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Senate backs bill to end longtime governor's office budget practice

By Angela Underwood | 6 years ago

The practice known as offshoring, in which salaries of some government employees are paid out of other agencies’ budgets, is closer to becoming a practice of the past in the governor’s office following actions in the Senate on May 3.

City of West Peoria Finance Committee met April 4.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of West Peoria Finance Committee met Wednesday, April 4.

City of West Peoria Land Use Committee met April 4.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of West Peoria Land Use Committee met Wednesday, April 4.

City of Lewistown City Council met April 10.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of Lewistown City Council met Tuesday, April 10.

City of West Peoria Land Use Committee met May 2.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 8, 2018

City of West Peoria Land Use Committee met Wednesday, May 2.

3 offenders paroled in zip code 61523 in November

By Local Labs News Service | May 8, 2018

Three offenders released on parole in November live in Illinois zip code 61523, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Peoria Standard.

City of Eureka City Council met April 2.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of Eureka City Council met Monday, April 2.

City of El Paso Water & Sewer Committee met April 20.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of El Paso Water & Sewer Committee met Friday, April 20.

City of East Peoria City Council met May 1.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of East Peoria City Council met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 1.

City of Delavan Council met April 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of Delavan Council met Tuesday, April 17.

City of Delavan Council met May 1.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of Delavan Council met at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1.

City of Chillicothe Public Safety Committee met April 3.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of Chillicothe Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, April 3.

Analysis: Farmington Central administrators rank 796th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 8, 2018

Administrators in Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 earn an average of $76,651 per year, ranking 796th out of 858 districts in the state.

Analysis: Washington Police Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

By Local Labs News Service | May 8, 2018

Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Washington Police Pension Fund lost $543,942 in 2016, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

City of Chillicothe Finance Committee met April 5.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of Chillicothe Finance Committee met Thursday, April 5.

City of Canton Council met April 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

City of Canton Council met Tuesday, April 17.

Tazewell County Board met April 25.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 8, 2018

Tazewell County Board met Wednesday, April 25.

Public employee tally: Metro Peoria

By Local Labs News Service | May 8, 2018

Mason County had 111 public employees – 0.82 percent of the county's population, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

CITY OF PEORIA: Multi-Lane Closure On SW Jefferson Ave. Begins Monday, May 7

By Press release submissiom | May 7, 2018

Beginning Monday, May 7, 2018, the three left lanes and east side parking lane of SW.

Hammond bill related to payments to health care vendors passes House

By Angela Underwood | May 7, 2018

Assistant House Minority Leader Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) assurred unpaid health care vendors they will get what they are owed when she introduced an amendment to HB4771 at the April 25 House Human Services Committee hearing.