June, 2017 Stories | West Central Reporter

Quincy City Council met June 19.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

Quincy City Council met at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 19.

City of Quincy Finance Committee met June 19.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

City of Quincy Finance Committee met at 7 p.m. Monday, June 19.

City of Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals will meet June 20.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

City of Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 20.

Auburn Public Library Board will meet June 20.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

Auburn Public Library Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 20.

Jerseyville City Council will meet June 20.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

Jerseyville City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 20

Bond County Community Unit School District No. 2 Board of Education met June 19.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

Bond County Community Unit School District No. 2 Board of Education met at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 19.

Village of Godfrey Planning & Zoning Committee will meet June 21.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

Village of Godfrey Planning & Zoning Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21.

McDonough County ESDA and Claims Committee will meet June 20.

By Ma. Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 20, 2017

McDonough County ESDA and Claims Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 20.

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High pay, pension costs driving up tuition at WIU, other schools, analysts contend

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 18, 2017

The Illinois Policy Institute has offered some insight into the higher education crisis facing Western Illinois University (WIU) and the state’s other public institutions, which are locked in a cycle of high administrative costs, high pension costs and increased tuition and fees.

Taxpayers say 'reform,' but lawmakers hear 'more taxes,' policy pro says

By Karen Kidd | Jun 17, 2017

Illinois lawmakers betray their ignorance of the needs and opinions of taxpayers when they pass huge tax increases as a way out of the ongoing budget impasse, a policy expert said on a radio program recently.

Ex-state senator sues over 'unconstitutional' skipped paychecks, years after supporting skipped pay

By Scott Holland, Cook County Record | Jun 17, 2017

A former member of the Illinois Senate is suing the state’s comptroller to get money he claims was denied him during a decade in office — even though he voted for the measure he now claims is illegal.

Elections board will be 'toast' without new computers by 2018 elections, official says

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 16, 2017

Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.