concluded without a balanced budget and with the potential for a special session. According to Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R–East Dundee), the majority of the blame for the latest legislative impasse, especially in regards to no balanced budget being passed, belongs with the House Democratic leadership. “I'm starting to call […]

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