Rector, Zif and South Twigg employ the most government workers per capita among townships in SE Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 91-1 Friday to spend $635,570 to build three "lactation and wellness" rooms at the state capitol in Springfield.
With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 49.7 percent of the Mt Carmel Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
Fairfield, Harrisburg and Eldorado-Raleigh Pleasure top the list in SE Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.