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Illinois municipal group seeks more local input on COVID-19 action

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has criticized local governments for not enforcing his COVID-19 orders, placing blame for increased cases at their feet. Local governments are looking for more collaboration from the governor. In Springfield and Sangamon County, officials are issuing fines and suspending food licenses. In a neighboring county, Jacksonville mayor Andy Ezard said they don’t have the capacity to enforce. “With our numbers with our police department, there are four or five officers on duty each […]

November 17, 2020 1

Illinois

For first time, population in all Illinois’ metro areas declines

SPRINGFIELD/WASHINGTON (Illinois News Network) -- U.S. Census data released Thursday showed the population in every one of Illinois' metropolitan areas declined in the past year for the first time. The Chicago metropolitan area, which includes suburban cities and portions of Wisconsin and Indiana, reported the largest population decrease in the nation, shrinking by an estimated 22,068 people. That represents 0.23 percent of the area’s total population of about 9.5 million people. Population in the Danville area shrank by 1.26 percent, […]

April 18, 2019 6

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois to issue February food stamp benefits this week

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Those on food stamps in Illinois should get next month's benefits by the end of the week, but leaders in Springfield are warning people to make them last. The Federal government is releasing February's food stamp benefits, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP), early. The partial Federal government shutdown will leave the United States Department of Agriculture without the authority to spend money next month. In Illinois, Department Of Human Services […]

January 15, 2019 4

Business & Lifestyle

$2 billion Illinois rail project falls behind high-speed targets

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Amtrak riders are still waiting for higher train speeds along the Chicago-to-St. Louis route. Officials promised travel at up to 110 mph along the line as part of a nearly $2-billion dollar project largely funded by Federal economic stimulus dollars awarded under then-President Barack Obama. Recent projections had trains reaching 90 mph on a portion of the trip in 2018, but the timetable now has been pushed into this year. Installing and testing new federally-mandated […]

January 14, 2019 6

Governmental Watchdogs

Taxpayers foot bill for village officials’ spouses to attend conference

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- A review of tax dollars that officials from local governments around Springfield used to attend the annual Illinois Municipal League conference in Chicago showed the smallest community spent the most, and some officials took their spouse. The private Illinois Municipal League lobbies state government on behalf of municipal governments. Not only do taxpayers pay their village’s or city’s membership to the IML, many of them across the state also foot the bill for local officials […]

January 3, 2019 5

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Time Out Communities LLC seeks to put veterans, elderly out with lot rent raises

JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Ron Hoffstadt and his wife are 17 year residents at the Prairie Knolls mobile and manufactured home park just east of Jacksonville. Danny Davidson, a retired paramedic and disabled Vietnam veteran, has lived at his home in Rolling Acres since 1995. Both may be forced to find new residences on August 1st when their lot rent payments will go up by at least 40% or more. These two cases are indicative of several retirees, disabled people, […]

June 28, 2018 31

Ballot Access News

Libertarian Party files nearly 48,000 signatures for ballot access

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Candidates, party officers and volunteers representing the Libertarian Party of Illinois delivered nearly 48,000 signatures for the statewide slate of candidates Monday morning to the state's board of elections in Springfield. Prior to walking in, party chairman Bennett Morris showed local media the stack of petitions which had to be carried in a box, showing the unfair advantage that the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have when it comes to petitioning compared to independents and […]

June 26, 2018 15

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Illinois Senate panel tentatively OKs plan to feed wild deer

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- People are not supposed to feed wild deer in Illinois. Baiting deer for hunting is illegal, and the state's Department of Natural Resources says feeding wild deer can spread disease. But some people in some places in Illinois could soon give some deer something to eat. State Sen. Chapin Rose recently told lawmakers in Springfield that there are veterinarians who say feeding deer outside of hunting season will help keep the animals healthy. "The healthful […]

April 21, 2018 1

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ISBE officials to meet prior to automatic voter registration launch this summer

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Election officials from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) want to give voters and local election officials another chance to get some answers prior to automatic voter registration taking effect this summer, with the first phase beginning in July. Matthew Dietrich, a representative from ISBE, stated that the state's election authority want to give everyone a chance to ask any last-minute questions. ISBE has already heard from lawmakers and leaders in Chicago and Springfield, with […]

April 5, 2018 2

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Illinois municipal group seeks more local input on COVID-19 action

For first time, population in all Illinois’ metro areas declines

Illinois to issue February food stamp benefits this week

$2 billion Illinois rail project falls behind high-speed targets

Taxpayers foot bill for village officials’ spouses to attend conference

Time Out Communities LLC seeks to put veterans, elderly out with lot rent raises

Libertarian Party files nearly 48,000 signatures for ballot access

Illinois Senate panel tentatively OKs plan to feed wild deer

ISBE officials to meet prior to automatic voter registration launch this summer

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