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Agricultural Legislative Day in Springfield brings out the state's future leaders in farming

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) and Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) had the finest future homegrown farming leaders before them on Agricultural Legislative Day April 11.

6 offenders paroled in zip code 62920 in October

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 16, 2018

Six offenders released on parole in October live in Illinois zip code 62920, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

Report: 10.6% of Cairo Firefighters Pension Fund is funded

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 16, 2018

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 10.6 percent of the Cairo Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

From Prairie State Wire

Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.

2 offenders paroled in zip code 62990 in October

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 15, 2018

Two offenders released on parole in October live in Illinois zip code 62990, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

Report: 45.4% of Anna Police Pension Fund is funded

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 15, 2018

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 45.4 percent of the Anna Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: 45.3% of Anna Firefighters Pension Fund is funded

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 14, 2018

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 45.3 percent of the Anna Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Public employee tally: Bottom 5 cities in Southern Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 12, 2018

Village of Buncombe, Village of Joppa and City of Cairo employ the fewest government workers per capita in Southern Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Analysis: Which Southern Illinois pension funds would go bankrupt fastest without subsidies?

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 11, 2018

Pension funds in Metropolis and Cairo would go bankrupt first without subsidies from taxpayers and members, according to an analysis of data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

From North Cook News

Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider’s Elgin car wash owes $21K in overdue property taxes

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Illinois Republican Party Chairman and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider (R-Bartlett) is president of an Elgin car wash that owes $21,448 in overdue property taxes from 2016, according to the Cook County Treasurer.

Public employee tally: Top 5 cities in Southern Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 10, 2018

Village of Simpson, Village of Pulaski and Village of Ullin employ the most government workers per capita in Southern Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62939 convicted of property crimes

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole near Illinois zip code 62939 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62992 convicted of sex crimes

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a sex crime released on parole near Illinois zip code 62992 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62939 convicted of crimes involving alcohol

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving alcohol released on parole near Illinois zip code 62939 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62992 convicted of crimes against persons

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole near Illinois zip code 62992 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62906 convicted of property crimes

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There were two offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole near Illinois zip code 62906 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62960 convicted of crimes against persons

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole near Illinois zip code 62960 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62993 convicted of property crimes

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole near Illinois zip code 62993 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62906 convicted of drug crimes

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole near Illinois zip code 62906 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.

Q1 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 62910 convicted of property crimes

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 9, 2018

There were three offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole near Illinois zip code 62910 during the first quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Southern Illinois News.