Batinick urges seniors to stay home, launches errand-running program
State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is urging senior citizens in his district to heed stay-at-home orders as they are the most vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Batinick launches Helping Hands program to help seniors through COVID-19 pandemic
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) launched a new program to help senior citizens stay safe from COVID-19 as some reports show the coronavirus spread could continue into July.
Oswego School District voters reject tax hike referendum
Oswego School District voters rejected a tax hike to support the school's operating fund and it was the second time voters rejected the referendum.
- 175 Illinois nursing homes rated ‘much below average’ in federal database
- Batinick praises recent bill that will give tax credit to help foster parents
- 14th CD hopeful Marter blasts progressive tax; study cites Kendall County job loss
- Rezin says politics need to be set aside 'if we're going to have our best chance of overcoming' COVID-19
- Oberweis says COVID-19 has made it hard to campaign, but 'we are still working'
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500 jobs to remain at sold Caterpillar plant in Kendall County
Even after receiving word that the facility has been sold, leaders of Kendall County still have high hopes regarding the future of the Caterpillar plant near Montgomery.
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Decatur CC has an inmate population of at least 648 in December 2019
Decatur Correctional Center had an inmate population of at least 648 in December 2019, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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Andrea Weinberg-Chestnut donates $400 to Lauren A. Underwood's campaign committee in Q4 2019
Andrea Weinberg-Chestnut donated $400 to Lauren A. Underwood during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Andrew Baker donates $250 to Lauren A. Underwood's campaign committee in Q4 2019
Andrew Baker donated $250 to Lauren A. Underwood during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Census Bureau: 3 percent of people in Yorkville identified as multi-racial in 2018
Of the 19,145 citizens living in Yorkville in 2018, 97 percent said they were only one race while 3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Illinois collected $11.3 billion in general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2018
Of the $39.9 billion in taxes collected by Illinois in 2018, 28.4 percent, or $11.3 billion, came from general sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Census Bureau: 68.2 percent of people in Yorkville were old enough to vote in 2018
Of the 19,145 citizens living in Yorkville in 2018, 13,062 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 7, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Andrea Brassard donates $194 to Lauren A. Underwood's campaign committee in Q4 2019
Andrea Brassard donated $194 to Lauren A. Underwood during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Census Bureau: 86.6 percent of people in Millbrook were old enough to vote in 2017
Of the 380 citizens living in Millbrook in 2017, 329 were old enough to vote as of Aug. 2, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 0.8 percent of people in Millbrook identified as multi-racial in 2017
Of the 380 citizens living in Millbrook in 2017, 99.2 percent said they were only one race while 0.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in August.
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Andy Dunn donates $5,600 to Lauren A. Underwood's campaign committee in Q4 2019
Andy Dunn donated $5,600 to Lauren A. Underwood during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
