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Independent Herb Roach's election campaign committee, Friends For Herb Roach, spent $19,390 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Jerry Costello II spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 7, 2017

Democratic Jerry Costello II's election campaign committee, Friends of Jerry Costello II, spent $33,224 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Scott Tieman spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 7, 2017

Democratic Scott Tieman's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Scott Tieman, spent $200 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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How did Alan J Dunstan spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 7, 2017

Democratic Alan J Dunstan's election campaign committee, Citizens for Dunstan, spent $70,615 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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Maguire prevails in Wood River; voters back incumbents in Alton, East Alton, Glen Carbon mayoral races

By Tabitha Fleming | Apr 5, 2017

Wood River incumbent Patrick McRae re-elected as trustee, while Miner falls short of victory.

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Wood River's McRae says re-election is taxpayer win

By S. Laney Griffo | Apr 5, 2017

Trustee Patrick McRae will return to the Wood River Township board, but he said his re-election victory wasn't about him.

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State senators tout 'Taxpayer Bargain budget plan

By Hoang Tran | Apr 4, 2017

State Sens. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) and Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) have unveiled a Taxpayer Bargain budget plan they say calls for spending reductions, protections for elementary and secondary education, pension reform, restructuring and legislative accountability.

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Watchdog group offers free chance to learn ropes

By Carol Ostrow | Apr 4, 2017

Intrepid citizens with a knack for discovery can sharpen their perceptions at a free “Citizen Watchdog” training event from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Holiday Inn Express, 1000 Plummer Drive in Edwardsville.

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Wood River mayoral candidate touts transparency

By Tabitha Fleming | Mar 30, 2017

Scott Miner is a major proponent of transparency in government and has talked extensively about the need to make fiscal expenditure information available to the residents of Wood River.

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Outmigration takes toll on St. Clair County

By Kyle Perrotti | Mar 30, 2017

St. Clair County ranks seventh on a list of Illinois counties that lost the most residents to outmigration between mid-2015 and mid-2016, according to a U.S. Census Bureau chart released recently.

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Wood River's Miner wants to be state's youngest mayor

By Dee Thompson | Mar 28, 2017

Most 22-year-olds are focused on graduation and finding that elusive first job, but Scott Miner, who in 2013 at the age of 18 became the youngest city official ever elected in Illinois, has his sights set on the mayor's office in Wood River -- giving him the additional title of youngest mayor in state history.