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Illinois State Rifle Association warns against UN threat

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.

Buncombe VFD responds to 13 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2018

Buncombe Volunteer Fire Department responded to 16 calls in 2017 - 77.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Rosiclare FD responds to 12 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2018

Rosiclare Fire Department responded to 13 calls in 2017 - 44.4 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

Janus ruling changes union enrollment process

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.

Cave-in-Rock FD responds to four fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 28, 2018

Cave-in-Rock Fire Department responded to four calls in 2017 - 50 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

St. Louis-Metro East has top ‘underwater’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

From Prairie State Wire

Supreme Court's ruling means public sector employees now must opt into unions

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.

From Prairie State Wire

Before Janus v. AFSCME, there was Harris v. Quinn fighting for 1st Amendment rights

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.

From Prairie State Wire

Founder of Liberty Justice Center Hughes lauds Supreme Court's union decision

By Kyla Asbury | 6 years ago

The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.

From Kane County Reporter

Allen Skillicorn praises SCOTUS' union ruling

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is applauding the Supreme Court decision that absolves non-union workers from being obligated to pay fees that are used for collective bargaining.

Horseshoe Lake FPD responds to 22 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 27, 2018

Horseshoe Lake Fire Protection District responded to 24 calls in 2017 - 27.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Tamms VFD responds to five fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 26, 2018

Tamms Volunteer Fire Department responded to five calls in 2017 - 77.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

Cairo Auxiliary FD responds to four fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 25, 2018

Cairo Auxiliary Fire Department responded to four calls in 2017 - 20 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 62960 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 24, 2018

One offender released on parole during the first quarter lives near Illinois zip code 62960, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

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Analysis: 28 percent of mortgages in Piatt County considered ‘equity-rich’

By LGIS Newsfeed | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

From Prairie State Wire

Analysis: 40 percent of mortgages in Boone County considered ‘underwater’

By LGIS News Service | 6 years ago

Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

2 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 62939 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 23, 2018

Two offenders released on parole during the first quarter live near Illinois zip code 62939, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 62919 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 22, 2018

One offender released on parole during the first quarter lives near Illinois zip code 62919, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.