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News from August 2016

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Madison County Health Department Committee to meet, go over reports

By Louie Torres | Aug 26, 2016

Members of the Madison County Health Department Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1.

Madison County Stormwater Management Commission to consider old, new business

By Louie Torres | Aug 26, 2016

The Madison County Stormwater Management Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29.

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Fall football preview: Northwestern prepares for 2016 with deep defense

By Brent Zell | Aug 26, 2016

An injury to a key player may have shown just what kind of strength Northwestern has this season.

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Football preview: New coach to guide Civic Memorial

By Brent Zell | Aug 26, 2016

With 19 seniors this season, Civic Memorial has a fair amount of familiar faces, but one new face belongs to the man in charge.

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GOP says Madigan to blame for keeping Independent Map Amendment off November ballot

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 26, 2016

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the Independent Map Amendment should be kept off the November ballot.

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Taxpayer watchdog launches ad campaigning calling out Beiser's budget vote

By Taryn Phaneuf, Madison County Record | Aug 25, 2016

ALTON – State Rep. Dan Beiser, a Democrat, is one of six Illinois legislators targeted in an ad campaign over how they voted on budget-related bills that came up this year.

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Glen Carbon trustees discuss old, new business

By Louie Torres | Aug 25, 2016

The Glen Carbon board of trustees met Tuesday, July 26.

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Madison County Transportation Committee meets to discuss purchase requests

By Louie Torres | Aug 25, 2016

The Madison County Transportation Committee met Thursday, July 14.

Madison County Grants Committee considers projects, rates

By Louie Torres | Aug 25, 2016

Members of the Madison County Grants Committee met Thursday, July 21.

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Auditor general’s office finds recording only flaw for Madison County ROE 41

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 25, 2016

An Illinois Auditor General’s report released Aug. 18 found that the Regional Office of Education 41 for Madison County 'did not properly record unearned revenues' within its financial reporting process but otherwise met requirements.

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Auditor general’s office finds Monroe, Randolph County largely adequate

By Carol Ostrow | Aug 25, 2016

An Illinois Auditor General’s report released Aug. 18 found that the Regional Office of Education 45 for Monroe and Randolph Counties lacked only 'sufficient internal controls' over its financial reporting process with no other flaws.

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Cougars picked to repeat as men's soccer conference champs

By Brent Zell | Aug 25, 2016

The Southern Illinois-Edwardsville men's soccer team has been picked to repeat as Missouri Valley Conference champions.

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Who’s political now? An unvarnished look at the Southern Illinoisan editorial board

By Dan Proft | Aug 24, 2016

The Southern Illinoisan recently devoted space in its newspaper to an attack on this paper.

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Madison County ETSB gathers to consider various reports

By Louie Torres | Aug 24, 2016

The Madison County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) will meet at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Aug. 25.

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Highland Industrial Development Commission to discuss treasurer's report

By Louie Torres | Aug 24, 2016

Members of the City of Highland Industrial Development Commission will meet at noon Wednesday, Sept. 7.

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Fairview Heights holds Business Alliance Commission meeting to review reports

By Louie Torres | Aug 23, 2016

Members of the Fairview Heights Business Alliance Commission met at 1:30 p.m. today, Aug. 23.

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Carterville Council Committee meets to consider financial items

By Louie Torres | Aug 23, 2016

Members of the Carterville Council Committee met on Tuesday, Aug. 9.

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Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission details March 16 meeting

By Louie Torres | Aug 23, 2016

Members of the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission met Wednesday, March 16.

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Taxpayer watchdog launches ad campaigning calling out Beiser's budget vote

By Taryn Phaneuf, Madison County Record | Aug 22, 2016

State Rep. Dan Beiser (D-Alton) is one of six Illinois legislators being targeted in an ad campaign over how they voted on budget-related bills that came up this year.

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Rauner: Mapping ballot measure may suffer term limits' fate in high court

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 22, 2016

No one knows which way the state's Supreme Court will rule on the pending Independent Map Amendment ballot measure, but the litigation could face the same fate as previous rulings about term limits, Gov. Bruce Rauner recently told reporters.