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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 23

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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 30

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Handel defeats Ossoff in most expensive House race in history

Ray Downs United Press International ROSWELL, Ga. (UPI) -- Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the most expensive congressional election in U.S. history to replace former Georgia Rep. Tom Price, who joined the Trump administration. Together, the campaigns spent more than $55 million, with Ossoff outspending Handel by roughly $25 million. But despite his vast support from the Democratic Party and online popularity, including celebrity endorsements from people like actress Alyssa Milano, Ossoff did not beat Handel in Georgia's […]

todayJune 21, 2017 4

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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 16

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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 7

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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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Carlinville, watchdog group information battle moves ahead

The ongoing tug-of-war between the City of Carlinville and John Kraft took another official step forward when Kraft's attorneys entered their court appearance and filed a motion for partial summary judgment on June 12. Kraft, the co-founder of the Edgar County Watchdogs, filed his lawsuit against the city over Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that he first sent to Carlinville regarding the April elections. He requested recordings of all electoral board meetings for the previous two months and copies […]

todayJune 18, 2017 31

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U.S. lawsuit: Malaysian PM used stolen funds for Leonardo DiCaprio gifts

Elizabeth Shim United Press International WASHINGTON/KUALA LAMPUR (UPI) -- A Picasso painting, a luxury apartment in Manhattan and the movie rights to Dumb and Dumber To are at the center of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit that alleges Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stole public funds to benefit himself and family members. Najib, identified as Official 1 in the Justice Department investigations, may have stolen as much as $4.5 billion from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that should have […]

todayJune 16, 2017 26

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