May, 2017 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

City of Henry City Council met April 17

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 30, 2017

City of Henry City Council met 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 17.

City of Lacon City Council met April 10

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 30, 2017

City of Lacon City Council met 7 p.m. Monday, April 10.

City of Marquette Heights City Council met May 8.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

City of Marquette Heights City Council met Monday, May 8.

Village of Morton Board of Trustees met May 23.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Village of Morton Board of Trustees met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23.

Fulton County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet May 31.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 29, 2017

Fulton County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 31.

Hammond accuses Dems of robbing from poor students to give to CPS

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) and fellow representatives Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) and Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) accused House Democrats of hijacking an education funding reform effort with an amendment that would perpetuate the current funding system’s benefits for Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

Group says information runaround continues with Carlinville

By Caitlin Nordhal | May 28, 2017

City Clerk Carla Brockmeier has again ignored a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, refusing to respond within the required five-day response time, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Carlinville tells oversight group that CD is in the mail -- or not

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 28, 2017

The City of Carlinville isn't sticking to the letter of the law or, for that matter, the letter it promised twice to send to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW), the group argued on its website recently.

Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Michael McGrady | May 26, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.

Rauner says end run around Madigan only way forward for Illinois

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

The buckling stops here, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a call-in radio show recently.

Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 26, 2017

As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.

Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'

By Ann Maher, Madison County Record | May 26, 2017

Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy.