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News from January 2017

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Pierce Township Board of Trustees hires full-time police officer

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 24, 2017

Pierce Township Board of Trustees hires full-time police officer at its recent meeting.

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Hinckley Village Board discusses Royal Estates development agreement

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 24, 2017

Hinckley Village Board discusses Royal Estates development agreement at its meeting last week.

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Embattled auditor general told to step aside

By DeKalb Times | Jan 23, 2017

The Chicago Tribune has called for embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to step aside until he resolves nagging campaign finance questions that his critics say major media outlets have largely ignored for months.

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Kirkland offers home pickup for hard-to-recycle waste

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jan 22, 2017

The village of Kirkland announced the implementation of the At Your Door program by waste management last week.

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DeKalb seeking Airport Advisory Board members

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jan 22, 2017

The city of DeKalb announced the restructuring of the Airport Advisory Board last week.

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Maple Park offers automatic utility payments

By Ruth de Jauregui | Jan 22, 2017

The village of Maple Park announced its direct debit program for water, sewer and garbage bills last month.

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Frustrated Illinois manufacturer flees to Indiana's 'affordable shore' next door

By DeKalb Times | Jan 20, 2017

The president of a company that moved from Illinois to Indiana said recently on a Chicago radio talk show that he looks back on Illinois and hopes one day the state will get its act together.

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Analysis: Illinois has nation's steepest 'wealth flight' income differential

By DeKalb Times | Jan 20, 2017

After Illinois’ personal income tax was hiked just 2 points — from 3 to 5 percent — in early 2011, a record number of residents packed their bags, revealing what the Illinois Policy Institute termed “wealth flight.”

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Workers' comp reform a top priority for Rauner in 2017

By DeKalb Times | Jan 20, 2017

Getting Illinois back on its feet has been a top priority for Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner since he took office two years ago.

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Pritchard: Illinois has long way to go before enacting right-to-work legislation

By Vimbai Chikomo | Jan 18, 2017

Kentucky will join the 26 other states in the nation with right-to-work laws, causing some to wonder if Illinois will join the movement anytime in the foreseeable future.

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DeKalb Board of Fire and Police Commissioners conduct interviews

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 18, 2017

The city of DeKalb Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met Wednesday to conduct interviews.

DeKalb fire commissioners requests executive session

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 18, 2017

The city of DeKalb Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday to request an executive session.

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Genoa City Council authorizes street closures

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 18, 2017

The Genoa City Council met Tuesday to authorize street closures.

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DeKalb police commissioners conduct sergeant interviews

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 18, 2017

The city of DeKalb Board of Fire and Police Commissioners met Tuesday to conduct police sergeant interviews.

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DeKalb community enhancement commission identifies projects

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 18, 2017

The city of DeKalb Citizens’ Community Enhancement Commission met Tuesday to identify projects.

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Analysts say Trump, Congress can help GOP expand in Illinois

By DeKalb Times | Jan 13, 2017

The result of this year’s November election was arguably the most surprising event of 2016.

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Job training available to select SNAP recipients

By DeKalb Times | Jan 13, 2017

The Illinois Department of Human Services and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have openings available to help SNAP recipients receive training and learn skills to gain meaningful employment.

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Illinois wins $850,000 for small business exports

By DeKalb Times | Jan 13, 2017

Under the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) auspices, Illinois’ Office of Trade and Investment has been awarded $850,000 in federal funding to promote small-business growth with an emphasis on expanding exports.

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Easy street may be over for Illinois' House Democrats

By DeKalb Times | Jan 13, 2017

Illinois House Democrats may be coming to the end of a “comfortable" era working alongside Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), with longtime mutual back-scratching among the statesman’s elected cronies possibly diminishing soon, according to the News-Gazette.

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Mautino allegedly admits to violating state transparency laws in lawsuit response

By DeKalb Times | Jan 12, 2017

Nearly one year after a government watchdog group exposed the questionable campaign spending of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino that launched state and federal investigations, Mautino’s response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit is confirmation that he broke state laws, the group claims.