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Raymond council handle a variety of housekeeping measures at June meetings

RAYMOND (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the meeting of the Raymond Village Board that took place on June 5, the board voted to approve the prevailing wage ordinance, discussed a citizen’s project regarding a ditch, mosquito spraying is underway and the water tower is looking at a cleaning of the exterior among other items of discussion. Following approval of the meeting minutes from May 15 and prior minutes from April 30, the board voted to approve Ordinance 421, the prevailing wage […]

todayJune 24, 2017 11

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UPDATE: Matt Hughes stable after train collision

RAYMOND/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Officials with the Illinois State Police are still investigating a major collision between a truck and train on Beelers Trail in Raymond. A family statement made Sunday morning, June 18, noted some positive news: Our family is overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support. Please understand that there are many false reports out there by people who say they are close to the family. We will post another update here when we have more news. Matt […]

todayJune 24, 2017 14

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Save Time, Buy Online: Illinois State Fair Gate & Parking Now Available for Online Purchase

Ticket scanning now an option at all Illinois State Fair gates SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Fair continues its trek into the digital age by offering an online payment option for gate admission, parking passes and mega passes this year with more features to be added in addition to last year's unveiling of a new mobile app that allows fair attendees to customize their visit to the state fairgrounds. In addition to purchasing advance tickets, attendees will also have the option […]

todayJune 23, 2017 26

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‘Unmarked’ government vehicles targeted by transparency group

Local governments throughout Illinois own a total of more than 270,000 cars, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW), who also say they are working on a system to allow anyone to quickly identify municipal vehicles. The ECW argued that vehicle ownership should be more transparent to all. "We are working on an application that will be searchable by license plate number, public body, and zip code so citizens and taxpayers can identify those vehicles in order to question the […]

todayJune 22, 2017 33

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns after series of scandals

Ray Downs United Press International SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Uber founder Travis Kalanick has resigned as the company's chief executive officer after months of scandal saw investors lose faith in the controversial tech mogul. The sudden departure comes after investors in the multi-billion dollar ride-sharing app demanded the resignation of Kalanick, who then agreed to step down. "I love Uber more than anything in the world and at this difficult moment in my personal life I have accepted the investors request […]

todayJune 21, 2017 31

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Manchester United boss José Mourinho subject of Spanish tax fraud investigation

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United's boss may be following those of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar in a similar fashion as the other three: a summons to appear in court. A Spanish state prosecutor in Madrid revealed in a press hearing today that a claim of two counts of tax evasion, dating back to 2011 and 2012 has been filed when José Mourinho, who became the MU boss last season, was in charge of Real Madrid. […]

todayJune 20, 2017 17

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Elections board will be ‘toast’ without new computers by 2018 elections, official says

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the Illinois State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections. Ken Menzel, general counsel for the board, said there are approximately 4,000 active campaign committees for 2018 and without at least $25,000 to replace obsolete equipment, the voting lines will be exceedingly long next […]

todayJune 20, 2017 10

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Coles County can’t fix debt by upping assessed value, group argues

MATTOON - Raising the equalized assessed value (EAV) can't dig a county out of millions of dollars in debt, according to a recent argument made by the Edgar County Watchdogs on their Illinois Leaks website. The watchdog group had reported on the Federal lawsuit between the City of Mattoon and Coles County over property assessments for the 2016 tax year. The city is currently $103 million in debt and operating with fiscal deficit of $720,000. Mattoon CUSD #2 is also […]

todayJune 19, 2017 8

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Skillicorn offers insight into budget plan at Crystal Lake town hall

Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) will talk to constituents about his “Right Now” budget proposal and address concerns about the state’s budget impasse on June 26 at a town hall meeting, according to a press release. The hour-long meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Skillicorn's district office in Crystal Lake. Just before the end of the spring legislative session, Skillicorn filed a budget proposal that balanced the state’s revenue and spending without any tax increases, the press release said, adding […]

todayJune 18, 2017 3

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