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Rauner Vetoes Pay Raises for State Lawmakers

July 2, 2015 @ 9:09 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has struck down cost-of-living salary increases for lawmakers as Illinois began the fiscal year without an approved...

Missing Vergennes Man Found

July 1, 2015 @ 10:47 am

A Vergennes man who was reported missing recently has been found. The Illinois State Police Air Operations Unit found 79-year old Ralph Zoller around...

Rauner Borrows from Special State Funds to Manage Cash Flow

July 1, 2015 @ 10:39 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has borrowed $454 million from special state funds to help manage cash flow as Illinois begins a...

1-Month Budget on Way from House, Senate

July 1, 2015 @ 10:24 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers plan to adopt a one-month temporary budget Wednesday to avoid a partial government shutdown on the first day...

Judge: Hightower Cannot Serve as Councilman and Police Officer

July 1, 2015 @ 10:21 am

The question of whether or not Marion Police Officer Angelo Hightower can be on the force and serve on the City Council has been...

Rauner Cuts Spending from Already-Approved Projects

July 1, 2015 @ 10:19 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has cut $68 million in already-funded road construction or other bricks-and-mortar projects. The cuts came on the...

Cullerton Pitches Property Tax Freeze, School Funding Fix

July 1, 2015 @ 10:03 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Senate President John Cullerton is proposing legislation to freeze property taxes for two years and overhaul the way Illinois funds...

Vergennes Man Missing Since Monday

July 1, 2015 @ 9:59 am

Jackson County Deputies are asking for help in finding a missing man who may be suffering from dementia. 79-year old Ralph Zoller of Vergennes...

Arrest, Citation Numbers Released by IL State Police

June 30, 2015 @ 11:21 am

Arrest and citation numbers have been released by the Illinois State Police regarding Street Machine Nationals. Zero crashes took place, zero criminal arrests occurred,...

Madigan: Paychecks Not Certain

June 30, 2015 @ 11:15 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Gov. Bruce Rauner’s plan to keep paying state employees even without a budget agreement could...