May, 2018 Stories | West Central Reporter

McDonough County Finance Committee met April 11

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2018

McDonough County Finance Committee met 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11.

McDonough County Elms/Building and Grounds Committee met April 10

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2018

McDonough County Elms/Building and Grounds Committee met 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10.

McDonough County Road and Bridge Committee met April 5

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2018

McDonough County Road and Bridge Committee met 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5.

McDonough County ESDA & Claims Committee met March 20

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2018

McDonough County ESDA & Claims Committee met 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 20.

McDonough County Finance Committee met March 14

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2018

McDonough County Finance Committee met 6 p.m. Monday, March 14.

McDonough County Elms/Building and Grounds Committee met March 13

By Corazon L. Gonzales | May 26, 2018

McDonough County Elms/Building and Grounds Committee met 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13.

Report: Macomb spent $9,368 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 26, 2018

Spending per pupil at Macomb Community Unit School District 185 is down 9 percent from five years ago, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of district finances.

City of Virginia Council met April 9

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 26, 2018

City of Virginia Council met Monday, April 9.

Graduates earn 2,732 degrees, certificates from Western Illinois University

By Local Labs News Service | May 26, 2018

About 15.2 percent of the 2,732 degrees and certificates handed out by the Western Illinois University in 2016-17 were to students in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services programs, making them the most popular

From Prairie State Wire

House passes $63 million bill for state employee back pay without a revenue estimate

By Angela Underwood | 7 years ago

Why would a Democrat appropriate for $63 million in this fiscal budget when there still isn’t a revenue estimate? That was the question some Republican lawmakers asked Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Smithton) at the Thursday House floor debate when he backed HB4290, which pays the oldest Prairie State bill.

Greenfield Community Unit School District No. 10 Board of Education met May 21.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | May 25, 2018

Greenfield Community Unit School District No. 10 Board met Monday, May 21.

From Prairie State Wire

As Senate advances gun control to House, Illinois State Rifle Association questions bill's relevancy

By Jeff Hawkins | 7 years ago

The Illinois State House Judiciary-Criminal Committee voted Thursday 8-3 in favor of passing State Amendendment 3 to Senate Bill 337, which promotes gun safety and control by providing additional regulations affecting gun stores.