Wayne County
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Wayne County ranks 27th in Illinois for highest government transfer income percentage in 2022
In 2022, government transfers made up 26.4% of income in Wayne County—ranking it 27th most dependent among Illinois counties.
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Wayne County aging and government aid dependency trends in 2022
Since 1970, Wayne County’s population aged over 65 has increased by 6.6%, while income from age-related government transfers has fallen by 10.3%.
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Wayne County ranks 42nd in Illinois for per capita government transfer income in 2022
In 2022, residents of Wayne County received an average of $12,992 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it 42nd highest in Illinois.
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2018 Recap: Parolees in Johnsonville convicted of drug crimes
There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Johnsonville during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.
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2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62850 convicted of drug crimes
There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole near Illinois zip code 62850 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.
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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Johnsonville convicted of drug crimes
There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Johnsonville during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.
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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62850 convicted of drug crimes
There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole near Illinois zip code 62850 during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.
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2018 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in zip code 62850?
There was one offender released on parole during 2018 that lives in Johnsonville zip code 62850, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.
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2018 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Johnsonville?
There was one offender released on parole during 2018 that lives in Johnsonville, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.
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Q4 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62850 convicted of drug crimes
There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole near Illinois zip code 62850 during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.
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Q4 2018 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in zip code 62850?
There was one offender released on parole during the fourth quarter living near Illinois zip code 62850, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.
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Q4 2018 parolees recap: who was paroled in Johnsonville?
There was one offender released on parole during the fourth quarter that lives in Johnsonville, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.
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Q4 2018 Recap: Parolees in Johnsonville convicted of drug crimes
There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole in Johnsonville during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.
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Wayne County dissolves fire protection district
Wayne County approved the only referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot.
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Public employee tally: Southeast Illinois
Gallatin County had 39 public employees – 0.7 percent of the county's population, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
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Big spenders: How much does your county spend?
Wayne County spent $1,596 per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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25 biggest spenders: What Illinois counties rank highest?
Wayne and Wabash top the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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Voter rolls: Which counties see the most men vote in Illinois?
Illinois State Board of Elections data shows Schuyler, Pope and Cass counties see the highest rate of men voting in Illinois.
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Watchdogs: Was your property tax illegally assessed?
In the last election, 55 assessors in 36 counties, including one in Wayne County, were illegally placed on the ballot and elected, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs.
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Analysis: Income tax hike will cost Wayne County residents $3.3M more this year
Wayne County residents will pay an additional $3.31 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).