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Harrisburg CUSD 3 holds $28.1 million in long-term debt

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 has $28,145,205 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the SE Illinois News.

Here are the 8 former employees of Carmi Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

Here are the 8 former employees of Carmi Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

Buncombe Consolidated School District 43 placed on financial "Review" list by state board of education

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Buncombe Consolidated School District 43 on its financial "Review" list.

The price of local government: Village of Belknap

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2017

The Village of Belknap budget was $681,411 for its 2015 fiscal year, or $19,468.89 per household.

Appropriations bill uses statewide money for southeast Illinois projects

By LGIS Newsfeed | Jun 28, 2017

The Illinois General Assembly is looking to pass a bill that earmarks $166.5 million for various projects in lawmakers home districts across the state.

House Democrat Brandon Phelps receives personalized letter asking him to stand up on property tax freeze

By Matt Smith | Jun 28, 2017

Southeast Illinois area Democrat in the House Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) recently received a letter from the Illinois Republican Party, drawing his attention to the permanent property tax freeze he voted for in January and calling for action on property tax relief now.

SIU track and field team competes in junior championships

By Nathan Davis | Jun 25, 2017

Two former Southern Illinois University Salukis earned a place on the USA Track and Field team for the upcoming International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in London, England, thanks to strong performances at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Junior Championships in Sacramento, California, according to SIU Athletics.

Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone

By Giovanni Whaley | Jun 23, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of the "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.

Illinois among states seen as on the precipice of a pension disaster

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 23, 2017

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

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'Panicked' Democrats fear House downfall after approving school funding bill, radio host says

By Karen Kidd | Jun 23, 2017

Democratic state lawmakers showed their true colors in May when they demanded an investigation into an article about apparently doomed school funding reform legislation, a radio show co-host said recently.

Overtaxed Illinoisans also seeing nation's smallest growth in personal income

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 23, 2017

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.